Information Security Manager

Salary/ Benefits
In order to attract the very best talent on the market a generous remuneration package is on offer of up to £70,000 depending on experience. In addition to this the role also comes with a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Opportunity to work with innovative technologies and applications
• Career progression opportunities
• Creativity encouraged and supported
• Personal development and certified training

The Client
VANRATH are pleased to be working with an industry leading Tech firm who are recruiting for a high calibre candidate to fill the position of IT Security Manager.

The Ideal Person

• Minimum of 3 years working in a similar role
• Information Security qualification
• Previous staff supervision experience
• An excellent working knowledge of Information Security (including ISO27001) principles and practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Self-motivated and organised
• Able to plan/complete implementations and contribute to culture change
• Positive attitude towards learning and development, demonstrated by a record of continuing professional development
• Broad awareness of hardware/software security products
• Good working knowledge of information risk analysis/management

The Role

• Develop, implement and enforce suitable and relevant information security policies, standards and procedures which are reviewed on an annual basis
• Ensure these are compliant with the Data Protection Act and other legislation and regulations related to information security
• Research, develop, implement, test and review the company's information security in order to protect information and prevent unauthorised access.
• Kept all staff informed on security measures, explain potential threats, install software, implement security measures and monitor networks.
• Coordinate the development and delivery of an education and training program on information security, data protection and privacy
• Investigate suspected and actual breaches of security and undertake reporting/remedial action as required. Maintain a log of any incidents and remedial recommendations and actions.
• Provide expert advice to the organisation on ISO27001 and, generally, on information risk analysis/management.
• Keep up-to-date with latest security and privacy legislation and security enhancing technologies and brief colleagues as needed to enable measures to be implemented where and when necessary/desirable.
• Conduct the information security risk assessment program. Review compliance with the information security policy and associated procedures.
• Continuously assess the shortfall between both actual security measures in place and being effective and those established at a policy level thus highlighting deficiencies for remedial action.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Cyber Security, Networks or IT Sales roles in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jordan Madden on 07871030483 in the strictest confidence.