Senior Information and Cyber Security Officer

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

Are you ready to make a real impact in cyber security? We’re looking for an experienced Senior Information and Cyber Security Officer to join our Digital Risk and Security branch at Social Security Scotland. In this key role, you’ll help drive our Security Risk and Assurance programme and strengthen our governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks.

You’ll work at the heart of our security function - partnering with the Cyber Security Risk and Assurance Manager and contributing to the ongoing development of our governance, risk, and compliance capabilities across the organisation.

The Ideal Candidate Can

• Apply deep expertise in governance, risk management, and assurance, using ISO 27001, NIST 800‑53, GDPR, and DPA 2018 to strengthen organisational security.
• Identify, analyse, and mitigate cyber risks, giving stakeholders clear, actionable advice that enables well‑informed, auditable decisions.
• Engage and influence stakeholders, lead policy, compliance, and third‑party assurance activities, and drive the maturity of security frameworks and the ISMS.
• Contribute to security projects, build security awareness across the organisation, and support incident response to contain and resolve threats.

Responsibilities

• Independently undertake risk management activities within a given area of practice or expertise, usually within established security and risk management governance structures.
• Lead the analysis and derivation of business-supporting security needs, undertake Cyber Security related risk assessments, conduct tailored threat assessment and other risk management activities, and ensure activities are consistent with applicable regulations and legislation.
• Provide tailored advice to a range of stakeholders on how to remedy identified risks by