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Apply Recruitment

Information Security Officer

Hybrid

Lancashire, United kingdom

£ 61,500 /year

Junior

Full Time

04-10-2025

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Risk Management Monitoring

Job Specifications

Information Security Officer - Risk. - Hybrid - Lancashire

PS61,500 10.5% bonus 14% pension healthcare plus additional benefits.

Information Security Officer with 3rd party experience specifically around Supply chain and procurement needed as part of an extremely well-funded growing cyber security team for this North West based enterprise level critical national infrastructure organisation.

As the Supply Chain & Procurement Information Security Officer you will build strong relationships with business functions across the business, work effectively with external partners, manging and chairing the Supply Chain Risk Management forum

In this role you will act in an advisory capacity to the business day-to-day basis monitoring cyber security risk, compliance, specifically focused on Third Party Supplier and Supply Chain environments.

In this role you will work with the Information Security Manager to undertake advisory functions to the business in relation to Supply Chain risk and support the business areas to identify, reduce risk. You will lead and chair Supply Chain Risk Management Forum and input help to manage the cyber security compliance schedule and compliance managers.

As the Information Security Officer for the Supply Chain assessing the current threat landscape, providing a realistic overview of risks and threats in the enterprise environment, supporting RFI/RFP, audits, supplier management and Projects with security lens on new suppliers, deliverables will be important to this role.

This enterprise level environment has a significant amount of suppliers into its organisation and this role will grow from this initial hire into potentially leading a team of two to three people. You will be given the opportunity to shape and grow this role allowing you to make a significant contribution to the process around 3rd party suppliers in this organisation

To be successful in this role you will ideally have as much of the following as possible:

A minimum of three years working in an information security officer role.
Third Party Supplier and Supply Chain environments
Working with Supply Chain and/or Procurement teams
Awareness of information security related law and regulations such as GDPR and NIS Regulations.
Worked with or awareness of cyber security frameworks and standards. I.e. NCSC CAF, NIST, ISO 2700x series, CIS.
Certifications such as CRISK/CISM/COMPTIA Security+ - However certification's are not a substitute for real world experience.
Experience of interpreting policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines

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About the Company

Apply Recruitment provide seamless IT recruitment support to businesses and individuals across the UK. We are a team of experienced technology recruiters who have high quality networks, extensive market knowledge and outstanding reputations with our customers. We offer a range of technology recruitment services, from permanent candidate placements, interim technology support, executive leadership, IT team building services and digital transformation strategy. Whatever your challenge we will deliver first time, every time. Know more