Overview
Embark on a transformative journey as a Business Information Security Officer. At Barclays, our vision is clear - to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. As BISO you will partner closely with our key technology and business stakeholders to ensure business strategies are supported and business operates in a secure environment with security proactively embedded into services. The role will offer you high visibility across Cyber & Technology leadership, working in partnership with senior management to ensure that they understand their cyber risk posture and the priorities they need to action to improve this.
Purpose of the role
To provide a primary liaison service between the business, technology, and security functions. In order to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, and support the mitigation of security risk.
Accountabilities / Responsibilities
* Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements in business processes and IT projects, to enhance overall risk management.
* Execution of risk assessments to identify and prioritise potential cybersecurity threats that could impact the bank's operations and data, guide the implementation of mitigation strategies, and communicate findings to relevant senior stakeholders.
* Collaboration with business units to develop and implement security policies and procedures for the bank's operations aligned to the risk management framework.
* Management of the implementation, testing and monitoring of security controls across the bank's IT systems to ensure the effectiveness of controls and mitigation of risk.
* Execution of training content and sessions to educate employees, enhance cybersecurity awareness and provide guidance on safe online practices.
* Management of complex cybersecurity incidents by collaborating with IT teams and response experts to effectively resolve cases through analysis, expertise support and project supervision.
* Identification of emerging cybersecurity trends, threats, and new technologies to address potential risks by advocating the adoption of new security solutions.
Leadership expectations
* To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
* If managing a team, define roles and responsibilities, plan for future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and contribute to pay decisions. May lead specialists to influence department operations, balancing short and long-term goals while ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
* For leaders, demonstrate the Barclays Values and Mindset, creating an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver consistently excellent standards. The LEAD behaviours are: Listen and be authentic; Energise and inspire; Align across the enterprise; Develop others.
* For individual contributors, act as a subject matter expert within the discipline, guide technical direction, lead multi-year assignments, and coach less experienced colleagues. Contribute to long-term profits, organizational risk management and strategic decisions.
* Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership and senior management, on functional and cross-functional areas of impact and alignment.
* Manage and mitigate risks through assessment in support of the control and governance agenda.
* Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work of the team.
* Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s functions to contribute to achieving business goals.
* Collaborate with other areas to keep up to speed with business activity and strategies.
* Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives. Engage in in-depth analysis to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
* Adopt and include outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
* Seek, build and maintain trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Qualifications / To be successful
* Understanding of Security & Control Frameworks & Methodologies
* Knowledge of Security Tooling and capabilities such as NIST
* Communications skills across all levels of an organisation, up to Senior Executives
Other highly valued skills include: Ample communication skills.
This role is located in Knutsford, Radbroke Hall
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