Job summary
Sitting within the departments Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate, the Technology and Cybersecurity Assurance and Risk Manager sits within the DDaTs Technology, Information and Cybersecurity Operations (TICO) division.
This division is responsible for the identification, assessment, evaluation and management of risks related to cybersecurity, data protection and information management.
This role, within the cybersecurity element of the division, plays a vital role in leading the delivery of the directorates cyber risk programme, ensuring risk management is central to all evidence-based security decisions in DCMS.
This is an exciting time to be joining DDaT in DCMS, with the rollout of a new delivery model designed to enable the department's ability to support its sectors.
As a cyber risk professional, you will have an unparalleled opportunity to apply your skills, shape the way in which DCMS manages its cybersecurity risks and gain significant exposure to senior decision-makers.
What’s more, your work will make a real difference in protecting both UK citizens and society as a whole, through the use of your skills to protect vital services.
Job description
In this role, you will lead across four key areas to manage the department’s cyber risk exposure:
Operational Risk Assessment: Lead the analysis of business-supporting security needs and undertake cyber risk assessments within established governance structures. You will provide advice to stakeholders on remedying risks by proportionately applying security capabilities and drawing on expert guidance.
Enterprise Risk Management: Independently undertake risk management activities to reduce departmental exposure identified through cyber exercises, threat intelligence, and SME engagement, ensuring advice is consistent with professional standards and personal expertise.
GovAssure Compliance: Lead the annual assessment of departmental compliance with the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), reporting on cyber maturity to senior leaders.
Arms-Length Body (ALB) Compliance: In response to the Government Cyber Action Plan (GCAP), monitor ALB compliance with mandated security requirements to enable the Accounting Officer to make informed, auditable, and risk-based decisions.
You will manage contracts and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure good service quality and effective risk management. You will have line management responsibilities for a small team.
Person specification
The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience, please note that desirable skills will only be used in the event of tied candidates:
Essential requirements:
Technical skills aligned to the cyber security governance & risk management skills in the Government Security Profession.
Conducting assessments for enterprise systems and reporting on security characteristics to ensure all identified risks are effectively addressed through appropriate treatment.
Deriving security requirements through threat analysis, interpreting organisational risk appetite to provide actionable recommendations.
Developing and applying new concepts in protective security, involving corporate enablers and the UK security community.
Proactively leveraging diverse intelligence sources to interpret the strategic threat environment and attack surface.
Experience of communicating complex technical matters to non-technical audiences and managing relationships with stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
Desirable skills
Previous experience evaluating cyber risk within government organisations or the private sector, and an existing professional network.
Experience of successful leadership within a cyber security or intelligence environment in either the public or private sector.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £56,582, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes £16,391 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We’re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:
Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home
26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years’ service
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice
3 days of paid volunteering leave
Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave
Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year
Occupational sick pay
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice
Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks
Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work
Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!