ISO27001 Interim Implementation Specialist

The Role: This role is hands on, focused on achieving the following:

• Complete Stage 1, the framework for which is already just about ready
• Own the Stage 2 readiness plan: gap registers, owners, dates and weekly status
• Close gaps directly where they are documentation or configuration, and through control owners where they are operational
• Make the ISMS understood and owned across IT, Security, Compliance, HR, Finance, Projects and Exports
• Simplify and embed processes so evidence is see in day to day operations, not just on a checklist for the audit
• Hand over a system the permanent team can sustain through surveillance audits

The Ideal Candidate: We’re looking for the following in the successful candidate:

• Solid, progressive experience ISO 27001:2022
• ISO27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor qualification
• Track record of getting non IT departments to own controls, with the credibility and patience to make it stick
• Hands on with a compliance platform (eg Drata, Vanta, Secureframe or similar)
• Enough Microsoft 265 and Entra ID surface understanding to have sensible conversations with the IT team
• Strong written English to delivery good quality
• If you have CISM, CISSP or CISA then great, but not essential

Additional Information

Salary is dependent upon experience. This is working for a fantastic company who really value their staff.