289640

£41,642 - £49,860

Permanent

SSS - Chief Digital Office

Other

Full-time

1

Dundee, Glasgow

Senior Security and Information Risk Advisor , Hybrid Working with Glasgow or Dundee base location , £41642 - £49860 + £5000 DDaT Pay Supplement after 3 month qualifying period , Full or Part Time Hours , Flexi-time , 25 Days annual leave (increasing to 30 after 4 years’ service) plus 11.5 Public and Privilege, Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 5.45% employer contributions 27.1 - 27.9%)

We are currently seeking applications for a Senior Security and Information Risk Advisor based in Glasgow or Dundee. This is an exciting opportunity to lead on technical projects as the security representative. The post holder will provide pragmatic security and information assurance advice to a range of stakeholders including business areas and the wider Scottish public sector. A security qualification or professional security certification is desirable but relevant experience will be considered

DDaT Pay Supplement
This post attracts a £5,000 DDaT pay supplement after a 3 months competency qualifying period. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession, you will join the professional development scheme, currently BCS RoleModelplus.

• Demonstrable experience of providing advice to a range of stakeholders on security standards and policy such as the Cabinet Office Security Policy Framework, ISO/IEC27001:2022, Cyber Essentials, PCI DSS, Cyber Resilience Framework
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking Information Security Risk assessments in-line with industry best practise methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills and experience of communicating to different audiences, including senior management, with the ability to describe technical issues in non-technical manner.
• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple projects and initiatives with limited supervision; working effectively across multiple stakeholder groups, geographies and service lines.

Annual Leave - You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have 11.5 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexi-time. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable.

A Civil Service Pension - This job comes with a Civil Service pension. New joiners to the Civil Service will join a career average pension scheme as standard. Read more here - www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk.

Healthy work life balance -We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working.

Discounts - You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle discounts through our benefit scheme.

Personal support for you - Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you confidential, independent information and guidance 24/7.

Volunteering special leave - Up to three days paid special leave a year for volunteering. We support our staff to help causes important to them.

Great locations - Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind. Both locations are ideal for public transport.

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Job contact :

Name :
Resourcing Team
Email :
Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot
Telephone :
08001577194

Recruitment team

Email :
Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot