IT Assurance Lead

IT Assurance Lead

Reading

6-Months

Paying up to £108p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold a high level of UK Security clearance - please only apply if suitable

Key Responsibilities:

Security by Design & Compliance: Be responsible for safeguarding applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments throughout their lifecycle according to the Security by Design framework and principles. Ensure knowledge and application of relevant standards, including but not limited to (ISO 44001, NIST 800-53, (Apply online only), (Apply online only), NIS2, DEFSTAN, JSP's).
Secure Development: Define and follow secure development guidelines. Collaborate with development teams to embed requirements and guarantee controls to protect critical data. Co-ordinate technical solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities during development and in production.
Monitoring & Assurance: Assure infrastructure and cloud through continuous compliance with established standards and procedures.
Risk Management: Oversee risk management and recommend tactical and strategic improvements to systems and processes, aligned to best practice.
Cross Functional Leadership: Work cross-functionally and use collaborative leadership skills to assure secure solutions aligned with programme objectives.
Continuous Improvement: Lead security enhancements and initiatives that strengthen assurance and advance compliance across the programme.

Required Skillset & Experience

Further education and experience, ideally in IT Assurance, or extensive experience in a Defence IT or similarly "complex" industry.
Deep knowledge and practical experience of managing IT assurance and compliance.
Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working style across all functions of the programme.
Excellent time management and organisation skills, facilitating the prioritisation and running of multiple tasks in parallel against challenging requirements.
Expert knowledge and practical application of major IT Assurance frameworks and standards (ISO 44001, NIST 800-53, NIST (Apply online only), NIST (Apply online only), NIS2, DEFSTAN, JSP).
Deep understanding and experience in implementing the Security by Design framework across the full development lifecycle.
Management experience with tools and technologies for infrastructure, cloud, and application protection.
A proven ability to manage solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities in both development and production environments.
Assurance skills for identifying and managing risks and incidents.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively across development, operations, and programme teams.
Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change