Security Assurance Coordinator (SAC)

The SAC (Security Assurance Officer / Coordinator)  will play a key role in Co-ordination of UK Defence systems security assurance activities and will support the delivery of a variety of innovative, accreditable, cost efficient and profitable solutions.

This role is a critical position for this growing UK based consultancy and the Security Assurance Coordinator / Officer /SAC must have the following experience:

• Previous defence industry experience
• Current SC-DV clearance (Will consider if lapsed for permanent but must be current DV for contract position)
• Experience in risk and regulatory frameworks and standards, such as NIST, ISO27001, MOD JSP440, JSP604 (Essential)
• Proven track record in Information Security and Assurance (Essential)

We are looking for a contractor who is based  in or around the  M4 corridor and is willing to travel to client sites based mainly around the west M4 or Reading. 

The role encompasses two key areas:

Information Assurance: Implement measures focused on protection and safeguarding of the Company’s critical information and relevant information systems, assuring the integrity, availability, authentication, confidentiality and non-repudiation.

Information Security: Protecting information and information systems from illegitimate access, usage, revelation, alteration, disruption and destruction to achieve the objectives of data integrity, availability and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support junior members of the information security team.
• Co-ordinate the security accreditation and assurance processes for new and enhanced services which the company offer to our customers.
• ITHC’s
• MOD and other authority assurance activities
• Completion of JSP processes
• Planning Information Assurance Capability
• Support the Development, maintenance and monitoring of our Information Security Management System (ISMS) to best support the Company’s activities, including Risk Management and Accreditation Document Sets (RMADS) and Company Security Policies.
• Examine any risks to the Company's information security and work with the Senior Information Security Manager to put policies and procedures in place to manage those risks.
• Work with the Senior Information Manager to develop, maintain and continually improve a set of controls and measures to manage any threats to information assets.
• Plan and maintain information security compliance activities with the variety of security requirements that the Company meets.
• Monitoring Information Assurance
• Coordinate and implement all protective security activities including physical security.
• Co-ordinate information governance, including annual Service assessments and risk management.

Qualifications (Essential)

• Working towards or qualified in CISSP/CISA/ CISM is desirable or equivalent professional experience.
• Must hold current DV Clearance

Skills/Experience/Behaviours

• Initiative and pro-activity, matched by an ability to be a strong member of a team. (Essential)
• Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements. (Essential)
• Solid communications skills - including the ability to influence employee behaviour and perceptions. The best security policies won’t be effective without buy-in from all employees; (Essential)
• A keen understanding of technology and the ability to leverage this knowledge to implement effective security solutions (Preferable)
• Experience of managed service environments, with an awareness of ITIL best practice. (Preferable)