Head of Service Security

The salary for this role is £60,000 - £65,000.

Are you a Cyber Security Manager eager to take on an exciting new challenge?

Do you possess a robust background in security operations and have experience in leading a SOC team, along with outstanding Azure cloud security expertise?

Would you like to play a vital role in managing essential platforms that assist the government in ensuring the safety and well-being of our livestock?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

At Livestock Information Ltd, our mission is to be an outstanding service provider of livestock data, empowering government, industry, and farmers to effectively manage disease and infection control, whilst enhancing productivity and innovation in agriculture. To achieve this, we need great people, who share in our values.

As the Head of Service Security at Livestock Information Ltd, this role is pivotal in safeguarding our digital assets. Leveraging deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and secure development lifecycles, you're always ahead of emerging threats.

The responsibilities will include advising senior leadership on integrating cutting-edge security practices into strategic operations and ensuring our security framework aligns with business objectives.

This is a hands-on post, involving the refinement of our ISO27001:2022 security management system and leading our Cyber Security Operations Centre.

With a focus on continuous improvement, this will involve reviewing security incidents to prevent future breaches and ensuring our recovery plans are robust. This role blends technical skill, strategic foresight, and leadership to safeguard our company's future.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include

• Operating and maintaining a business-aligned information security strategy and operating model.
• Operating, improving and monitoring an ISO27001:2022 information security management system including policies, standards, principles and controls including management practices and technical security measures.
• Providing advice and direction to the organisation’s development teams, in the integration of security practices into Secure Development Lifecycle processes.
• Reporting to organisations senior leadership team on information and cyber risks, mitigation strategies, compensating controls, cost benefit analysis and emergent threats.
• Ensuring that information security risks to the organisation which are presented through suppliers, and delivery partners are identified and managed appropriately.
• Ensuring Information Security is managed effectively throughout the IT service delivery lifecycle (including Security Operations, Security Architecture and Security Assurance).
• Third party management with third party application development partners
• Running, operating and reporting on LI internal Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), SIEM, threat hunting, vulnerability management and Cyber Threat Intelligence.
• Supporting the organisations Service Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans.
• Driving development and delivery of measures and metrics to support the assessment, reporting and ongoing improvement of the information security posture.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders and business units to keep abreast of planned changes to technologies, working practices, and business activities that could have an impact on the organisation’s information security or risk profile.
• Supporting and promoting an appropriate level of information security culture and awareness across the organisation.
• Driving investigations into information security breaches and pursue associated disciplinary and legal matters, liaising with the Data Protection Officer on data protection legislation ensuring root-causes of such breaches are understood and addressed.
• Maintaining and developing the organisations Information Asset Register in collaboration with Information Asset Owners, coordinators and other stakeholders across the organisation.

You may be required to undertake other duties assigned by your line manager as appropriate

We are looking for someone with the following

• Substantial experience at engaging, influencing and managing stakeholders across departmental and organisational boundaries up to and including director level.
• A track record of senior management in a complex IT organisation encompassing service delivery, application development and cloud infrastructure and PaaS services, SIEM and CSOC.
• Experience of Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, Zero Trust Architecture, and Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures.
• Good understanding of current and emerging threats and countermeasures and the organisational challenges to addressing these threats.
• Hands on practical experience in the designing, building, testing and delivery of transformational security improvements across an organisation.
• An excellent understanding of best practice within Information Security and risk management including standards such as NIST, CIS, Cyber Essentials, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27005, ISO31000.
• Experience of Business Continuity Management, Disaster Recovery Management and Service Continuity Management.
• Experience of operating within a Cyber Essentials Plus environment, ideally with experience of the gaining of this accreditation.
• Experience of operating in a service management framework or standard such as ITIL V4 or ISO20000.
• An excellent understanding of legislation and regulations that impact information Security e.g. UK Data Protection Act and GDPR. Government Cyber Security Strategy and GovAssure.

As an LI employee, you will be entitled to our company benefits which include

• A fully remote and flexible working set up
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service up to maximum of 30 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• 1 Privilege Day
• 4 x annual salary Life Assurance
• Market leading pension scheme through Legal & General
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Excellent learning, training, and career development opportunities
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is respected and valued

Application and Interview Process

To apply for this role, you will need to submit a CV and answer some pre-screening questions.

The interview and assessment process for this role will involve a telephone interview with our Talent Team, followed by a first stage and a final stage interview. Interviews will be conducted either remotely via MS Teams or face to face.

If we need to make a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing talent@livestockinformation.org.uk before the closing date to discuss your needs.

The closing date for this role is 4pm on Tuesday, 27th May. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Please note that we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Values

We approach our work with TACT; we are Transparent, Accountable, Committed and we work as a Team.

We are transparent together, embracing honesty and building trust. We are accountable to the industry and strive for the best possible solutions for the communities we serve. We drive change with passion, commitment and enthusiasm to deliver a great service to the livestock industry. We work kindly and cohesively which allows us to support each other in our personal and strategic goals.

Diversity statement

At Livestock Information, we value diversity and believe that every individual brings different strengths. We understand that not everyone may possess every single skill outlined in this job description, but if you believe you have a solid skill set that enables you to excel in this position then we really encourage you to apply.

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in a fair and open manner or if you are dis-satisfied with any of your interactions during the recruitment process and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact our Talent team via email: talent@livestockinformation.org.uk

Disclaimer 

Livestock Information Ltd. cannot sponsor work visas at this time.

Livestock Information Ltd. Does not discriminate based on race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

 Livestock Information Ltd. Does not accept unsolicited CVs from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited CV’s not originating directly from a candidate and sent to Livestock Information Ltd or any Livestock Information Ltd employees, including unsolicited CVs sent to a Livestock Information Ltd mailing address or email address, are rejected. Livestock Information Ltd will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited CV. Livestock Information Ltd considers any candidate for whom the recruiter has submitted an unsolicited CV referred by the company free of any fees.