Security Assurance Lead - SIRA - NIST - HMG - RMADS - SC / DV Eligible

Security Assurance Lead - SIRA - NIST - HMG - RMADS - SC / DV Eligible 

Security Assurance Lead to manage a team of consultants and will define standards and processes to ensure programme achieves effective security accreditation to NIST/HMG standards. It will include supporting the customer security lead in security analyst activities, for example review of NIST Authorisation Packages produced by Managed Service Providers, creation of Authorisation Packages for Common Security Controls, and assessment of applications.  Requires a strong knowledge of NIST & RMADS accreditation

Role Overview

• Risk assessments in the form of an HMG IS1 / ISO27005 or other industry standards and develop risk remediation action plans
• Translation of Risk Management Accreditation Document Sets (RMADS) into NIST format.
• Performing compliance reviews and Gap Analysis assessments to identify gaps against security standards
• Managing the accreditation and assurance processes on behalf of the client
• Help in designing and implementing Information Security Management System (ISMS) aligned to regulatory and client security standards

Experience

• 8 to 15+ years of professional IT experience (with at least 4 in positions related to the security domain – GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance), assessment, review, audit management and process management are preferred)
• Awareness of cyber-attack techniques and how protective monitoring systems can be used for detection, mitigation, remediation and protection Experience of Enterprise Risk Management methodologies/techniques development and implementation.
• Experience of security processes and standards, in particular NIST and ISO27001.

Desirable Qualifications

NCSC CCP SIRA Senior, plus one of the following:

• NIST Practitioner NCSP
• ISO 27001 Practitioner
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP),
• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP),
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Security Assurance Lead - SIRA - NIST - HMG - RMADS - SC / DV Eligible