Cyber Assurance Strategy & Delivery Manager

Job title: Cyber Assurance Strategy & Delivery Manager

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £57,000+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the HoD Cyber Assurance in developing, socialising and implementing Cyber Assurance strategy focussed on increasing maturity and continual service improvement
• Work with other teams, including but not limited to, Data and Digital functions, to ensure effective cyber security assurance planning across the organisation
• Assist in developing in-year assurance plans and manage timely delivery of them
• Write formal reports, and sometimes deliver oral briefings, on the progress and findings of assurance activities
• Develop and own a multi-layered cyber assurance reporting model sponsored by HoD and encompassing progress, anomalies, remediations, exceptions, risks and issues etc
• Undertake Cyber Assurance trend analysis to inform resource allocation, delivery roadmap and effective budget planning
• Support HoD CSAC and GRC senior leadership team in the evolution of a DDC cyber assurance model
• Develop new, and evolve current processes related to Cyber Assurance on-going compliance
• Plan and facilitate the delivery of cyber security assessments that are aligned to the business objectives and overall company strategy
• Engages with and contributes to the work of cross-functional teams to ensure that customers and user needs are being met throughout the deliverable/scope of work

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Proven background in planning complex programmes of work, being able to see the big picture and produce timely reporting for governance stakeholder reviews
• Stakeholder relationship management capabilities

Desirable

• Knowledge of in-scope Cyber Assurance Frameworks such as NIST CSF, DefStan 05-138 etc
• Has sound generic, domain and specialist knowledge necessary to perform effectively in the organisation typically gained from recognised bodies of knowledge and organisational information
• Broad knowledge and experience of cyber assurance and compliance across the business sectors
• Knowledge of the principles of Security by Design (SbD) and their role in ‘accreditation’

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Cyber Security Assurance Team:

Working for one of the largest defence companies in the world, this exciting opportunity is to work within the CISO’s team, reporting into the Head of Cyber Security Assurance and Compliance within the Governance, Risk and Compliance function. This is a fantastic opportunity to build on your technical capability providing you with global exposure.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 6th September 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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