InfoSec Assurance Manager

Job Title:                     InfoSec Assurance Manager

Location:                     Any QinetiQ Main Site (Malvern / Farnborough / Portsmouth / Bristol)

Package:                      Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Role Type:                   Permanent  

Role ID:                       SF16774

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as an InfoSec Assurance Manager where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The role

As an InfoSec Assurance Manager, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary, You will be part of the Info Security team which is part of the UK Security Services team at QinetiQ. This team is the central authority for all aspects of UK information assurance and security, focused on establishing and embedding policy and verifying that those policies are appropriately applied.

Day-to-day, you will review and approve installation designs for corporate infrastructure IT and business unit networks/mission systems and carry out inspections on completion, across multiple sites and locations.  Ensure that installations are compliant with good engineering practices, health and safety and adhere to JSP604 Leaflet 4800.  In addition to this, carry out spot checks and audits of Corporate Network Equipment Rooms (NERs) to ensure continued compliance.

You will also provide technical and security-centric advice and guidance to UK Sectors.  Advise on compliance against QinetiQ policies and relevant MOD and HMG standards and policies. Manage the operation of and undertake TSCM (Technical Surveillance Counter Measures) sweeps and physical searches on a scheduled plan basis and as requested prior to meetings and/or trials. Assist in the procurement and bid process through the implementation of DCPP (Defence Cyber Protection Partnership) submissions for business development in the successful award of future MOD contracts.

In this position you will:

• Work closely with UK Security Services teams and MOD SCIDA (Site Co-ordinating Installation Design Authority)
• Ensure all installations are completed to an acceptable standard and follows QinetiQ Good Engineering Practices
• Work on projects for new installations, ensuring that configuration control is maintained
• Utilise the QinetiQ InfoSec SCIDA database (or similar) as a record of the installation in managing the Change Control Process.
• Administration of the SCIDA queue in Cherwell including backend administration of tickets when closed to make sure all Data Centres, MNERs and NERs are compliant

Essential experience of the InfoSec Assurance Manager:

• Good working knowledge of MOD Installation Standards Policy and governance of the physical and environmental aspects of MOD ICT to ensure compliance with the Government Functional Standard GovS 007: Security
• Good working knowledge of MOD documents including JSP604 Leaflet 4800 and  SDIP 29.
• Good working knowledge of HMG Information Security & Information Assurance policy and processes
• Good working knowledge of security issues and procedures both physical and IT related
• Good working knowledge of commercial IT related standards (e.g. ISO 27001 series, UK NCSC Cyber Essentials, NIST Cybersecurity Framework)

Qualifications for the InfoSec Assurance Manager:

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Benefits

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

Application Guidance

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an= diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.