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Role & Responsibilities
We’re looking for an experienced Cyber Security Risk Officer to lead and evolve our cyber risk management capability. You’ll oversee the identification, assessment, and management of cyber and Digital Technology risks, ensuring regulatory alignment and strong governance. Working closely with technical and business teams, you’ll translate cyber risk into clear business insight and embed risk-informed decision-making across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Own and lead the Cyber & Digital Technology Risk Management Framework, aligned to industry standards and MOD requirements
Identify, assess, and prioritise cyber and digital technology risks across IT, operational, and business environments
Translate technical security issues into clear, actionable business risk
Drive risk treatment, ownership, and tracking of mitigation actions
Maintain the central cyber risk register and produce concise risk reporting for senior stakeholders
Embed cyber risk management into projects, technology change, and third‑party engagements
Act as the cyber risk SME, influencing decision‑making and promoting a strong risk‑aware culture
Essential Skills & Experience
Experience in cyber security, information security, IT risk, or a closely related discipline
Proven experience delivering cyber and technology risk management in complex, regulated, or high‑assurance environments
Ability to manage and prioritise multiple cyber and technology risks across different technical and organisational domains
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge without formal line authority
Confident communicator, able to clearly articulate cyber risk to technical teams, operational stakeholders, and senior leadership
Solid technical understanding of cyber security and IT, enabling credible engagement with engineering, operations, and architecture teams
Ability to translate technical vulnerabilities, incidents, and weaknesses into clear, structured risk statements
Working knowledge of recognised cyber and risk frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001/27005) and their practical application
Ability to balance security risk, delivery priorities, and operational outcomes
Security Check (SC) clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain SC clearance
Desirable Skills & Experience
Experience working within defence, government, critical national infrastructure, or similarly regulated sectors
Familiarity with MOD cyber requirements and standards
Experience facilitating risk discussions or workshops with both technical and non‑technical audiences
Experience embedding cyber risk management into projects, change initiatives, and delivery lifecycles
Understanding of supplier, third‑party, and supply chain cyber risk
Experience supporting audit, assurance, or external regulatory scrutiny
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