Chief Security Officer

About the jobJob summaryReporting to the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), the Chief Security Officer is a core member of the CDIO Senior Leadership Team, with overarching responsibility for safeguarding HMRC''s information assets, managing security and data protection risks, and setting enterprise-wide security policies and standards across cyber, information, personnel and physical security. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence HMRC''s security agenda across wider government.Job descriptionSecurity Operations and Risk Management Deliver a range of technical security services across HMRC in an agile and risk-informed way, enabling the organisation to operate securely and effectively at scale. Ensure security and privacy is by design and implementation and that appropriate controls exist throughout CDIO and the wider HMRC business. Strengthen HMRC''s personnel security position by designing and implementing an appropriate personnel security framework. Establishes enterprise-level physical security policy, standards, and assurance frameworks; day-to-day operations are managed by HMRC''s Estates function. Drive the implementation and monitoring of compliance to relevant regulatory and government requirements (e.g., NCSC, ISO 27001). Oversee the identification, evaluation, and reporting of legal and regulatory, IT, and cyber security risk to information assets. Liaise with other functions (Finance, HR, Legal, Ethics) and third parties to ensure ..... full job details .....