Security Resilience (Identity, Data & Systems) Manager - Newport (South Wales)

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

The Security Resilience (Identity, Data & Systems) Manager is a leadership role responsible for overseeing and managing protective security measures to safeguard our data, information assets and critical systems.

The role holder will be fully accountable and responsible for all areas under the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) Principal B.

Strong leadership skills, technical expertise and effective collaboration are essential attributes for this critical role.

We’ll trust you to:

• Develop and execute a strategic vision for protective security aligned with the WWU's cyber security strategy.
• Maintain compliance with legislation, sector-specific regulations and industry standards.
• Develop and maintain incident response plans specific to protective security-related incidents.
• Collaborate with the physical security team to integrate protective security measures within physical security controls.
• Ensure that security initiatives align with the UK regulatory environment and with relevant industry standards.
• Be prepared to collaborate with other teams within WWU’s Cyber Resilience and IT Teams, including incident response, threat intelligence, disaster recovery and business continuity.

You can read a full job description here.

You’ll need to have:

• Significant cyber security experience ideally some of which has been spent in Critical National Infrastructure environments.
• Proven experience in leadership roles within systems security, security operations, identity management and infrastructure and data protection within a cyber security environment.
• A strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A working knowledge and experience of cyber risk management standards including IEC62443.
• Experience of matrix management in a complex and dynamic operating environment.

Due to the enhanced safety critical nature of this role, you will also be required to carry out a National Security Vetting Security Clearance check - this will be carried out by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV). You can find out more details of the process on the Government website here:

National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

All offers of employment are subject to the above and pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive training

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

You can find out more here.

Interested?

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.

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