Risk and Security Architect

The purpose of this role is to make sure that technology change is handled in a way that minimizes risk and meets business outcomes.

We are looking for someone with great facilitation and stakeholder management skills; a self-starter, able to operate in an evolving environment; with great written and verbal communication skills; someone who is organised with good attention to detail.

You will be responsible for risk and security governance within IT. You will drive the adoption of risk management processes and encourage teams to raise and mitigate risks. You will communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals, from technical subject matter experts to discover and understand risks and mitigations; business stakeholders to understand risk impacts; senior stakeholders to communicate progress on risk management. You will be responsible for embedding information security standards within the companies IT function

This will involve:

• Robust application of governance processes so that the company manages security and risk correctly.
• Extensive consultation with technical and business teams to understand and communicate risks and business impact.
• Supporting the process of documenting and classifying risks, impacts and requirements in a meaningful way.
• Definition, agreement, tracking and reporting of risk and security-related metrics to ensure continuous improvement.
• Encouraging the raising of risks and increasing the adoption of risk management processes.
• Maintaining a consistent architectural risk register across the Governance lifecycle, ensuring that risks are effectively mitigated against.
• Keeping abreast of information security standards, best practice and trends in the wider market.
• Maintaining, refreshing, and consistently applying security and risk policies.
• Maintaining architectural standards, principles, and blueprints to ensure that they articulate security and risk requirements.

To apply for this position please send your CV and cover letter to rebecca.harris@projectpeople.com