Senior Cyber Security Risk Manager – Home Office Cyber Security

Overview

In this role you will lead and coordinate organisation-wide cyber risk management, shaping policy and risk frameworks to protect information and critical systems. You will advise stakeholders on risk, support risk-based decision-making, and improve risk processes within Home Office Digital. You join a team of cyber professionals committed to reducing exposure to cyber-attacks across government services. The role offers hybrid working options, with a minimum 60% time in the office.

Pay / Benefits

• Civil Service Pension with employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• 8 public holidays plus 1 privilege day
• hybrid working options (60% office)

Responsibilities

• Develop risk management policy and ensure alignment with regulations and government policies
• Embed risk management systems and frameworks across the business and communicate with stakeholders
• Conduct cyber security risk and threat assessments under governance structures
• Communicate risk assessment outcomes to enable security-driven decision making
• Provide security advice to risk or service owners and contribute to reports
• Deliver risk-oriented training and develop training materials for stakeholders

Key requirements

• demonstrable experience in cyber security risk management
• ability to perform risk assessments and develop treatment plans
• ability to communicate technical requirements to diverse audiences
• experience documenting audits and maintaining audit trails
• capability to champion cyber security risk practices

• stakeholder management
• clear communication
• problem solving
• risk assessment
• risk management frameworks
• audit and governance

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