Authorities Communications Headquarters (GCHQ, the UK equal of the US’s Nationwide Safety Company, or NSA), has simply marketed for a chief info security officer. The function, which the advert describes as “one of the crucial influential cyber security management roles within the UK,” presents a most wage of £130,000 (about $175,000) — and not one of the inventory choices or different inducements frequent in trade.
Profitable candidates can have “experience in securing cloud environments and rising applied sciences inside digital transformation programmes, alongside a robust understanding of regulatory compliance frameworks akin to NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR and GovS 007. Skilled certifications akin to CISSP, CISM or CCISO are extremely fascinating,” the advert mentioned.
The job advert stresses the significance of the function. “As CISO, you’ll work with colleagues to set and implement the organisation’s cyber and knowledge security technique, placing the correct steadiness between functionality, acceptable danger and technological progress. You’ll combine security governance into a posh set of cross-agency organisational decision-making boards guaranteeing that info dangers are managed successfully.”
