Chief Information Security Officer - DBT - SCS1
The Department for Business and Trades Digital, Data & Technology directorate comprises 550 colleagues committed to delivering high-quality services, tools, and capabilities to support the departments objectives. As we mature after a period of rapid growth, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the evolution of our Cyber-Security team as the first CISO in the department. You will play a key role in protecting critical national infrastructure that is essential to ensuring goods cross our borders and businesses flourish.
You will join a kind and supportive culture that works in a matrix model aligned with the Government Digital Services capability framework. The Cyber team is central to our work, whether building, buying, or delivering digital, data, and technology services.
The Chief Information Security Officer creates an environment and culture in the department that ensures the security of its information and technology. They enable the department to achieve its objectives and deliver services in a safe and secure way.
The Chief Information Security Officer role is part of both the Government Digital and Data profession and the Government Security profession.
In this role, you will:
- Create a strategy for information and cyber security that supports both the departments strategy and wider government security strategy.
- Lead the department in implementing the information and cyber security strategy.
- Evaluate the current status and maturity of information and cyber security in the department.
- Determine how to reach the desired level of information and cyber security maturity.
- Understand risks across the department and advise leaders on mitigation strategies.
- Enable the department to innovate in a safe and secure manner.
- Ensure the department is prepared for cyber attacks and can detect, respond to, and recover from them.
- Ensure that information and cyber security aspects of crisis management are effective.
- Promote a culture of cyber security awareness and good security practices.
- Implement practices to enhance the maturity of information and cyber security.
Person Specification
You must demonstrate experience of collaborative leadership and stakeholder management and meet the following cyber experience requirements.
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