IDREPLACEMENT_STRING5797 - Security and Information Risk Advisor

IDREPLACEMENT_STRING5797 - Security and Information Risk Advisor Glasgow, Scotland

Social Security Scotland
Full Time Glasgow, Scotland 33120 - 37936 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Details

Reference number

277896

Salary

£33,120 - £37,936

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer
B2

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

SSS - Chief Digital Office

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

2

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Dundee, Glasgow

About the job

Job summary

We are currently seeking applications for Security and Information Risk Advisors based in Glasgow or Dundee. This is an exciting opportunity to lead on technical projects as the security representative. The post holder will provide pragmatic security and information assurance advice to a range of stakeholders including business areas and the wider Scottish public sector. A security qualification or professional security certification is desirable but relevant experience will be considered.

Job description

  • Provide advice and guidance on security strategies to manage identified risks and ensure adoption and adherence to standards.
  • Obtain and act on vulnerability information and conducts security risk assessments and business impact analysis on complex information systems.
  • Investigate major breaches of security, and recommend appropriate control improvements.
  • Contribute to development of information security policy, standards and guidelines. Interpret information assurance and security policies and applies these in order to manage risks.
  • Provide advice and guidance to ensure adoption of and adherence to information assurance architectures, strategies, policies, standards and guidelines.
  • Use control testing information to support information assurance assessments.
  • Contribute to the development of policies, standards and guidelines.

Person specification

1. Demonstrable evidence of being able to communicate effectively across organisational and technical boundaries
2. Demonstrable evidence of being able to plan, manage, estimate and report on a distinct piece of work
3. Demonstrable knowledge of technical, physical, procedural and personnel controls
4. Demonstrable knowledge of software, infrastructure components and IT services

Benefits

Annual Leave - You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have 11.5 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexi-time. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable.

A Civil Service Pension - This job comes with a Civil Service pension. New joiners to the Civil Service will join a career average pension scheme as standard. Read more here - www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk.

Healthy work life balance -We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working.

Discounts - You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle discounts through our benefit scheme.

Personal support for you - Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you confidential, independent information and guidance 24/7.

Volunteering special leave - Up to three days paid special leave a year for volunteering. We support our staff to help causes important to them.

Great locations - Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind. Both locations are ideal for public transport.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Sift & Interview dates are to be confirmed

To apply please submit an application form by clicking on the ‘Apply at Advertisers Site’ button


Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

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Further information

https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/jobs/how-to-make-a-great-application

IDREPLACEMENT_STRING5797 - Security and Information Risk Advisor
Social Security Scotland

www.socialsecurity.gov.scot
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Company - Public
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