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- Location: Newport
- Job Type: Full-time
- Salary: £60,208
Working within the Cyber Resilience Team as a Cyber Risk Management Specialist.
This pivotal role focuses on evaluating and quantifying potential risks to the organisation's cybersecurity posture. You will be instrumental in assessing vulnerabilities, identifying threats, quantifying business impacts, and developing strategies for risk mitigation, ensuring a proactive and effective approach to managing its cyber risks.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive, structured cyber risk assessments to identify potential threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts to information and operational systems.
- Collaborate with colleagues to gather detailed information on applications, systems, and business processes.
- Employ appropriate tools and methodologies to identify, assess, and prioritise cyber risks across the organisations IT and OT estate.
- Work closely with internal colleagues and external teams to understand and assess the effectiveness of existing security controls.
- Develop and propose risk mitigation strategies and controls to address identified vulnerabilities.
- Prepare regular, detailed reports for the Head of Risk Management outlining the current risk landscape, trends, emerging risks, and recommended actions.
- Manage and maintain the risk acceptance process ensuring that accepted risks are properly recorded and tracked.
- Ensure that risk assessments comply with relevant industry standards, regulations, and internal policies.
- Remain current on industry best practices and the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape.
- Proactively identify opportunities to enhance risk assessment methodologies and processes
Required Skills & Qualifications
- CISSP certification.
- Proven experience in cyber security risk assessment and risk management roles.
- In-depth knowledge of risk management frameworks and methodologies.
- Deep understanding of cyber risk management concepts, threat actors, and standard operating procedures.
- Ability to recommend suitable technical controls at the application, system, and network layers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
- Dynamic and supportive work environment.
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