Senior Cyber Security Specialist

Multi-site role, based in Huddersfield, with some travel to sites in Preston and Reading

About the Company:

Thornton & Ross is part of the STADA group and focuses on a three-pillar strategy consisting of Consumer Health, Generics, and Speciality Pharmaceutical products. Worldwide, STADA Arzneimittel AG sells its products in approximately 120 countries.

We are one of the UK's fastest-growing, leading producers of household pharmaceutical products & own some of the country's most loved brands such as Covonia®, Hedrin®, Cetraben® as well as the leading disinfectant Zoflora®.  Many people in the UK will have a product from Thornton & Ross somewhere at home. We are also a trusted & reliable provider of prescription products, including emollients, bone health products & generics to the NHS with over 100 years’ heritage behind us and we have ambitions to double the size of our business in the next 3 years.

About the Role:

Vital in assisting the business to achieve success, this role will have responsibility for the UK GIS (Global Information Systems) Digital Security Landscape ensuring that our Security Monitoring & Cyber Security threat management is fit for purpose across all UK affiliate businesses. This opportunity provides an interesting mix of projects and day-to-day operations, as well as taking part in and supervising software/server/hardware upgrades.

On a day to day basis, you will:               

• • Manage security incidents and events to protect corporate GIS assets, including intellectual property, regulated data and the company’s reputation.
  • Manage complex UK GIS security implementation and transformation programmes from project inception through to final sign-off.
  • Develop and implement GIS security policies, protocols and procedures working in partnership with Global GIS stakeholders.
  • Create UK GIS security blueprints and high-level solution designs for technical & process solutions for multiple UK GIS domains.
  • Own risk management for UK GIS including Chairing the Risk Management Review Board for UK GIS.
  • Deliver GIS security standards, best practices, architecture & systems to ensure GIS security across the enterprise and implement procedures for auditing & addressing non-compliance.

About You:

At STADA we talk about diversity as Uniqueness. Everyone is unique and we celebrate our differences as a strength. Our values Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Agility and One STADA ensure our uniqueness thrives, enabling us to care for people’s health as a trusted partner. Empower your Uniqueness, bring your whole self to STADA. If you’re keen to add value and see results, thrive in a busy fast paced environment and have the can-do spirit that’s spearheading our success, bring those qualities, with the following:

• A solid cyber security background underpinned with a strong technical foundation of service, networks and infrastructure.
• A qualification in at least one of the following: (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)/CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)/Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• Ideally experience in a manufacturing environment/FMCG sector.
• Well-developed customer service and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to flourish in a fast paced working environment.
• UK full driving licence.

What’s in it for you?

Rewarding our employees is important to us, which is why we offer a range of fantastic benefits, such as:

• An opportunity to further develop your cyber security expertise working alongside an experienced global team with the freedom to drive and implement best practice locally.
• Great hybrid working environment (3 days on site) at our Huddersfield site based in our recently redeveloped, stunning modern canal side mill setting in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield.
• Competitive base salary.
• Car allowance.
• Private health care cover.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days leave.
• Generous Company Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Annual company performance-based bonus.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

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