Security and Information Risk Advisor
Location - Dundee or Glasgow
Hours - 35 hours per week
Closing Date - Monday 9th December 2024 at 23:55
Reference - 94
Employment Type - Permanent
Overview
As a Security and Information Risk Advisor, you will play a key role in providing expert guidance on implementing robust cyber security measures to ensure the integrity, availability, authenticity, and confidentiality of critical information.Collaborating with the Security Risk and Assurance Manager, you will monitor compliance, conduct risk assessments, and work with Security Architects and the Chief Digital Office to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen security protocols.
If you have a solid understanding of cyber security and a passion for digital risk management, this position offers a chance to contribute to Social Security Scotland's mission, ensuring secure services for the public while advancing your career and making a community impact.
DDaT Pay Supplement
This post attracts a £5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review.This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession you will join the professional development system, currently BCS RoleModelplus.
Main Duties
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.
Additional duties: Liaison with and support of other Digital Risk and Security functions.
Management of problems and issues, resolutions, corrective actions, and lessons learned.Collection and dissemination of relevant information and risk management advice.
Collection of feedback from customers in order to develop and enhance customer and stakeholder relationships.
Supporting the assessment of third party suppliers’ control environments.
Further Information
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post.If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot.