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Security Manager UK

At Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, an exciting opportunity has arisen as Security Manager, based at our site in Dunfermline. The role is responsible for information security and security topics and areas that make a significant impact across the global company. In this role you will manage, implement and follow up all security frameworks, policies and strategies, while also maintaining, informing and providing support around these areas. You will get the opportunity to work across a variety of customer projects.

An additional important aspect of this position is continuously developing security management processes as well as developing new functionalities to meet both new and changing threats for the company.

The Security Manager role reports directly to the Business Manager. The role has a functional reporting line to Kongsberg Maritime’s Chief Security Officer. In addition, this position will be UK Security responsible, working closely with the site Security leads and reporting to the Country Manager.

While Kongsberg offers flexible working hours, this position’s work tasks require the majority of work hours on-site. Some travelling will be part of this role.

Key accountabilities

  • You will be responsible for compliance, security and IT-systems, instructions and security clearance, ensuring adherence to UK and international regulations in relation to all matters of company security including the handling of classified information.
  • You will be the company’s first point of contact with both the police authority and Security Service.
  • You will be responsible for adapting Kongsberg Maritime’s global security policies and procedures into actions and controls at the different KM UK sites. This includes supporting local management to identify, mitigate and report security risks.
  • Additional responsibilities include the management, delivery and continual improvement to KM UK Security information process and instructions and KMUK Security trainings as well as promoting a security-conscious organisational culture.Top of Form

What we can offer

  • We offer an inspiring and safe work environment with the possibility to work with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future.
  • Working within a world leading supplier of maritime solutions in an international environment and in multidisciplinary team collaboration, you will have ongoing opportunities to make a real difference and develop on a professional and personal level.

Qualifications and experience

  • To best fulfill the position needs and make this a perfect fit, you will have university or college education in a relevant area or other education and work experience that we consider equivalent.
  • Hands-on audit participation and the following-up of information security against internal functions and external suppliers, as well as experience participating in internal and national security protection networks are necessary to succeeding in this position.
  • Previous experience working with Cyber Security in critical environments (IT security and information security), developing and preparing governing documents and training within the areas of security and information security is expected.
  • Knowledge of ISO / IEC 27001 is highly advantageous.
  • Regular communication with both international customers and colleagues is a critical part of this role, therefore an excellent level of both oral and written English is necessary. Fluency in additional languages is advantageous.           

We are looking for you

  • You have a great experience of security work and information security and probably have a background of similar service in the Armed Forces, the police, other authority or company in the defence industry.
  • As a person, you are accurate, structured and detail conscious. It is of utmost importance that you have great integrity and sensitivity.
  • Contact with authorities, and interpreting government information, is something you are used to, as well as documentation regarding security.
  • You are also well used to working in a multi-national company, with the ability to be effective across national cultures and to contribute to excellent information flow between centralized and distributed security teams.
  • You are a team player with a good ability to work both independently and together with others, with a natural desire to share your knowledge and expertise regardless of who target groups are.
  • A confident communicator, you deliver information in a clear, precise and structured way to varying audiences. You are analytical, structured, careful to keep order and can adapt both your manner and work easily based on changed conditions.
  • Comfortable networking and building new relationships, you utilise your network to achieve defined goals.
  • You can quickly familiarize yourself with and understand business's various challenges and needs, along with understanding the informal rules and structures within an organisation to effectively to get things done.

More about the job

The candidate must be eligible for a national security clearance. Furthermore, you must be a UK citizen. We place high demands on our employees' security and privacy awareness and great emphasis on personal suitability is required.

Work location

Dunfermline

Point of contact

Graham Bletcher, VP Stabilisers and Naval Steering Gear

Recruitment Process

Selection and interviews may be conducted during the application period. In this recruitment we utilize pre-employment testing, which may be sent to you if you proceed further in the recruitment process.

Kongsberg Maritime is a technology pioneer, enabling a more sustainable future for our oceans. Our zero-emission integrated technologies advance the maritime industry and solve our customers' toughest problems. With unmatched competence, domain knowledge, innovation, and market reach, we are the trusted maritime partner. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 35 countries.

Our Propulsion and Handling division delivers world class products for propulsion, handling systems, motion control and waterjet for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore and naval. Our products enhance operational efficiency and deliver safe, secure, reliable and sustainable products to our valued customers.

KONGSBERG is a leading global technology group. Throughout our proud two hundred year history, we have continuously advanced, applying innovative solutions to the needs of our customers, partners and society at large. We believe diversity is our strength. By fostering an inclusive and diverse culture we nurture and ensure space for different perspectives and ideas. We are determined in our work to mature and improve our ability to utilize our diversity and culture of differences to create positive business results.

 

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