Principal Cyber Security Risk Manager

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TipTopJobLocation: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle:upon:Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham, SwanseaSalary: Up to GBP 80,400 per annumVacancy Type: PermanentClosing Date: 21 September 2025The DVSA are continuing to strengthen security capability across the business. This role will form a part of a growing Cyber function continuing to embed and maintain an assurance and response function protecting their Services and customer data. Their work also supports the DVSA Data Strategy which has recently been refreshed. This sets the direction for making the Agency an evidence based and data driven organisation whilst maintaining an appropriate level of security of their services and data.You will work with the wider Security function as well as supporting Service Owners and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that security is built into the service development lifecycle and strategic planning. You will be responsible for providing the consolidated risk picture for the Products within that Service and recommending risk acceptance aligning with defined risk appetites. You will lead a small service group team of security professionals to support the assurance as well as engage as necessary with the Enterprise Architecture processes via the Security Architecture function to influence pattern adoption.If this challenge is attractive, theyd love to hear from you.Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

Lead and undertake risk management activities against the hardest or most novel scenarios, while applying the fundamental principles of risk management to a range of complex scenarios, and lead regulatory or legislative compliance activitiesGuide and direct specialist activities of others, actively promoting development in the applicable skills, providing leadership to other risk managers, and sharing best practice widely across government, the public sector, and industryLead the analysis and derivation of complex security needsLead Cyber Security related risk assessments and other expert risk management activities, including providing guidance on establishing the organisations Cyber Security related governance arrangementsProvide guidance to ensure ongoing confidence that fundamental organisational security needs have been met, including integrating a range of assurance approaches and techniques to give continued confidence to the risk, service or system ownerShape leadership decision:making through: Effective reporting and communication regarding the effectiveness of security processes across an organisationProviding recommendations to highly complex problemsActing as an SME for complex cyber risk management concerns, issues and problemsGreat line management is important to us as an organisation, and they will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. They aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.Qualifications/Licenses

A Chartered Cyber Professional or be willing to work towards becoming Chartered.Demonstrate experience in cloud security across at least one platform of AWS or Azure and be willing to undertake formal training and certifications in this area.Required Experience

As a Principal Cyber Risk Manager you are inquisitive and enjoy understanding the context of the full service and product suite you are supporting. You work in a matrix team with roles such as developers, User experience and service design, business analysis to bring a rounded approach to a Service. You are good at making evidenced based recommendations to both Service Owners and Senior Security Leadership roles around the level of security risk being managed within each Product. You enjoy learning about new technology. You are part of a wider Security profession and support the development of that profession as part of a leadership.Seniority level

Mid-Senior levelEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

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