Technical Administrator - Security Assurance

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Technical Administrator; 12 months; based in Warton; 37 hours; £18.10 per hour PAYE

We are looking to recruit a Technical Administrator to work in a Security Assurance Team based at BAE Systems, Warton. Working in supplier security assurance you will be engaged in the business supplier lifecycle, supporting the team as they are undertaking business risk analysis, audit and assurance activities within the Supply Chain and compliance enforcement.

You will be responsible for:

Ensuring accuracy and availability of supplier data, managing a central data repository and gathering information regarding the supply chain from stakeholders within the business.
Facilitating Security and Cyber Risk Reviews, managing stakeholders to ensure timely completion of data input to the process
Issuing and reviewing supplier security self-assessment audits for low risk suppliers, and collating data received
Facilitating annual SAL reviews, ensuring internal stakeholders assess when required and escalating any issues to senior team members
Monitoring the shared team mailbox and answering queries promptly
Assisting with team travel arrangements
Assisting with team expenses

Duties will involve:
Ensuring accuracy and availability of supplier data, managing a central data repository and gathering information regarding the supply chain from stakeholders within the business.
Facilitating Security and Cyber Risk Reviews, managing stakeholders to ensure timely completion of data input to the process
Issuing and reviewing supplier security self-assessment audits for low risk suppliers, and collating data received
Facilitating annual SAL reviews, ensuring internal stakeholders assess when required and escalating any issues to senior team members
Monitoring the shared team mailbox and answering queries promptly
Assisting with team travel arrangements
Assisting with team expenses via Concur

Essential:
Excellent organization skills, with experience of using MS Excel and SharePoint.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt these skills to different circumstances and to be able to apply these skills across of levels of the enterprise
Data gathering and stakeholder management skills

Desirable:
Experience of working within a Supplier security, cyber security or information security team or other cyber security experience
SharePoint site administration experience

This is a great opportunity to work as part of a supportive team. You will be required to be onsite 1-2 days per month.

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy

Administration; filing; e-filing; GDPR; secretarial; data entry; data input; Excel; Word; Outlook; Access; MS Office; booking system; business support; database management; diary management; minute taking; document control

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