Compliance & Assurance Specialist

Queen Square Recruitment; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Queen Square Recruitment is seeking a Compliance & Assurance Specialist in Wokingham on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on governance, risk, and assurance across an IT infrastructure estate, delivering audit evidence, control reviews, and compliance reporting at senior stakeholder level.

You will lead on compliance activities, prepare evidence packs, run assessments, and provide dashboards and policy maintenance as a trusted advisor to technical teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Compliance, Governance, Risk, Assurance, or Audit roles.
• Strong IT infrastructure knowledge.
• Working knowledge of NIS-CAF and ISO 27001, 22301, or 9001.
• Active SC Clearance, or eligible and willing to obtain it.
• Comfortable working onsite 3 days a week in Wokingham.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate compliance and assurance activities across the infrastructure estate.
• Prepare audit evidence packs and support internal and external audits.
• Run compliance assessments, control reviews, and gap analysis.
• Produce executive level compliance reports and dashboards.
• Maintain policies, procedures, and control documentation.
• Act as a trusted compliance advisor to technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

Compliance & Governance

Audit experience

IT Infrastructure

SC Clearance

Tools

NIS-CAF

ISO 27001

ISO 22301

ISO 9001

Job description

Compliance & Assurance Specialist | 6 Month Contract

Wokingham | Hybrid, 3 days onsite mandatory

We're working with a major transformation programme to find a Compliance & Assurance Specialist to strengthen governance, risk, and assurance activities across an IT infrastructure estate. This is a hands on role covering audit evidence, control reviews, and compliance reporting at a senior stakeholder level.

What you'll do

• Lead and coordinate compliance and assurance activities across the infrastructure estate
• Prepare audit evidence packs and support internal and external audits
• Run compliance assessments, control reviews, and gap analysis
• Produce executive level compliance reports and dashboards
• Maintain policies, procedures, and control documentation
• Act as a trusted compliance advisor to technical and business stakeholders

What you'll need

• Proven experience in Compliance, Governance, Risk, Assurance, or Audit roles
• Strong IT infrastructure knowledge
• Working knowledge of NIS-CAF and ISO 27001, 22301, or 9001
• Active SC Clearance, or eligible and willing to obtain it
• Comfortable working onsite 3 days a week in Wokingham

Nice to have: familiarity with enterprise networking technologies and critical national infrastructure or other highly regulated sectors.