Jon C. Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Home-based

After 7 years of cyber and information assurance consulting/contract roles I have been made an offer I couldn't refuse to take up a permanent Senior Consulting role within the Serco Group Cyber & Information Assurance team.

Cyber & Information Assurance SME (contract) delivering bid support, cyber & information security risk assessments, supplier assurance and security process improvement.

Nationwide

• Offering the following professional and specialist competences and experience gained in both the private and public sectors:
• Senior Cyber & Information Security Subject Matter Expert
• Senior Security Policy, Governance & Standards Adviser & Implementer
• Cloud Services security assessment & assurance
• Supply chain assurance / Supplier assessments
• Lead Security Accreditor (IS1/2, RMADS, etc.)

A senior Cyber Security subject matter expert within the supply chain assurance function. Conducting security assessments of key suppliers - including multi-national consultancies, legal and financial service providers, and providers of IT/Cloud services. Working with the business and suppliers to risk assess findings and agree/track remediation actions..

Birmingham, United Kingdom

IA senior practitioner for multiple projects including one to migrate Contact Centre operations handling millions of calls for Government clients to a new Cloud-based CCaaS provider. This required achieving security assurance approvals from central Government customers. Also Lead Implementer for an ISO 27001 certified ISMS for IT shared services, including.

Providing sub-contract CCP/CISSM/CISM (Ex-CLAS) Information Assurance services to a client organisation encompasing a number of Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) providing services on behalf of the MoJ as part of the Transforming Rehabilitation Programme. This work included conducting risk assessments and preparing RMADS which resulted in the.

Led the Information Assurance stand of a major service transformation programme. Role included directing PCI-DSS compliance across a complex, multi-supplier environment, as well as supplier assurance, including cloud & off shoring risk assessments. From Jan2016, also Interim Security Manager for one of Serco’s major Local Government accounts.

Sub-contract services to a Government customer. Undertaking and documenting security risk assessments and recommendations for diverse IT services. Preparing and presenting Accreditation evidence to the Departmental Accreditor. Conducting social engineering tests.

Managing and delivering a programme of security maturity improvement work, including:- Refreshing, updating and expanding the entire Departmental security policy portfolio to align it with business needs, the new (security outcome focused) HMG Security Policy Framework and other sources of good practice.- Reviewing and mapping the Departmental security.

London, Midlands And North West

Information Assurance & Protective Security Team Leader, lead IT Security Officer, Lead Accreditor and Deputy Departmental Security Officer, delivering a shared service to two Whitehall Departments - Department for Education & Department for Communities and Local Government.Role Summary: Policy development and leadership on Information Assurance and.

North West

Establishing and directing a new IT Assurance function, and managing the migration and integration of the OGC Gateway Review process into that function.

Leading, managing and developing IT Infrastructure Service Management and IT Customer Services functions. Maintaining and improving operational IT services, and managing service costs (£2million+ budget).

14 Years’ experience in various IT specialist and management roles including: system support, IT Service Delivery & Service Management, Project Management, In-House Bid Preparation, Contract Service Management, IT Strategy and Enterprise Architecture, Quality Management and Continuous Improvement, Supplier and Budget Management.