Description
The Deputy CISO (Cyber Operations) is a senior strategic leadership role with enterprise-wide accountability for cyber defence and operational cyber security outcomes across the Home Office.
The postholder provides enterprise-wide leadership and assurance over cyber operations, ensuring threats are detected and addressed, incidents are handled effectively, and cyber risk to critical services is understood, prioritised and reduced in line with business priorities and risk appetite.
Key responsibilities:
- Setting and maintaining the enterprise strategy and operating model for cyber operations, aligned to the overall Home Office cyber security strategy, threat intelligence, risk appetite and business priorities.
- Providing senior leadership, assurance and line management across cyber operations, including protective monitoring, threat management, vulnerability management, incident response, security testing and human cyber risk management.
- Leading an integrated cyber operations community across the Home Office, including the future line management and leadership of cyber leads operating across Policing, Migration and Corporate business areas.
- Ensuring cyber operational tools and platforms deliver decision-grade insight to support senior leaders and effective management of cyber risk.
- Overseeing enterprise incident management arrangements, including preparedness, response and continuous improvement following incidents.
The role requires experience of setting and delivering enterprise cyber operations strategy and operating models aligned to organisational priorities and risk appetite, leading enterprise cyber capabilities, and leading organisational responses to major cyber incidents.
The salary for this role is GBP 90,000 - 105,000 per year.