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Package Description
Job Requisition: 22779
Band: E
Salary range: Up to £102,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London - Broadcast Centre (Hybrid 1 or 2 days a week in the office)
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.
If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.
Job introduction
The BBC has been at the heart of the UK’s national life for more than 100 years. Our mission will always remain to inform, educate and entertain everyone. But, as we enter the AI age and a new era of rapid technological change, we want to help shape that change for the good of all, and to make sure no one is left behind. Your work will have a direct impact on millions of audience users across the globe.
A career in Information Security in the BBC offers a unique experience to support the BBC in its mission. The BBC is committed to becoming the world's first global, digital public service media organisation, with a creative, innovative culture admired worldwide, where the best people do their best work.
When you join the BBC Information Security Development & Programmes team as a manager, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is a priority, your identity is embraced, the work you do matters and you will lead future generations of BBC Information Security professionals.
Trust is at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to ensure our systems are secure and adhere to industry best practices. Therefore, we see the role of Information Security Manager as much more than overseeing technical aspects — it's about fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement, ensuring reliability and security.
Your main responsibilities will be to support the Head of Information Security in ensuring that BBC systems are defended in accordance with the needs of the business and according to Information Security principles and to assist in delivering the Information Security Strategy for the BBC.
The role will lead and develop Information Security staff and be a point of escalation to support the team’s mission to the wider BBC in the current threat landscape.
Interview process
* Technical task for shortlisted candidates. A 5-minute presentation on a topic, to be delivered during the virtual interview – approx. one hour preparation time.
* Virtual interview – approx. one hour of technical and values-based questions.
Main responsibilities
As an Information Security Manager, you will play a critical role in developing, refining, and executing our strategic and operational approach to information security, particularly focusing on the technical aspects.
You will be actively involved in the detection of security incidents, from initial stages to closure. As a central figure in our response to security threats, you will lead technical investigations, assess technical vulnerabilities, and coordinate technical responses across internal teams and external partners to ensure swift and effective resolutions.
Your role will see you providing expert advice on information security across the organisation, reviewing technical architectures, recommending security improvements, and ensuring alignment with established security policies and best practices. You will proactively engage with teams across the BBC, including third-party partners, acting as a key point of escalation for complex security queries and concerns.
You will have the opportunity to mentor and guide information security specialists, officers, and junior officers, fostering a collaborative and continuous learning environment through knowledge sharing, coaching, and leadership.
Additionally, you will support oversight of supplier performance related to information security, develop key performance indicators, operational metrics, and comprehensive reporting to measure effectiveness and drive improvements.
Your rigorous approach to security, combined with a passion for protecting critical assets, will make you instrumental in promoting and embedding a robust information security culture throughout the BBC.
If you're driven by technical excellence, passionate about information security, and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic, complex environment, we'd like to hear from you!
Are you the right candidate
So the primary requirement for this role is a strong technical security mindset.
* Demonstrable technical experience with SIEM, Netflow and EDR technologies in large and complex organisations with corporate and broadcast environments.
* Demonstrable experience acting as the Information Security Subject Matter Expert for corporate and broadcast environments.
* Demonstrable experience supporting investigations of high severity security incidents on corporate and broadcast environments.
* Demonstrable experience developing and maintaining relationships with key vendors, IT staff, and other stakeholders.
* Demonstrable experience specifying technical security and documentation requirements for corporate and broadcast environments.
About The BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. #J-18808-Ljbffr