Alternate Crypto Custodian - Defence

Our client is seeking a conscientious and dedicated Alternate Crypto Custodian to join their team based out of their Stoke on Trent site. The Alternate Crypto Custodian will work in collaboration with the Crypto Custodian in maintaining the company’s crypto account, performing all duties of a Custodian and deputizing in their absence. This role is vital in supporting the delivery of secure information systems solutions and ensuring the proper management and handling of cryptographic material.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain knowledge of the Minimum National Baseline Measures for the storage, handling, movement, and routine destruction of Cryptographic items.
• Ensure compliance with HMG and local policies and procedures governing CRYPTO/ACCSEC assets, minimizing the possibility of a security breach.
• Manage and account for all incoming items within the department's Crypto Accounting system; ensuring items are received, issued, transferred, destroyed, or returned in accordance with official procedures.
• Maintain a local accounting system for all ACCSEC items issued to the Crypto Account, with supporting vouchers to record all transactions.
• Brief Holders, Users, and Technical staff to ensure they understand HMG and local policies and procedures governing the handling of CRYPTO/ACCSEC and protectively marked assets.
• Issue cryptographic items on loan to holders and users, ensuring all members have signed and understood their respective orders.
• Establish a system for internal checks of all cryptographic items issued to the Account.
• Conduct surprise spot checks, at least monthly, on all CRYPTO items on loan and 6-monthly checks on cryptographic items bearing the ACCSEC caveat.
• Personally conduct the routine destruction of superseded or surplus cryptographic items when authorized.
• Arrange for the prompt and accurate entry of all amendments to publications marked Crypto/ACCSEC and other legacy markings held.
• Review stock holdings regularly to ensure surpluses do not accrue.
• Initiate immediate upward incident reporting action on any suspected or actual cryptographic or crypto security incident.
• Where appropriate, undertake or coordinate incident investigations, report compilation, and recovery of assets.
• Provide crypto briefings to all members working with or near cryptographic material and debrief those no longer in these roles; issue briefing certificates and amend the Security Clearance database accordingly.
• Produce and maintain emergency evacuation and protection procedures for cryptographic material.
• Maintain account records and associated documentation.
• Issue and record all new assets, including archiving, transfer, and destruction records, and produce required statistics.
• Perform any other security-related tasks as assigned by the Security Officer.

Skills:

• Completed the UKNDA Crypto Custodian Training.
• Experience in using JSP 490, JSP 491, and JSP 608.
• Excellent administration skills.
• Ability to work across various functions within the company.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Salary:

• £30,000