Operational Security Manager

Employer: CGI
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Position ID:J1116-1553


Position Description:


As part of a major new contract award we are now looking for candidates for an Operational Security Manager role based in Edinburgh. You will be a critical member of the team working on this prestigious programme. This is a senior role and you will need to operate at the highest levels in both the client and, when necessary, at UK Board level within CGI. You will need to be self-assured and able to operate in a client environment as the “face of CGI Cyber”. You will need to liaise with the client’s key security managers and team as well as colleagues from within CGI’s Cyber practice to allocate additional resources and specialist skills such as pen testing, risk analysis, forensic incident handling and business continuity.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

•Day to day security management of the CGI delivery to the client
•Review of Change Requests from a security perspective
•Response to Change Requests for security resources (this will be allocated an appropriate charge code the GTO at the time)
•Handling of security incidents
•Providing the client with ad hoc advice on security aspects of the CGI engagement with the Client
•Providing the Client with ad hoc advice on security issues as they arise
•Management and running of the CGI/Client Security Forum, including production of Minutes
•Ensuring that the ISMS is implemented and maintained in accordance with the ISO/IEC 27000 series of standards
•Ensuring business continuity is managed, for the CGI provision to the Client, in accordance with the ISO 22301 business continuity standard
•Ensuring security audits are undertaken in a timely manner and results promulgated both within CGI and within the Client– this is to include both technical penetration testing as well as wider validation of the ISMS
•Ensuring security awareness is maintained in the CGI team allocated to the contract
•Ensuring that new joiners are on-boarded in a secure manner and that any necessary Client specific briefings are given
•Ensuring that programme leavers are off-boarded in a secure manner and that they are reminded of their confidentiality undertakings. This is both for individuals leaving CGI as well as those transferring to another project in CGI
•Ensuring compliance with the security aspects of the contract with the Client are maintained and that any issues are highlighted to appropriate CGI managers in a timely manner if issues area foreseen.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

You should have a solid Cyber Security background gained from operating in a local government, healthcare and/or financial environment in the past and should have held an operational security manager role previously. You should ideally already hold UK Security Clearance to SC level or be willing and eligible to undergo this level of clearance.

You will be based from our Edinburgh office with at least three days per week on the client site also in Edinburgh.

What you can expect from us:

At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 65,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients - and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com.

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

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