Senior Cyber Security & Risk Governance Lead

Social Security Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Security Scotland is seeking a Senior Information and Cyber Security Officer to drive the Security Risk and Assurance programme within the Digital Risk and Security branch. You will strengthen governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks across the organisation.

In this senior role, you will partner with the Cyber Security Risk and Assurance Manager to shape ISMS maturity, lead policy and third‑party assurance activities, and support incident response to contain threats and

Qualifications

• Expertise in governance, risk management, and assurance (ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, GDPR, DPA 2018).
• Ability to identify, analyse, and mitigate cyber risks with actionable advice.
• Experience engaging stakeholders and leading policy and third-party assurance activities.

Responsibilities

• Undertake risk management activities within a given area of practice.
• Lead security risk assessments and tailored threat assessments.
• Provide tailored advice to stakeholders on how to remedy identified risks.

Skills

Governance

Risk management

Assurance

ISO 27001

NIST 800-53

GDPR

DPA 2018

ISMS

Policy development

Security awareness

Incident response

Third-party assurance

Job description

Social Security Scotland is seeking a Senior Information and Cyber Security Officer to drive the Security Risk and Assurance programme within the Digital Risk and Security branch. You will strengthen governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks across the organisation.

In this senior role, you will partner with the Cyber Security Risk and Assurance Manager to shape ISMS maturity, lead policy and third‑party assurance activities, and support incident response to contain threats and