Head of Information Security
- Employer
- Sanderson Government & Defence
- Location
- Leeds
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 21 May 2019
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- Clearance Level
- None / Undisclosed
- Sector
- Security
- Job Type
- Contract
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Head of Information Security
My client, a financial services organisation based in Yorkshire are actively looking for an interim Head of Information Security, on an initial 6 month contract basis. Within this role you will provide leadership and strategic direction for the Information Security team including planning and supporting the budgeting process, to motivational and promotional activities explaining the value of information security, to the wider business.
Person Specification
- Strong leadership, negotiation and influencing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Thorough analytical, problem solving and risk management skills
- Drive high operational standards and processes to deliver a consistently efficient service.
- Provides specialist input into strategic planning and ensures implementation is right first time
- Removes barriers to effective working
- Owns the accountability for delivery of team, business, plans and targets
- Drive performance through structured communication and review process
- Supervises follows up to ensure delivery is on time and changes are embedded effectively
- Have strong negotiation skills - capable of influencing project teams regarding implementation of relevant security controls whilst also supporting the demands and pressures of senior stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5-7 years of full-time work experience in information security management
- Possess or working towards at least one industry recognised certifications, e.g. CISSP, CISM, etc.
- Excellent Understanding of ISO27001 and ISO27002 Information Security standards
- Good working knowledge of security related legal and regulatory requirements
- Must be able to demonstrate hands-on team leadership and management experience
- Have recent experience of web application security, OWASP top 10, common security threats and how to defend against such threat vectors;
- Capable of translating complex security issues into simple to understand messages for senior management
Desirable
- Experience of operating within an ISO27001 certified environment
- Recent experience of security within Financial Services or similar heavily regulated business is necessary
- Public/Private Cloud information security experience and expertise and experience in the Financial Technology space is very desirable
- Able to lead in the development of policies, processes and 3rd party communications regarding information security
- Thorough knowledge of security consultancy and/or application and infrastructure security and be able to effectively communicate on information security principles, practices, and processes
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