Job title: DV Cleared Information Assurance and Cyber Risk
Location: Farnborough
Duration: 12 months
Rate: Up to £850 per day
My client is looking for a DV Cleared Information Assurance and Cyber Risk consultant to join their team.
Responsibilities:
- Provide security subject matter expertise to the TSM Programme Manager, technical security advice to the TSM Programme and provide support to the clients Security Assurance Co-ordinator.
- Provide security subject matter expertise on the security implications of System Change Requests (SCRs).
- Maintain knowledge of current client security requirements and provide advice to the TSM Security Manager (SyM) on security requirements.
- Identify and assess the potential impact of amendments to the clients policy on the Programme.
- Maintain accreditation or Secure by Design (SbD) of TSM systems in accordance with the security requirements in contract with the client, including liaison as tasked by the TSM SyM with the client (e.g. CyDR) and other (e.g. NCSC) security stakeholders.
- Maintain RMADS (or similar SbD artefacts) and security risk assessments for TSM systems to support accreditation.
- Maintain formal certification of the TSMF facility in support of the accreditation / SbD of TSM systems.
- Maintain relevant Codes of Connection (CoCo) and ensure continued approval for such connections.
- Review and update security operating procedures, as tasked by the TSM SyM.
- Report on security for agreed meetings, for example regular Team Leaders' meetings or Monthly or Quarterly Progress Meetings as tasked by the TSM Programme Manager.
- On behalf of the TSM SyM manage the quarterly Security Working Groups (SWG) ensuring that calling notices, agendas, minutes etc. are produced and distributed within agreed timescales.
- Produce a draft Security Report prior to the Quarterly SWGs and presenting this report at the SWG; updating and issuing this report after the SWG.
- Manage assurance activities to be completed by the TSM Security Team.
- Support compliance checking activities to be completed by the TSM Security Team.
- Provide advice on the patching of TSM systems including monitoring MODCERTS and other sources of patching and vulnerability information.
- Develop and deliver security training to the TSM Programme.
Required Skills:
- Experience in offering advice on Security requirements.
- 5-10 years Cyber Risk experience.
- Understanding codes of Connection.
- Understanding of Secure by Design and how this is replacing formal accreditation of client systems.
- Comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary team, and able to work with others.
- Able to manage own tasks and time liaising with the TSM System Security Officer to agree tasks to be delivered and time to be worked on programme.
- Good communication skills.
If this is the role for you please submit your CV at your earliest convenience. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of application please consider you have not been successful for this opportunity.
