Allen Lane Ltd.

Company Name: Allen Lane Ltd.
Job Title: Chief Security Officer
Job Description: **Job Title:** Chief Security Officer **Role Summary:** Strategic leader responsible for overseeing physical, cyber, and information security across a large public sector organization serving 22 million customers. Provides Board‑level advice, manages security operations, leads risk mitigation, and acts as Data Protection Officer. Leads a dispersed team of ~350 staff and influences government‑wide security practices. **Expectations:** - Influence senior executives and Board on security matters. - Translate strategic risks into actionable mitigations and security‑aware culture. - Deliver large‑scale technology transformations and change initiatives. - Maintain resilience under pressure, delivering clear, decisive advice. - Foster an inclusive, high‑performing security team. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. Develop and execute enterprise security strategy (physical, cyber, information). 2. Lead day‑to‑day security operations for ~900 sites, 100 k staff/contractors, and £250 bn of payments. 3. Serve as Data Protection Officer, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations. 4. Brief Executive Board on security risks, incidents, and mitigation plans. 5. Drive change management for security and risk‑management programs, including large technology deliveries. 6. Build and maintain relationships across a complex organization to embed security awareness. 7. Represent DWP in government security forums and influence broader security policy. 8. Oversee a team of ~350 security professionals, promoting inclusive leadership and professional development. **Required Skills:** - Proven experience influencing Board‑level stakeholders. - Extensive security operations management at national scale. - Strong cyber, physical, and information risk expertise. - Demonstrated change‑management and large‑scale transformation delivery. - Decision‑making under uncertainty with risk‑based judgment. - Resilience and ability to provide clear, unambiguous advice under pressure. - Inclusive team leadership with a track record of building high‑performing, diverse teams. - Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Relevant university degree or equivalent experience in security, information technology, risk management, or related field. - Preferred professional accreditations: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, or UK Cyber Security Council accreditation. - Familiarity with international security frameworks/standards (e.g., NIST, CAF, ISO 27001) is advantageous.

England, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

03-10-2025

Company Name: Allen Lane Ltd.
Job Title: CX Project Training & Business Readiness Lead - Hybrid - Up to PS700/day - Inside IR35
Job Description: **Job Title** CX Project Training & Business Readiness Lead **Role Summary** Lead the design, delivery and coordination of training and business readiness activities for a public sector housing management solution implementation. Oversee transition to Civica CX platform, ensuring stakeholders are prepared for go‑live and early life support. **Expactations** * Execute a comprehensive training strategy for end‑users, administrators and support staff. * Facilitate business readiness workshops, coach Business Change Managers, and develop readiness plans. * Manage handover from project team to BAU support, ensuring seamless transition and early life support. **Key Responsibilities** * Design and produce training materials (user guides, videos, workshops) tailored to public sector users. * Lead business readiness and change management activities, including readiness assessments and mitigation plans. * Conduct readiness workshops and coaching sessions for BCMs and other stakeholders. * Develop go‑live readiness plans, transition plans, and early life support arrangements. * Coordinate handover activities, ensuring knowledge transfer to BAU teams. * Maintain strong stakeholder engagement and communication throughout the rollout. **Required Skills** * Proven experience as an IT Trainer or Business Readiness Lead in public sector transformation programmes. * Expertise in training strategy development, material design and delivery. * Strong change management and business readiness skills. * Ability to coach and facilitate workshops for diverse stakeholder groups. * Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and coordination abilities. * Experience in transition planning and early life support coordination. **Required Education & Certifications** * Relevant bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field. * Professional certifications in Training & Development, Change Management (e.g., PMP, Prince2, Prosci) or equivalent preferred.

England, United kingdom

On site

Senior

09-10-2025

Company Name: Allen Lane Ltd.
Job Title: Change Lead - Highways, Transport & Infrastructure - Government
Job Description: **Job Title:** Change Lead – Highways, Transport & Infrastructure (Digital Transformation) **Role Summary:** Lead change management for a public‑sector digital transformation of highways and infrastructure services. Drive the rollout of a new asset‑management platform, embed new BAU processes, and apply business‑analysis techniques to achieve process automation and operational efficiency. **Expectations:** - Deliver change initiatives within a 9‑month contract, starting ASAP. - Influence and engage stakeholders at all organisational levels. - Ensure smooth transition of teams to new processes and systems. - Provide analytical support (process mapping, requirements gathering) to optimise operations. **Key Responsibilities:** - Develop and execute change‑management strategy for the asset‑management platform rollout. - Lead stakeholder engagement, communication, and training plans. - Map current processes, define future state, and support business‑process redesign. - Coordinate with project teams to align change activities with delivery timelines. - Monitor adoption, identify resistance, and implement mitigation actions. - Embed new BAU processes and support post‑implementation sustainment. **Required Skills:** - Extensive experience delivering change management in highways, transport, or infrastructure settings. - Proven track record with digital transformation and business‑process automation projects. - Strong analytical abilities comparable to a business analyst (process mapping, requirements gathering). - Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. - Ability to work in a hybrid environment and manage multiple priorities. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, business, information technology, or related discipline. - Change‑management certification (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR) or equivalent experience preferred.

North west england, United kingdom

On site

Senior

13-10-2025

Company Name: Allen Lane Ltd.
Job Title: Network Engineer
Job Description: Job Title: Network Engineer Role Summary: Interim network engineer responsible for modernising critical infrastructure for a local government client. Acts as the Network Design Authority, delivering architecture, documentation, and implementation for enterprise‑grade deployments in a complex, multi‑site public sector environment. Expectations: - Lead network design and modernization initiatives, ensuring compliance with public sector security and compliance standards. - Deliver high‑level and low‑level design documentation, VPN architecture, Azure IaaS network solutions, and Wi‑Fi security hardening. - Provide advisory on RF optimisation, policy management, and boundary design across a multi‑site estate. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain HLD and LLD documentation for enterprise‑grade deployments. - Design and implement secure VPN architectures and Azure IaaS network connectivity. - Conduct RF optimisation, policy configuration, and Wi‑Fi security hardening across multiple sites. - Evaluate and enforce compliance and security standards for public sector ICT environments. - Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements. Required Skills: - Proven experience as Network Design Authority in public sector environments. - Expertise in generating HLD/LLD documentation. - Strong background in VPN architecture and Azure IaaS networking. - Hands‑on experience with RF optimisation, policy management, and Wi‑Fi security hardening. - Deep understanding of compliance and security standards for public sector ICT. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent experience). - Professional network certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, Azure Certifications, Security+).

London, United kingdom

On site

30-10-2025

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