Information Security Officer

Information Security Officer

£65,000

Emersons Green, Bristol

We are excited to be recruiting an Information Security Officer to be based in our Bristol office. This is a newly created position as part of our continued investment in technology and provides the opportunity to grow and lead the information security capability, for Ian Willaims. This will enable us to continue to innovate within our sector and support our mission to provide high quality services to our customers and improve the communities in which we operate.

Autonomy, the buy in from board level to evolve the information security capability and the investment in a modern tech stack and are all reasons to join Ian Williams. The Information Security Officer will be responsible for:

• Working with the IT manager to define and implement an Information Security strategy and Information Security Management System.
• Work closely with the Ian Williams Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) to review the current cyber security posture and prioritise areas for improvement.
• Proactively managing and developing Ian Williams ongoing annual adherence to current Cyber Essentials standards and annual audit and accreditation
• Management of ongoing penetration testing and vulnerability checks, taking ownership of the programme of work to resolve any weakness identified
• Development and implementation of a Data Loss Prevention strategy, working closely with key stakeholders to drive adoption and compliance within the wider business.
• Enforcing suitable and relevant information security policies, ensuring that these are compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018 and other legislation and regulations related to information security.
• Building and implementing an information security awareness training programme and providing ongoing evaluation of that.
• Providing stakeholder support to technology projects, to advise on security considerations
• Providing regular reporting on key management information and progress reports

What will you bring as an Information Security Officer?

• A team player, with a strong work ethic who strives to provide the best level of customer satisfaction.
• A strong technical aptitude and in-depth knowledge of information security.
• Attention to detail with a logical approach to problems and projects, drawing relevant information from all parties and solving problems efficiently.
• Working in a structured manner with excellent organisational skills, prioritising own workload and meeting agreed timescales.
• The ability to communicates and document complex technical concepts clearly to a non-technical audience.
• A self-motivated individual, demonstrating a "cando" attitude.
• Clearly identifying opportunities for improvement in information security and IT process.
• The ability to build strong relationships with peers and key stakeholders.
• Treating information relating to Ian William’s and its employees in confidence and in line with Data Protection legislation.

Benefits:

• Be part of our company profit share scheme.
• Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution.
• 23 days annual leave, (25 days after 5 years) buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year.
• Life Insurance.
• Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay.
• We want our employees to have a well-balanced work/ life balance, therefore flexible working patterns would be considered.
• Access to an employee assistance programme to support employee’s health and wellbeing.
• Annual pay reviews.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family.
• Specsavers vouchers.

About Ian Williams Limited

Ian Williams are one of the UK’s largest privately owned property services companies, at the forefront of delivering innovative planned and responsive maintenance services to homes and buildings. We are on an ambitious, exciting and sustainable growth journey, already supported by a record level secured orderbook. 80% of our work takes place in the social housing and public sectors- empowering our teams to apply their skills for technology for good.

IT at Ian Williams

We recently launched a new IT Vision and 5-year Strategy focussed on digital and technology transformation. Our vision is to enable secure and consistent growth through trusted business partnerships, value-add digitisation, optimisation, and delighting customers. Discover more from our website, LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor pages.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and all other characteristics that make us different.

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