Senior Manager Secure By Supplier

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At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

 Key responsibilities include:

• Performing pre sales technical assessments of a supplier’s security posture and compliance to UK regulatory requirements during supplier sourcing and contracting.

• Measuring the security & compliance risk, documenting all findings and provision of a security recommendation into the sourcing decision

• Engaging with external suppliers to clarify, understand & influence their regulatory compliance and general security position.

• Management of multiple stakeholders and functional subject matter experts in order to verify a security position and drive effective decision outcomes

• Being the technical subject matter expert in the communication of security risks when liaising with the business, technology and third-party vendors.

• Identifying required contractual provisions to mitigate and minimize the risk to Vodafone and support Supplier Cyber Security in their negotiation of contractual security requirements.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

• Evaluate pre-sales security & compliance risks based on a standardized assessment approach and ensure that all potential risks and mitigations have been identified

• Provide a security recommendation as part of the security evaluation within the sourcing decision and support internal stakeholders to help them understand the security & compliance risks a supplier may bring

• Provide support to supplier contract negotiations with expert guidance on the technical security & compliance risks and how these can be minimised or mitigated.

• Operation and development of relevant processes, tools and reports

• Provide advice and guidance to Vodafone colleagues and external suppliers on security and compliance related matters. Define, communicate and ensure that suppliers and third parties understand and comply with Vodafone’s security standards.

• Drive a change in perception that security is an inhibiter, and work to demonstrate that security can be a business differentiator.

Who you are

Experience

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

• Experience of pre-sales environment, identifying and assessing risk through evaluation of responses in order to determine a security recommendation

• Ability to deal with complexity, collaborate effectively and communicate security requirements and risks to all levels of the business. The experience to explain complex technical matters to non-technical business executives is crucial.

• Experienced in managing stakeholders at different levels of the organization.

• Strong professional experience in information technology, Cyber security with a good level of technical depth, ideally gained in a similar role

• Good knowledge/experience in securing of cloud environments and web services, container security, connectivity, user access management, networks and penetration testing experience beneficial.

• Good knowledge/understanding of security governance within the delivery types such as Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service and working alongside the vendor solutions as well.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

- Expertise in fixed, mobile networks and networking generally.

- University degree in Information Security or equivalent

- One or more of the following: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, GIAC, TOGAF, SABSA or equivalent

- 5+ years work experience in the field of cyber security and overall 10+ years of experience

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Exposure to learn cutting edge technology.

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.