·Headlines for the role are as follows:
·Role: IT Security Manager
·Location: Kent/London
·Contract type: Permanent
·Salary/Benefits: £55,000 + Bonus + 28 days Holiday + Personal Private Medical Healthcare = Buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days holiday each year
·Sector: Financial Services
Some of the main activities you will be engaged with, in an approval and assurance capacity include: ·Project assurance (from a security second line standpoint)
·Supporting the development and ownership of Security Policies governing IT practices
·Approve and/or conduct assurance reviews and/or scanning of our applications and of the infrastructure provided by our internal hosting and network service provider
·Penetration testing activity scope approval, mitigation/ deviation approval and risk acceptance
·Security incident/threat management
·Security risk management and reporting dashboards
·PCI DSS annual attestation and assurance of compliance
·Third party patching assurance
You will need:
1.A Qualification e.g. CISSP/CISM
2.Experience of working within Information Security or Internal Audit with information security experience of identifying risks and proposing workable solutions. Experience gained within the banking/insurance sector would be advantageous
3.Excellent influencing, communication and negotiating skills
4.Strong stakeholder skills, with the ability to communicate technically with IT technicians and security experts, but also effectively translate issues and risks into clear and understandable business language
5.As the second line of defence, a strong sense of principles and the commitment to back them up, balanced by realistic assessment of risks and the actions required to mitigate them.