Security Assurance Specialist

Security Assurance Specialist
Location:
Manchester | Hybrid, 80% remote
Duration: 2 initial months contract
Rate: £500 - £550
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

• Maintain oversight of cyber security risks across suppliers
• Ensure risks are:
  Identified, Assessed, Recorded, Tracked & Escalated appropriately
• Govern risk acceptance and exception management processes
• Support risk-based prioritisation across security disciplines
• Coordinate supplier compliance activities within the SIAM framework
• Validate supplier adherence to agreed security requirements
• Monitor security performance against contractual obligations
• Drive accountability for control weaknesses, non-compliance, and improvement actions
• Maintain visibility of compliance obligations and control requirements
• Support compliance against frameworks and standards such as:
• ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NCSC guidance & Secure by Design principles
• Coordinate remediation of identified compliance gaps
• Produce consolidated security governance reporting
• Provide visibility of:
  Security risks, Compliance status, Control effectiveness, Supplier performance & Assurance findings
• Present governance information to client stakeholders and governance forums
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