Security and Information Risk Advisor
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £47,730 to £57,151 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | G2 8LU, EH6 6QQ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Scottish Government |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2919 |
Summary
Join us as an IT Security and Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) within Scottish Government’s Cyber Security Unit (NCSR), where you’ll play a key role in protecting our digital services, helping ensure they remain secure, resilient, and well‑positioned to respond to evolving cyber threats.
As a valued member of the team, you will play a crucial role in helping the Scottish Government and service owners develop policy and apply standards, manage cyber and information risk, identify mitigations, and obtain assurance and compliance.
In this role you will help system owners, projects, and procurements understand, assess, and manage cyber and information risks, ensuring systems and data stay secure and compliant. Providing clear, practical advice to support risk-based decisions you will help build resilience against evolving threats from both inside and outside the organisation.
As a valued member of the team, you will play a crucial role in helping the Scottish Government and service owners develop policy and apply standards, manage cyber and information risk, identify mitigations, and obtain assurance and compliance.
In this role you will help system owners, projects, and procurements understand, assess, and manage cyber and information risks, ensuring systems and data stay secure and compliant. Providing clear, practical advice to support risk-based decisions you will help build resilience against evolving threats from both inside and outside the organisation.