Information Security Officer (UCL internal workers only)

London
March 28, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Information Security Officer (UCL internal workers only)

Company: University College London

Job description: About usInformation Services Division (ISD) is the primary provider of IT services to UCL. We support and enhance learning, teaching, research and administrative processes by providing information- and technology-related services to over 50,000 staff and students of UCL and associated institutions.Our goal is to be the leading IT services group in the HE sector and we are growing our team’s capability in experience/UX, agile development, security, cloud, service management and partnering. We are modernising our technology foundations, digitising the processes of the university to transform experience for students and staff, and partnering across the university to drive differentiation in UCL education and research.Within ISD, this post is in the Chief Information Security Office (CISO) which leads on all aspects of security at UCL. CISO is divided into two teams covering Security Operations and Governance, Risk and Compliance.The purpose of the Information Security Group is to help UCL identify, understand and manage risks relating to Cyber Security.The work of the team is divided into:

  • Governance, Risk and Compliance: Articulating university policy, measuring risk and reporting on progress
  • Security Awareness and Training: Raising staff and student awareness of security issues and providing training in secure ways of working
  • Security Operations: Managing UCL’s security tools and responding to requests and investigating incidents
  • Security Architecture: Providing guidance on how to build secure solutions.

Security needs to protect and support the work of the University. The team works with a strong ethos of saying “How to” rather than “Don’t Do”. The aim is to guide teams; whether working in professional services, education, or research to deliver in a secure way.About the roleAs an Information Security Officer, you’ll provide first line of support for (information) security at the University focussing on the following:

  • Answering questions raised by staff or students via the UCL enterprise Service Management tool.
  • Investigating reports from security tools deployed by the university.

You will be working within an Agile environment and use the Scaled Agile Framework delivery approach to deliver improvements to the services offered by ISG to the University. Additionally, you’ll act as a point of contact for one of the IT delivery Portfolios, building an understanding of the work they do and the security challenges they face and becoming a trusted advisor.Please note, this is an Internal recruitment advert, available to eligible UCL workers only. Eligible UCL workers will have until 06 03 2024 to be considered for this role.Job Ref: B01-04169Closing Date: 06-03-2024– 23:59 (UK time)About youAs an IT or Cyber Security professional, you have an active interest within the information security sector and have both knowledge and experience of information security. Additionally, you’re able to manage multiple conflicting tasks and identify what needs to prioritised as well as communicate to stakeholders both in writing and verbally to colleagues from both a technical and non-technical capacity.What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

  • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
  • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
  • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
  • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
  • Immigration loan
  • Relocation scheme for certain posts
  • On-Site nursery
  • On-site gym
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
  • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
  • Discounted medical insurance

Visit to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.Available documents

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Location: North West London

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