Cyber Security Governance & Assurance Specialist

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Job Description

Job Title:

Cyber Security Governance & Assurance Specialist Req  Function:
Cyber Security Posting

Start Date:

02/07/2026

Posting End Date: 16/07/2026

Division: UK Business

Job Location:

G  Belfast
- Riverside Tower, G  Bristol
- Assembly, G
-Birmingham-Three Snowhill, G
-London-BTHQ One Braham, G
-Manchester-New Bailey Advertised Salary:
Competitive
** Job Req
**** Posting Date: 02/07/2026
**** Function:  Cyber Security
***
* Location:

This role can be based in either London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester or Belfast (hybrid 3 days per week in office)
**** Salary:
Competitive + excellent benefits**##
** About the role
** Join BT's Managed Security and Cyber Operations team, protecting some of the UK's most recognised organisations from an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape. As a Cyber Security Governance and Assurance Specialist, you'll play a critical role in managing security risk, compliance, and assurance activities, ensuring customer services and data remain secure and aligned to contractual and regulatory requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to influence security outcomes, drive governance excellence, and support BT's ambition to be the world's most trusted connector of people, devices, and machines.
** Please note you must either hold or be eligible for SC (Security Clearance) for this role.**##
** What you’ll be doing
*** Own and manage the Information Assurance Governance, Risk and Compliance position for assigned customer contracts, ensuring effective security oversight throughout the contract lifecycle.
* Develop, implement, and maintain security governance, risk, and compliance activities, ensuring adherence to contractual, regulatory, industry, and BT security requirements.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders, providing expert security guidance and driving informed decision-making.
* Identify, assess, and manage security risks, monitor compliance obligations, and drive continuous security improvements to protect people, information, assets, and reputation.
* Lead security governance activities, including audits, accreditations, supplier compliance, and assurance reviews, ensuring contractual security controls remain effective and compliant.##
** Essential Skills / Experience
*** Strong stakeholder management, communication, and customer engagement skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate, and build effective relationships across internal and external teams.
* Experience in security governance, risk, and compliance, including risk assessments, audits, security improvement plans, and maintaining contractual and regulatory compliance.
* Relevant security accreditations such asCISM, M.Inst.

ISP, or equivalent, with the ability to apply industry best practice to support customer and business security outcomes.
* Good understanding of security architecture, security operations, incident response, and the evolving cyber threat landscape, with the ability to translate complex security concepts into business-focused recommendations.
* Commercially aware and highly organised, with strong decision-making, contract management, reporting, and prioritisation skills to deliver outcomes within agreed timescales.##
** Desirable Skills / Experience
*** Excellent stakeholder management at C-level and above.
* Excellent knowledge of how security requirements are applied in operational or delivery contexts
* Artificial Intelligence Compliance
* Advanced Microsoft Office
* Knowledge of Secure by Design##
** Our Package
** Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life. You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include:
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