Senior Information Systems Security Specialist

at  Synapri

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide analysis of risks to information systems in order to inform risk owners and project managers to allow effective decision making.
• Provide expert subject matter advice to CISO and other elements of the IS management chain.
• Ensure IT projects are provided with timely technical security advice.
• Develop and apply the overall security architecture of the organisation and the place within in it of key security controls.
• Maintains and promotes high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
• Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system.

• Work with functions, projects and the supply chain to assess the sources of Information Risk and make recommendations on how these are to be managed.
• Take the lead in maintaining awareness of industry best practice in Information Assurance and Information Risk Management.
• Determine how the overall security architecture applies to projects under consideration and advise project solution architects on security requirements.
• Review high and low level solution designs for compliance with overall security architecture, achievement of security requirements and overall efficacy of the security features and tools.
• Facilitate the formal accreditation of corporate systems and other specified systems.
• Oversee IT Health Check and Vulnerability Assessments by approving scope of tests and overall testing programme.
• Advise managers on the appropriate level of risk tolerance.
• Record and track assessments of information capability and projects supporting reviews and audits as necessary.
• Provide technical risk assessment analysis.
• Develop the professionalism of Information Risk Management.
• Attend project Security Working Groups and manage when appropriate.