Government Security Profession: Index of roles

Governance and Compliance

Security Business Partner

Security Education and Awareness

Security Policy

Security Strategy

Security Support

Secure Systems (previously ‘Process’)

Leadership

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Chief Security Officer (CSO)

Government Chief Security Officer

Head of Cyber Security – part of the Government Cyber Profession

Head of Personnel Security

Head of Physical Security

Head of Resilience

Head of Technical Security

Senior Security Adviser

Personnel

Appeals and Litigation

Insider Risk

Personnel Security Adviser

Personnel Security Assurance

Personnel Security Investigator

Screening

Physical

Close Protection Officer

Physical Security Adviser

Physical Security Applied Research

Physical Security Asset and Service Life Cycle Security Management

Physical Security Assurance

Physical Security Designer

Physical Security Operations Manager

Security Officer

Security Officer Supervisor

Resilience

Business Continuity

Crisis / Incident Manager

Security Risk Management

Supply Chain Security

Threat Intelligence

Technical

Technical Security Adviser

Technical Security Applied Research

Technical Security Asset and Service Life Cycle Security Management

Technical Security Assurance

Technical Security Designer

Technical Security Installer

Technical Security Investigator

Technical Security Operations Manager

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Cyber

Cyber security roles are now part of the Government Cyber Profession and are listed separately in the Cyber Profession Capability Framework.