IT Security Analyst (Governance, Risk, Compliance)

This role is a member of the IT Security Team and supporting the IT Security operations across the University. Working in close collaboration with the wider IT leads across the LIS Services, you will be providing security expertise across all aspects of the University’s IT estate, delivering a series of programmes and projects to ensure that systems are future proofed, applying appropriate governance, procurement and service management procedures, whilst maintaining regulatory, legal and professional standards.

The role holder will be key to ensuring the successful implementation of the University strategy for information and technology, supporting and providing modern, scalable and secure integrated platforms to support University business, including blended on-campus and online learning and teaching, research, administration, estate operations and commercial activity.

About you:

We are seeking a highly skilled IT security professional with extensive experience in IT security or technical roles. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in creating high-level plans and working with success measures aligned to institutional metrics or targets. The candidate must be capable of handling demanding customers, embedding a culture of service within teams, and representing technical leadership in both external and internal meetings and forums. Additionally, you should hold a relevant business or systems-based undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience. Experience in leadership within the UK education sector, operating within an Agile, Service Managed environment, and writing process and policy documents is highly desirable.

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