Description
The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury are seeking an experienced Information Assurance/Cyber Security professional to join the Commercial team. The successful candidate will be responsible for working with Business Units and the Commercial Team to ensure that Cabinet Office contracts have proportionate and robust contractual security requirements included in each procurement and that security elements of large contracts are successfully managed.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing Information Assurance advice to Cabinet Office procurements and projects/services
- Ensuring appropriate Information Assurance controls are applied by service providers to reduce information risks to an acceptable level
- Reviewing supplier system security architectures and controls
- Providing recommendations on risk acceptance to the Head of Commercial IA
- Ensuring appropriate contractual mechanisms are in place to hold suppliers accountable for managing security effectively
- Providing direction to commercial teams on security requirements for projects/programmes
- Assisting with bid evaluations, supplier negotiations, and contract management
- Managing the security aspects of new and existing contracts throughout the project lifecycle
- Providing security risk advice and support to the Project Manager/Board and the Senior Risk Owner
The role requires sound knowledge and experience of assessing technical security architectures and technical security controls, as well as extensive experience of all aspects of Information Assurance and Information Risk Management.
The salary for this role is £59,207 - £70,958 per year.