IT Security Officer

The main purpose of the IT Security Officer role is to provide professional guidance and specialist advice with regard to all Digital Services related security and risk matters and ensure implementation of all necessary policies, procedures, processes and risk management plans to achieve compliance with national codes of connection for Police information systems.

To support the maintenance of the Force setting and ensuring that policies are adhered to and to meet the required security standards with effective risk management plans.

Maintaining up-to-date corporate knowledge of the Digital Services security industry, including; all national and police specific security guidance, compliance requirements, emerging best practice, new or revised security solutions, improved security processes, the development of new attacks and threat vectors.

Role requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a related ICT discipline.
• One or more recognised Security Qualifications or equivalent academic or professional security qualification.
• Extensive knowledge of current Information Technology Standards and Techniques (including ISO 27001 series, HMG’s Cloud Security Principles and Cyber Essentials).
• Extensive knowledge of the HMG Security Policy Framework and associated CESG (now NCSC) IA Policy Portfolio.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the Technical Security issues and trends that impact upon information security.
• An excellent understanding of information security concepts and practices concerned with maintaining the confidentiality and integrity and availability of information.
• Demonstrable experience of designing, developing and implementing ICT security policies within an overall Information Management strategy.
• Extensive and proven track record of being the corporate lead on ICT Security matters.
• Demonstrable experience of designing and managing technical security audit and accreditation activities.
• Experience/ knowledge of the police service IA conditions (Codes of Connection, MOPI etc).
• Experience of liaising with other organisations and agencies on IT security matters.

Benefits:

• 28 days Annual leave (increasing to 33 after 5 years service) + bank holidays.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Health and wellbeing, occupational health services, staff network and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Police Mutual, affordable private healthcare and other savings.
• Gym membership discounts.
• Discounts on Electric Vehicles and Cycle to work scheme.
• Register for a Blue light card - over 15,000 discounts from large national retailers.