Cyber Security Assurance Consultant – SC Cleared

Cyber Security Assurance Consultant – SC Cleared

Whitehall Resources currently require an experienced Cyber Assurance Consultant to work with a key client

**Please note active SC Clearance is required**

**This role falls INSIDE IR35**

Job 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
• Support strategic planning and risk-informed decision making
• Drive security governance maturity improvements across the supplier landscape
• Identify opportunities to improve: Risk management, Compliance processes & Assurance effectiveness
• Security governance practices
• Support continuous improvement programmes across the cyber security operating model
• Facilitate cross-supplier resolution of governance issues

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.