Cyber Assurance Specialist – Audits & Compliance

MASS; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MASS is seeking a Cyber Security Audit & Assurance Specialist to join the Cyber Assurance team in St Neots on a hybrid basis. You will deliver assessments against Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and Defence Cyber Certification, while supporting wider assurance, compliance and security improvement initiatives.

You will work with a collaborative team to review evidence, manage gaps, and contribute to ISO 27001 alignment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a cyber security, governance, compliance or assurance-related role.
• Experience with security audits, compliance assessments, cyber assurance activities.
• Experience with recognised cyber security frameworks and standards (DCC, DefStan 05-138, Cyber Essentials, NIST CSF).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to review technical and documentary evidence and translate findings into defensible reports.
• Working knowledge of IT infrastructure, networking, security technologies and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus assessments in line with scheme requirements.
• Lead smaller-scale cyber assurance engagements, including Defence Cyber Certification assessments, with support and oversight.
• Support larger assurance engagements against frameworks such as Defence Cyber Certification and NIST CSF.
• Review evidence to assess compliance with security requirements.
• Support customers and stakeholders in addressing identified security gaps.
• Help maintain compliance with internal security policies and ISO 27001 certification requirements.
• Monitor security tooling and assist with investigation or escalation of security events.
• Assist with vulnerability assessments, penetration testing activities and technical security reviews.

Skills

Cyber security

Governance

Compliance

Assurance

Communications

Education

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor qualification

CompTIA Security+

ISC2 CISSP/CC

Job description

MASS is seeking a Cyber Security Audit & Assurance Specialist to join the Cyber Assurance team in St Neots on a hybrid basis. You will deliver assessments against Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and Defence Cyber Certification, while supporting wider assurance, compliance and security improvement initiatives.

You will work with a collaborative team to review evidence, manage gaps, and contribute to ISO 27001 alignment.