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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Manager, Information Security
Location: Slough, Leeds or Northampton, , United Kingdom
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-11-06
Security Manager
Reference No. SF-173
Company Communications
Location Slough, Leeds or Northampton
Salary £35,000 - £40,000
Package Bonus and benefits
Start Date ASAP
No. Required 1
The Role
To process all network interconnection requests in accordance with the
Authority for Network Connection (ANC) process. To ensure that all such
requests are processed within agreed turnaround times.
To undertake evaluation of network interconnection requests in accordance with
the ANC process and the Technical Network Security Executive (TNSE) group, with
the objective of ensuring that the quality of their security meets the
Organisations needs and customer expectations.
To provide expert technical input into the design, specification and
implementation of systems, networks and products to reduce the cost of security
failure.
To provide expert input to the design, specification and procurement of secure
technical solutions in line with customer and the organisations requirements,
so that internal customers can be assured of a timely; cost effect and
practicable security countermeasures.
Responsibilities
To comply with company policy and best practice in security, legal and
regulatory compliance, including compliance to international and national
quality standards.
To safeguard customer information at all times.
To access, use or disclose customer information only when necessary to carry
out the job operations.
To undertake technical, information and process reviews of systems, products,
networks and services with a perceived serious risk of security exposure and
subsequently provide input to any relevant security improvement programme.
To analyse and deliver secure solutions to meet business needs.
To provide expert security advice and guidance to managers of evolving systems
and networks to ensure quality of security meets the organisations needs.
To provide expert technical input to systems during design, development and
initial implementation.
To analyse and report on ways in which the quality of security in electronic
systems can be improved, including input to the development of security policy.
To maintain a detailed awareness of computer security issues and the impact of
new technology.
To process and authorise new network interconnection requests and to report
rejections to the Technical Security Network Executive.
Contacts
Customers
• Senior managers in the organisation.
• Departmental security co-ordinators within the organisation.
• Internal Audit.
• People involved in the specification, design, development, procurement
or delivery of the organisations products, services or systems.
Suppliers
• Companies supplying security consultancy services.
Others
• External organisations involved in security evaluation, accreditation
and certification services (i.e. ITSEC, Common Criteria, ISF and BS7799).
Technical/Professional Competencies
The job holder must:
• posses a wide and in-depth knowledge of information security in a
management role;
• be able to demonstrate a specialist knowledge of IT security issues;
• have IT experience in preferably development and service delivery;
• be able to work and communicate effectively with people at all levels;
• possess the skills, experience and ability to develop and nurture a
security culture within a high profile organisation;
• have recent and in-depth knowledge of risk management techniques;
• be familiar with current security standards, in particular ITSEC and
BS7799, their requirements, relevant legislation and industry best practice.
• be willing to travel both within the UK, with the possibility of
occasional overseas travel.
The job holder should:
• have a working knowledge of mobile telecommunications;
• understand the role of audit, possibly through time spent in an audit
function;
• be commercially and financially aware;
• have undertaken technical security evaluations.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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CONTACT
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Candidates must be eligable to work in the UK when applying
Information Security Solutions
Iain Sutherland
iain@InformationSecuritySolutions.com
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