Deputy Chief Information Security Officer​

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid

Contract: Permanent

As the Deputy Chief Information Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and developing the security programme with proactive management of strategic and operational risks.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

You will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive security risk management strategy for the organisation. This includes managing risk, assessing vulnerabilities, and identifying security controls and processes.

Management of security risk to ensure incidents do not arise which would be a threat as an organisation. Ensuring effective delivery of the ISMS and BCMS programme from educating decision makers on compliance and best practice.

About you

The successful candidate will have an in-depth understanding of information security principles and practices, Governance, Risk Management, Auditing and Awareness Training.

You should also have a strong technical background, Business Continuity, Environmental Factors, Crisis Management and Resilience planning.

With experience in senior Security roles, including a minimum of 5 year's experience in a senior governance or risk management role, requires active CISSP or CISM certification or above.

The ideal candidate will also have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as they will be responsible for engaging with stakeholders throughout the organisation.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 14 January 2024 and interviews are taking place during the campaign and shortly after.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.