Job title: Information Security Analyst - GRC Focus
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Location: Reporting office Stratford, London, E15 or Sale Point, Manchester *The Sale Point office will be relocating to Old Trafford in Spring 2025
Persona: Agile, Office based 1-2 days per week, 3-4 days working from home (dependant on business needs)
Salary: London Weighted: starting from £53,660 pa depending on experience and location
Regional - Outside London: starting from £46,524 pa depending on experience and location
Closing date for all applications: 22nd January 2025
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced InfoSec Analyst with a Risk and Compliance focus to join L&Q at a very exciting time, where we will invest, grow and transform our business to provide a better service to customers old and new. There is huge investment in Technology, Modern Workplace and move to full Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack and a great place to get involved in all parts of the transformation.
The InfoSec Analyst will have the opportunity to:
* Join a modern thinking and growing information security team
* Bring and drive innovative thinking and ideas
* Be part of a team helping drive organisational change through value
* Express technical and analytical skills
* Be an integral part of a large high performance Technology team
We are looking for an adaptable and forward-thinking InfoSec Analyst, able to help shape the future Technology and Organisational Landscape of L&Q by bringing innovation and a modern approach to information security. They will assist in the development and implementation of security compliance standards, risk management and engagement that ensure the security and risk strategy meet regulatory requirements. Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy are key.
The InfoSec Analyst will report directly to Head of InfoSec and will work across the business to ensure Technology is proactively ensuring best practice to suit L&Q's goals and ambitions. This person will be an enabler with an innovative attitude and a proactive, positive approach.
The InfoSec Analyst will:
* Lead technology compliance based tasks such as measuring compliance to Cyber Essentials, PCI-DSS and NIST.
* Lead investigation and information gathering to support regulatory compliance.
* Assist the InfoSec team in bringing to life new ideas - identifying and recommending new technologies, tools and techniques.
* Write, amend and keep technology and information security policies and procedures engaging, up to date and relevant.
* Support GRC function on Technology Risk Assessment and Compliance.
* Support information security 3rd party oversight across business projects and solutions.
* Assist in the review, development and delivery of the vision for the future-state security goals to enable the business process and Technology portfolio to closely align to the business goals.
Skills and Experience:
* Practical experience of implementing and maintaining Technology Security practice.
* Using Jira, MS Azure DevOps or similar ITSM/Ticketing tools or GRC platform.
* Relevant information security qualifications, experience and/or knowledge.
* Ability to understand the long-term and short-term perspectives of technology security products and solutions.
* Experience working in a technology organisation with Agile methodology.
* Experience in gaining business and technology requirements from a high volume of stakeholders.
* Ability to liaise with all areas of the business in a consultative manner, including becoming a "trusted advisor".
* Working in a multi-site organisation with group structure.
* Highly Desirable: Knowledge of Risk Management methodology e.g. ISO 31000 or similar.
* Highly Desirable: Knowledge of security frameworks e.g Cyber Security Essentials, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS and NIST.
If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply today.
*We are a multi-site organisation, so some roles may require occasional travel between offices, but expenses will be covered.
Our commitments:
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.
In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 28 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, Westfield health cash plan, annual bonus subject to group performance, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life.
We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.
We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.
L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK's most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 97,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East.
As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy.
In response to the housing and affordability crisis, we will build 100,000 new homes over ten years. Of these, 60,000 homes will be built or funded by L&Q, whilst a further 40,000 will come through partnerships. Crucially, at least 50% of these new homes will be genuinely affordable, with a target of 60% in London.
Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.
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