We're currently seeking an experienced Accreditation Security Professional to work with our exceptional client in a secure environment, managing challenging and highly rewarding projects.
This contract role will require you to undergo security clearance prior to commencement of the assignment. The opportunity is available in Cheltenham on site.
This Accreditation Security Professional role is conducted in an environment that is far from ordinary, therefore, we're not looking for ordinary. You will be responsible for providing impartial and independent advice and guidance on information risk management to the business. Act as Information Assurance (IA) professionals assisting the business in the assessment, analysis, and evaluation of information risks, and to manage these risks to a level acceptable within the relevant business context through a continuous risk management approach.
Responsibilities:
1. Making and recording accreditation decisions, confirming that the residual risks on behalf of their organisation(s) are within the risk appetite(s) as recorded in relevant framework documentation escalating as appropriate.
2. Identifying Information Risks that have implications beyond the framework and communicating them to the relevant framework(s).
3. Ensuring that relevant standards and policies are appropriately applied.
4. Ensuring that all Information Risk Management Artefacts that are the responsibility of the Accreditor are established, proactively monitored, and kept up to date.
5. Establishing the Framework risk assessment and agreeing the controls that will cover physical, personnel, procedural and technical domains.
6. Building open and honest collaborative relationships with Framework owners, IA Security Managers (IASM's) and any other key stakeholders using narratives to influence behaviours and actions, to meet the organisations security requirements.
7. Providing constructive and timely advice on Information Risk mitigation strategies and their implications.
8. Providing updates on and relaying key issues pertaining to Framework(s) in team meetings and Framework reviews.
9. Proactively collaborating and sharing knowledge with other IA professionals.
10. Ensuring that technical and business skills remain current, making time for professional development to be able to articulate risks in a way that is meaningful to others.
11. Being able to justify their accreditation decisions to stakeholders in terms of business objectives, threats, risks, vulnerabilities, controls, and business impacts.
12. Providing constructive, pragmatic, and timely advice to others on whether proposed solutions are likely to result in significant risks that may go beyond the risk appetite of the business.
13. Continually assessing the health and operation of a framework.
14. Provide a comprehensive knowledge transfer on completion of individual tasking to an identified point of contact.
Skills and experience:
1. Be an expert in Risk Management
2. Able to build relationships with stakeholders at varying seniority levels
3. Possess excellent communication skills
4. An ability to clearly understand the impacts of risk from a Security and Legal perspective
5. Eliciting information to fully understand requirements
6. Able to work independently; consultative by nature
7. Take initiative in problem solving and related tasks
As an organisation and as a team, Guidant Global are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace, where every employee and contractor feels valued and empowered throughout their time with us. We actively seek to recruit talent from all backgrounds, and to draw on a rich blend of experiences, perspectives and creativity. We believe that when people are respected and included, they are motivated to bring their best and whole selves to work, leading to innovative solutions and exceptional outcomes for all parties.
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