IT Security Officer

Landmarc Support Services currently have an exciting opportunity for an IT Security Officer to join the IT team on a permanent basis at our offices in Wiltshire, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual, to support our exciting business. This role is a hybrid working arrangement, the successful person will live within a commutable distance of the office.

With a strong emphasis on Information Security and compliance, this role is fundamental in ensuring Landmarc complies with its ongoing information security obligations, including but not limited to: MOD Accreditation, ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Whilst this is an IT role supporting the Head of IT in managing information security across all our platforms, you will also work with other managers at Landmarc in a cross-function capacity. This will include working directly with the Data Manager, to ensure that good Data governance measures are in place and with the Security and Data Protection manager to ensure our GDPR obligations are met.
Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the IT Security for Landmarc


• Fulfilling the role of IT Security Officer for Landmarc as defined in the Risk Management Accreditation Document Set (RMADS)


• Maintain and update the ISO27001 accredited Information Security Management System (ISMS) and ensure staff are aware of its content


• Own and monitor compliance with our Security Operating Procedures (SyOps) across all IT environments and assess its ongoing fitness for purpose


• Produce coherent documentation and be able to conduct documentation reviews, assessing documents and systems for conformity to internal and external standards


• Liaising with the IT Management Team to develop and manage IT security processes, best practice and documentation, implementing policy and providing direction within your area of competency


• Acting as company subject matter expert for all security-related matters and liaising with appropriate MoD staff e.g. Accreditor(s) and Security Assurance Co-ordinator(s)


• Be familiar with and ensure compliance against all our contractual responsibilities as an Industry Partner to the MoD


• Understand and keep updated with JSP604, JSP440 and any other relevant Joint Service Publications as and when required


• Coordinate Security Working Group meetings and manage the outputs and actions from those meetings


• Responsibility for ensuring that anti-virus protection is maintained on all workstations and that all required security patches are deployed across the IT estate, by regularly monitoring compliance via Nessus scans


• Own the information security training content and input into delivery of training Landmarc's Learning Centre by effectively liaising with the Learning and Development team to ensure content is updated and relevant


• Assist with conducting annual reviews of our supply chain, including assisting with the due diligence of new suppliers as required
  
  You will have an in-depth understanding of information security and are able to grasp the complexity of this domain


• Hands-on experience of delivering information security best practice is essential


• Experience of owning and delivering information security initiatives, including awareness programmes, phishing simulations and training


• Knowledge of technological aspects of information security, including network architecture, the software development life cycle, penetration testing, DLP tools, patch management and vulnerability assessments


• Experience /understanding of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) best practices and guidance


• You will be familiar with principles of good data governance, cyber security and data protection.


• Experience of leading and conducting audits (especially ISO27001) is essential in this role


Highly Desirable:

• Experience of working in a MoD restricted environment and familiarity with MoD security standards


• A recognised information security certification (such as CIPT, CISSP, CISM, CISA, Lead Auditor for ISO27001)


What you can do

• Three or more years relevant experience working in an IT security role (required)


• Effective communicator (written and oral) with a pragmatic approach to IT Security Management


• Excellent communicator, able to have effective conversations with both technical and non-technical stakeholders


• Excellent skills with MS Office software (especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint)


• Can respond effectively to conflicting work demands, prioritise accordingly and set realistic expectations for stakeholders


• Ability to establish, maintain and develop effective working relationships


• Displays a willingness to work alone and as part of a team in a fast paced technical environment.


• Ability to work across multiple technical projects simultaneously as required, delivering to deadlines
  
  Landmarc provides the support services that enable Armed Forces from around the world to prepare for frontline military operations across the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE). This includes maintaining and delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, managing and operating training areas and ranges and delivering multi-million pound projects to improve vital training assets.


By joining Landmarc you will be supporting our vision to provide the best training experience we can for our Armed Forces. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003.

Landmarc will provide you with a competitive salary; in addition to this, we also offer the following main benefits, amongst many others:

Pension

Landmarc offers all employees an opportunity to join our company stakeholder pension scheme, whereby the company will contribute up to 8% of the employee's salary.

Holiday

Employees are entitled to 25 days' pro rata during each year of employment plus public holidays. Three extra discretionary days added to our annual leave allowances at Christmas.

Annual leave allowance will increase in recognition of your continued service.

Holiday purchase - purchase up to 10 more days' holiday to use throughout the year.

Other benefits

Edenred - employee savings scheme

Annual salary review, in consultation with the recognised Trade Unions

Life assurance insured for three times your annual salary, to help the loved ones

Reimbursement of professional fees and on-going training