Information Security Compliance Manager

Are you ready to make a real impact in the world of Information Security? We're searching for a passionate individual to take the reins as our Information Security Compliance Manager, where you'll be at the forefront of safeguarding critical services in the Public Sector.
Join our dynamic Security team and become a key player in implementing and executing strategies, policies, and practices to uphold the highest standards of compliance.
As our Information Security Compliance Manager, you'll be responsible for expertly guiding us through internal and external ISO/IEC 27001 requirements and managing security frameworks.

If you're ready to make a difference and be part of something bigger, we want you on our team!"

What you will be doing:

Taking ownership and responsibility for policies and controls to ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, and security best practices.
Responsible for production and maintenance of detailed security documentation and the Information Security Management System (ISMS)
Take ownership of ISO/IEC 27001 actions resulting from external audit and compliance activity - facilitate interaction between the relevant teams from issue identification through to evidence collection and issue close out.
Evaluate operational procedures and evidence artefacts to confirm accuracy and appropriateness against contractual requirements, frameworks and standards. Ensure appropriate implementation of security controls in the organisation.
Partner with SMEs and collaborators such as Internal Audit, Risk and Assurance, Information Assurance, IT, Ops Control, Facilities, SSCL HR, Architecture to identify, remediate, and track Information Security issues.
Responsible for maintaining the control descriptions for all ISO 27001 controls (Statement of Applicability).
Ensure compliance to ISO/IEC 27001 and to Cyber Essentials/Cyber Essentials Plus, handle annual recertification process and work as required with IT for evidence preparation.

What you will bring:

ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor in a large organisation
Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies and assessments, penetration testing, vulnerability management, threat management, BCM/DR, patch and virus compliance, cryptography and physical security
It would be great if you had:

Previous Experience supporting large-scale transition projects
Security Certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCP or CRISC
Previous experience of Cyber Essentials/Cyber Essentials Plus certification process

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Flexible. Mostly remote with occasional requirement to be on-site
Security Clearance Level: SC & NPPV2
Internal Recruiter: Stina
Salary: £51,000 - £71,000, depending on experience
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

SSCL is the market leader in critical business support services for the UK public sector. Operating at size and scale since 2013, SSCL has delivered over £750 million of savings - providing more funds for front line public services. We transform services using digital solutions and innovative technology, developing platforms that enable flexibility to meet the changing needs of our Government, Defence and Police clients.

We employ around 3,000 people who sit at the heart of our business strategy. Their passion and connection to our values and our purpose is what sets us apart and puts SSCL in the Top 20 of GPTW large workplaces. 'Living SSCL’ means we deliver social value within our services and work with our clients and community partners to support programmes such as education and employability initiatives across the UK.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.