Information Security Officer

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1?

At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an Information Security Officer to join our IT department. Reporting into our Information Security Compliance Manager, this role will deliver F1’s Information Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) projects and activities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead in monitoring and managing compliance programs aligned to security frameworks and regulations such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR. Where possible, recognising improvements and encouraging efficiencies and automation to controls, evidence gathering, and processes.
• Support the definition and growth of F1’s Security Control Framework. Taking a proactive approach to designing, assessing, and maintaining effective security controls across our various business functions.
• Provide expertise in risk management and the identification and assessment of security risks, ensuring they are appropriately reported on (through dashboards, reports, and workshops).
• Create, review, and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures; ensuring they are applied across relevant technology projects, systems, and services.
• Support in managing third party supplier security/compliance assessments, building relationships with key suppliers, and outlining steps for security improvements where appropriate.
• Coordinating internal and external security audits/reviews through delivery, evidence gathering, and reporting.
• Work with stakeholders to support F1’s data governance and security strategy across data discovery, processing, storage, classification, retention, and disposal. Support the implementation and maintenance of security controls for the protection of data. 
• Define and monitor security GRC related performance metrics, communicating and presenting updates to Senior stakeholders.
• Support F1’s approach towards the use of Artificial Intelligence utilising tooling to ensure policies and procedures are adhered to.

What Are We Looking For?

Personal Qualities

In this role it is essential that you are:

• Enthusiastic and passionate about driving security improvements across the company / wider industry
• Ability to cope under pressure and manage multiple important projects simultaneously
• Ability to communicate with different audiences both technical and non-technical
• Willingness to support F1 events / schedules across different time zones (on a rotational basis)

Experience

Prior to the role it would be essential that you have:

• Experience of successfully leading information security GRC focused programs, including risk management activities
• Vendor/third party audit and compliance management
• Security compliance and regulatory requirements – ISO27001, PCI DSS, GDPR
• Incident Response, Business continuity / Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) planning and testing.
• Data governance & Data Loss Prevention (DLP) projects
• Legal & regulatory frameworks relevant to information security, including planned future changes.

Some desirable experience that you may bring to the role:

• Security architecture / engineering / operations experience
• Understanding of security tools and technologies – AV, SIEM, DLP, CASB, etc

Qualifications

You will need to have current UK driving license in this role. Not essential to be successful in the role but you may also have the following qualifications:

• CISSP / CISM
• ISO27001 LI/LA

Career Progression - Where Can You Go Next?

From this position, your next step could be into the role of Senior Information Security Officer

Why join the force behind the sport?

Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport. As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:

• Private Healthcare scheme  
• Dental Care 
• 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season  
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies 
• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill   
• Free healthy snacks in our offices 
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch 
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure  
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team  
• Discount on F1 merchandise 
• Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive 
• Perkbox benefit portal and more

Recruitment Fraud Warning: We only communicate with candidates through official @f1.com email addresses. We will never contact you via personal email accounts, messaging apps, or request payment as part of our recruitment process. If you receive suspicious communication claiming to be from our talent team, please report it to [email protected].

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