Head of Security and Engineering

Hybrid - 1 day on site per week (Manchester)
Up to GBP700 Inside IR35
6 months, scope to extend
Active SC is advantageous

The role

• Ensuring the client has effective and appropriate cyber security developed, implemented, operated and maintained across its portfolio services
• Ensure that the portfolio of programmes and products are delivered to meet security policy & standards, working in collaboration with GDS Programme Directors and product teams.
• Lead the security engineering capability and profession across the client to develop and implement a coherent and aligned approach to security engineering
• Develop and maintain a security engineering process that enables the client to develop and operate services securely and that are clearly aligned with business, technology and threat drivers.
• Develop security engineering strategy, plans and roadmaps based on sound enterprise security architecture practices.
• Develop and maintain security engineering artefacts (eg, models, templates, standards and procedures) that can be used to leverage security capabilities across projects and programmes.

• Have proven experience in Security Engineering, demonstrated through your previous roles - you'll be able to advocate for the right approaches and continuously challenge in and out of the team
• Demonstrate technical competence in Cyber Security through relevant qualifications and/or practical knowledge
• Have the ability to confront issues and challenge assumptions at the highest levels with delivery partners, stakeholders and clients in an assertive yet constructive way
• Show they can develop procedures, standards and processes that deliver end-to-end, tightly monitored IT environments
• Have the ability to set an appropriate security strategy, managing resource allocation to effectively deliver to this
• Are self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities at the same time, whilst being able to look at the detail where necessary to guide others and provide advice around appropriate methods and tools