Personnel Security Controller
Please note that for this role, candidates must be willing and able to obtain a UK Security Clearance (SC).
Here at Cognizant, we work with clients across the UK’s public sector to help modernise their businesses. As one of our largest growing business sectors, we guide our government, defence, and healthcare clients through their digital transformation journeys.
In this role, you will be responsible to the Board of Directors for the strategic development of an effective personnel security culture within the company and the day-to-day management and delivery of personnel security policy, procedures, risk assessment, management, and general security processes.
Some of your key responsibilities will be to:
1. Establish and oversee an organisation’s approach to Personnel Security, including:
* Ensure that the company’s personnel security business processes are compliant with relevant legislation, and that the company operates according to the principles embedded in relevant Government standards.
* Facilitate visits and inspections by individuals representing either the Government or Contracting Authority and ensure relevant documentation, processes, or records are available for inspection.
* Interpret, implement, and monitor security controls for the appropriate maintenance of personnel security for National Security Vetted staff either in the employment of the company or subcontractor.
* Ensure that aftercare responsibilities for individuals within the company’s network are undertaken to comply with current regulation and guidance for holding a National Security Vetting clearance.
* Ensure the Board and senior managers are aware of and discharge their security obligations and business choices in respect of personnel security risks and controls.
* Own and maintain a personnel security Risk Register where risks are identified, documented, tracked, mitigated, and monitored.
* Take ownership of all personnel security incidents/breaches or ensure oversight is maintained if handled by other parts of the company.
* Ensure incidents, changes of circumstances, or any other situation that may affect an individual’s ability to hold an NSV clearance are reported to UKSV in their role as UK Vetting Authority for Government.
* Advise management on the interpretation and implementation of contractual and, where appropriate, legislative or regulatory security controls.
* Ensure processes are in place to brief/de-brief Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) cleared staff who may travel to certain foreign countries, either on business or privately.
* Contribute to strategic plans that satisfy the current and ongoing needs of the company’s business strategy and its current and future capabilities.
* Coordinate the planning of appropriate security controls for a new contract or for the personnel security elements of employee controls in the event of insolvency, mergers, or buy-outs.
* Arrange for appropriate security education and awareness training, ensuring staff understand the scale, nature of the threats, and security actions required.
* Ensure any breach of personnel security is immediately reported in accordance with Government requirements and contractual responsibilities.
* Ensure the outcome of any security incident is recorded in the breaches register, and a full report and impact analysis are passed to the Contracting Authority or other Government organisation, where appropriate.
The experience you will need to demonstrate to be successful:
* Communicate and influence orally and in writing, to senior colleagues at both internal and senior external stakeholder levels.
* Present complex technical and non-technical security information, concepts, and intelligence to a wide range of audiences and stakeholders.
* Willing to challenge assumptions and ‘business as usual’.
* Actively manage strategic collaboration between stakeholders.
* Possess project/business leading skills to meet time and quality targets.
* Maintain an awareness of security technologies and thinking to drive strategic business development.
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