Cyber Security Assurance Manager

Location: Langstone

Cyber Security Assurance Manager

Full Time

Permanent

Hybrid - Portsmouth PO6 (3 days per week onsite)

£60-80K basic + benefits (5% pension, 25 days hols, life insurance, medical cover)

Are you an experienced Cyber Security Assurance Manager looking for a new challenge?

Do you have a background in Cyber Security Assurance with a strong understanding of delivering and maintaining cybersecurity certifications, along with strong understanding of SOC operations and security assurance frameworks and also experience in customer-facing assurance activities, including audits, RFIs, and RFPs?

Here at ARM we are recruiting for a full time permanent Cyber Security Assurance Manager for a global IT services and consultancy client of ours.

Our client:

They're a leading business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and they undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Their advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.

Overview:

The Cyber Security Assurance Manager will be responsible for ensuring the Security Operations Centres (SOC) achieves and maintains internationally recognised security certifications, audit reports, and assurance standards.

This role will focus on delivering and maintaining certifications such as ISO/IEC 27001, SOC2 Type II, Cyber Essentials Plus, Crest SOC accreditation, and sector-specific frameworks (PCI DSS, NCSC CIR/CHECK), providing customer confidence in our SOC services.

As a key member of the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) function, the Cyber Security Assurance Manager will lead customer assurance activities, including audit preparation, security compliance queries, and support for security-related RFPs and RFIs. Acting as a trusted point of contact for clients and auditors, the role will showcase our certified security credentials and help build lasting confidence in the credibility of our SOC services on a global scale.

Responsibilities:

1. Certification Delivery & Maintenance:

• Lead the delivery and ongoing maintenance of key SOC-related certifications including SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, and Crest.
• Oversee sector-specific assurance needs such as PCI DSS for cardholder data environments or NCSC CIR/CHECK where relevant.
• Ensure certifications are renewed on schedule and compliance gaps are proactively addressed.

2. Security Assurance for SOC Services:

• Embed certification requirements into the SOC's governance, processes, and operational practices.
• Ensure continuous monitoring, evidence collection, and readiness for internal/external audits.
• Translate security control requirements into operational procedures for SOC teams.

3. Customer Assurance Engagement:

• Act as primary contact for customer assurance activities relating to SOC services.
• Support client RFIs, RFPs, and audit requests with accurate certification evidence and security documentation.
• Build customer-facing assurance packs that demonstrate our security posture and SOC credibility.

4. Regulatory & Industry Alignment:

• Monitor developments in global cybersecurity regulations and frameworks (eg NIST CSF, UK NCSC guidance, EU NIS2, GDPR).
• Align SOC assurance with emerging requirements to ensure future readiness.
• Provide expert advice to leadership on how regulatory changes impact SOC assurance strategy.

5. Continuous Improvement & Reporting:

• Drive continuous improvement in SOC assurance processes, reducing time to audit readiness and increasing efficiency of evidence collection.

Produce regular reports and dashboards for the Head of Assurance and senior stakeholders on certification status, audit outcomes, and assurance performance.

6. Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing:

• Work closely with SOC operations, Information Security, Risk & Compliance, and Commercial teams to embed assurance requirements into daily practice.
• Provide training and awareness on SOC assurance standards to internal teams.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications and Experience-

• Demonstrable experience delivering and maintaining cybersecurity…