Senior Information Assurance Advisor

Description:

The role of Senior Information Assurance Advisor sits within the Alliance Information Management Department ensuring the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability of data held on Force systems as well as physical assets.

This role is required to undertake the second line of decision making in the determination of data breach incidents, utilising the Incident Management process and is responsible for the ensuring appropriate risk assessments, investigations and mitigating actions are undertaken to reduce ongoing risk to both organisations.

Some of the principal responsibilities of the role are to:

·Act as a gatekeeper for the for all incoming work to the Alliance Information Assurance Team. Ensure suitable triage and prioritisation of security incidents, project demand, software accreditation and adhoc requests received from the organisation.

·Act as the first point of escalation for the Alliance Information Assurance Team, providing support the IA Advisors when dealing with complex cases.

·Identify trends around breaches, incidents, emerging technology, physical security issues or projects and implement suitable recommendations and processes to deliver improvements.

·Provide support to new members of the team in achieving competence in the role as well as managing the administration of team resources including staffing thresholds, co-ordinating and authorising leave requests and ensuring there is suitable resource to manage demand.

·Assist the Alliance Information Security Manager to influence and promote the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and improve the organisational security posture.

This list of duties is not restrictive or exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to carry out duties from time to time that are either commensurate with/or lower than the grade of the post. In some posts this might include the ad-hoc provision of guidance and informal training of new colleagues.

What you get if you join us:

• A competitive salary with yearly increments.
• 25 days a year leave entitlement, with an increase to 30 days after 5 years continuous employment, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers).
• Access to heavily subsidised gym membership that will provide you access to police site gyms throughout the counties.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one off payment of £5).
• Company sick pay.
• Competitive local government pension scheme.
• Job related equipment, as required.
• Free onsite parking at many police sites throughout the counties.
• Access to Group insurance scheme (via salary sacrifice scheme).
• Support networks, free Employees Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
• Development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.
• Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.
• Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely at times throughout the working week (once signed off the training plan).