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Scottish Government is hiring a Security Risk and Assurance Manager — a contract, based in Glasgow, United Kingdom role. Apply directly on Scottish Government's careers page below.
C1 - Temporary Promotion - Security Risk and Assurance Manager - Social Security Scotland
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom; Hybrid
Are you an experienced information security professional looking for your next leadership challenge? Social Security Scotland is seeking a Security Risk and Assurance Manager to join our Digital Risk & Security Branch on a 12-month temporary basis (expected to extend to 15 months) to provide maternity leave cover.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a skilled team of Information and Security Officers and Security Risk Advisors, ensuring the agency maintains robust security governance, risk management and assurance arrangements. You'll play a key role in safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information across the organisation while driving forward our ambitious security assurance, governance and risk programme.
As Security Risk and Assurance Manager, you will lead the delivery of security risk management, assurance, policy development, supply chain security assurance and security awareness activities across Social Security Scotland. Working closely with the Head of Security Assurance, senior stakeholders and colleagues across Digital, Delivery & Change you will ensure security controls remain effective, proportionate and aligned to organisational risk appetite and public sector security standards.
This is a high-profile and rewarding role, offering the opportunity to influence security strategy, support critical public services and make a meaningful difference to the people who rely on Social Security Scotland.
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Security Risk and Assurance Manager at Scottish Government is a Manager level position.
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