Principle Cyber Security Risk Manager (£54,857 - £80,400)

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham, Swansea

About the job

Job summary

The DVSA are continuing to strengthen security capability across the business. This role will form a part of a growing Cyber function continuing to embed and maintain an assurance and response function protecting our Services and customer data. 

Our work also supports the DVSA Data Strategy which has recently been refreshed. This sets the direction for making the Agency an evidence based and data driven organisation whilst maintaining an appropriate level of security of our services and data.

You will work with the wider Security function as well as supporting Service Owners and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that security is built into the service development lifecycle and strategic planning. You will be responsible for providing the consolidated risk picture for the Products within that Service and recommending risk acceptance aligning with defined risk appetites. You will lead a small service group team of security professionals to support the assurance as well as engage as necessary with the Enterprise Architecture processes via the Security Architecture function to influence pattern adoption. 

If this challenge is attractive, we’d love to hear from you!

Our Digital-first vision is supported by a clear strategy which allows our staff to develop and grow. 

There’s never been a better time to join the DVSA. 

Job description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Lead and undertake risk management activities against the hardest or most novel scenarios, while applying the fundamental principles of risk management to a range of complex scenarios, and lead regulatory or legislative compliance activities
  • Guide and direct specialist activities of others, actively promoting development in the applicable skills, providing leadership to other risk managers, and sharing best practice widely across government, the public sector, and industry
  • Lead the analysis and derivation of complex security needs
  • Lead Cyber Security related risk assessments and other expert risk management activities, including providing guidance on establishing the organisation’s Cyber Securityrelated governance arrangements
  • Provide guidance to ensure ongoing confidence that fundamental organisational security needs have been met, including integrating a range of assurance approaches and techniques to give continued confidence to the risk, service or system owner
  • Shape leadership decision-making 
  • Effective reporting and communication regarding the effectiveness of security processes across an organisation
  • Providing recommendations to highly complex problems
  • Acting as an SME for complex cyber risk management concerns, issues and problems

For further information please see the attached Role Profile.

Additional Information

This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham or Birmingham or Leeds your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this. 

Government Digital and Data Profession Pay Framework

This role is part of the Government Digital and Data profession and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.

The base pay is £54,857. In addition to this, the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £25,543.

The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process.

Here are more details on the pay framework.

Person specification

About you

As a Principal Cyber Risk Manager you are inquisitive and enjoy understanding the context of the full service and product suite you are supporting. You work in a matrix team with roles such as developers, User experience and service design, business analysis to bring a rounded approach to a Service. You are good at making evidenced based recommendations to both Service Owners and Senior Security Leadership roles around the level of security risk being managed within each Product. You enjoy learning about new technology. You are part of a wider Security profession and support the development of that profession as part of a leadership role in the organisation and are able to bring strategic influence to your local Services and Products. 

Please view the attached role profile for an in depth view of the post.

There may be an element of travel associated with this role to other DVSA offices, with some infrequent overnight stays.

Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. 

About Us 

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. 

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles. 

We’re working hard to: 

  • Make roads safer.
  • Improve services for our customers.
  • Make road transport greener and healthier.
  • Harness the potential of technology and data.

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society. 

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+. 

To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website. 

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Applied Security Capability (Skill Level: Expert)
  • Security architecture (Skill Level: Expert)
  • Information Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Skill Level: Expert)
  • Threat Understanding (Skill Level: Practitioner)
  • Protective Security (Skill Level: Expert)

Benefits

  • An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
  • Exceptional pension with an employer contribution of an average of 27%.
  • Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
  • 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
  • Latest IT and Tech devices. 
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues. 
  • Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
  • Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
  • Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing. 
  • Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.
  • For more information see visit our careers page.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Digital Resourcing Team
  • Email : DigitalResourcing@dft.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here

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