Information Security Risk Officer

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

Want to do the best work of your life? Playing your part in making a big difference to the environment and communities we serve. Our people make Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

We provide a critical national infrastructure to millions of customers in our region. This makes us a high-profile target for cyber-attacks on our IT systems, which if successful, could have disastrous consequences for our customers, colleagues, and the communities we serve.

Our Information Security team do a wonderful job in protecting the business, its people, and customers from these daily threats, and we have an opportunity for you to join us as an Information Security Risk Officer.

In this role, you’ll be key to identifying, measuring, and reporting on our Information Security Risk position, as well as supporting on Information Security gap analysis and remediation across the business.

You’ll undertake Information Security risk assessments against key controls and business processes and advise on the corporate Information Security policy to ensure best practice requirements are embedded across the organisation and with our external service providers.

In addition, you’ll line manage a small team of Information Security Risk and Compliance Analysts, Associates and where required, external contractors.

Sound like you? Then read on.

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

Your key accountabilities will include:

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  Develop and manage the Information Security risk framework, ensuring alignment and traceability to legal, regulatory, and corporate policy control requirements
• Gather risk metrics and necessary information from the business and Technology function to monitor and report on trends
• Report on Cyber Security risk to the appropriate Severn Trent Governance groups
• Develop and maintain Information Security standards and policies
• Engage and communicate with senior stakeholders across the business
• Leading risk and compliance engagement across Severn Trent
• Active involvement on industry liaison & regulatory engagement

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.

And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity, who help us do just that.

We do more because we care.

You’ll join the team with extensive experience in Information Security, with exposure to planning, implementing, and managing good practice standards and policies.

To be successful, you’ll need experience of managing risk control frameworks and working within a regulated environment, with knowledge of regulatory standards such as GDPR, NISR, PCI and DSS. Additionally, you should have some experience in performing both internal and external Information Security audits and assessments.

As you’ll have responsibility for managing people, it’s expected that you’ll have a proven track record of mentoring, coaching, and supporting teams to overcome challenges. You’ll need to have excellent communication skills and be able to influence decision making with senior stakeholders.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:

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  Salary up to £55,000
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• 10% monthly discount with Busy Bee Nursery’s, including one-week free childcare
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

LET’S GO

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

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