Cyber à United States

Venn Group is working with a Local Authority in London to recruit an interimCyber Security Manageron an initial 3 month contract. There is scope for extension.

This is equivalent to a Head Of role, managing a small team to deliver BAU operations and project work, whilst strengthening the security posture of the council.

• IR35 Status: Inside IR35
• Rate: £650 umbrella
• Location: London
• Working pattern: Hybrid

The interimCyber Security Managerwill be responsible for:

• Providing a clear vision and policy direction for all Information and Cyber Security activities
• Overseeing and mitigating the cyber security risk profile of the organisation
• Managing and directing team members
• Creating appropriate and agile security controls and processes and leading programmes of improvement in response to changing security threats and risks
• Managing relationships with leadership and services across the organisation, acting as the key point of contact and expertise for Information and Cyber Security
• Providing advice and direction on the security aspects of products, projects and programmes
• Promoting an enabling cyber security culture and architecture promoting continuous improvement, innovation and agility in how services are delivered
• Acting as a trusted source of advice, and support the whole organisation to build/buy/rent modern technology services which are secure but maintain the highest levels of accessibility

Key Skills and Experience Required:

• Ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical outcomes, people and tools; able to turn business outcomes into technical design
• Ability to review a service or services and identify the associated risks and vulnerabilities
• Experience of delivering systems and security designs, patterns and decisions at pace
• Expert knowledge of adopting best practice security methodology/standards (including standards such as ISO/IEC 27001 and Cyber Essentials)
• Deep knowledge of using information and security legislation to enable business outcomes (E.g. GDPR, FOI, PCIDSS)
• Deep knowledge of modern technology security practices around services, infrastructure, hosting and platforms

If you have the relevant experience and wish to discuss this role or indeed any other posts that we are recruiting for, please apply above.