Cyber Security Assurance Manager

Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental body seeks a Cyber Security Assurance Manager to lead the planning and design of security risk assessments and controls. This role involves engaging with key stakeholders to ensure security underpins all activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Cyber Assurance and risk management, along with excellent communication skills. A salary of around £80,000 per annum is offered along with benefits such as 30 days holiday and a discretionary bonus scheme.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus public holidays

Discretionary bonus scheme

Life assurance of 4 x salary

Group Income Protection

Pension - up to 10% employer contribution

Up to 5 days paid volunteering

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional Body Fees paid

Working in a hybrid / smart way

Qualifications

• Proven security professional with experience in Cyber Assurance and risk management.
• Experience with protective marking schemes and best practice security standards.
• Proven experience of establishing a security risk and compliance function.
• Ability to effectively present and communicate complex technical information.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and design for security risk assessments.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure effective risk mitigation.
• Run a Security Risk & Compliance Working Group.

Skills

Cyber Assurance

Risk Management

Information Security

IT Audit

Communication Skills

Job description

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Job Description

The Cyber Security Assurance Manager will be responsible for planning and designing Accreditation, Assurance, and Risk Management activity related to our digital capability. This is a key role to lead the planning and design for security risk assessments and to put in place effective security controls. Comfortable working with digital risk and technically astute, you will drive engagement and security conversation with specialist stakeholders across the business, significantly Compliance Reporting, Strategic Risk Programme Office, Corporate Governance and Legal.

The ideal candidate will run a Security Risk & Compliance Working Group for the improvement and tracking of cyber security risk involving key stakeholders within the organisation. You will be engaging and open to sharing your experiences to help your colleagues gain knowledge and improve their own security profile. Ensuring that security underpins all activity across the organisation you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure risk is effectively mitigated.

The following skills and experience are essential to your success in this role:

• A proven security professional with a compliance and risk management background with extensive experience of Cyber Assurance, technology risk, information security risk, or IT audit.
• A proven experience of working with protective marking schemes and best practice security standards such as Gov 007, NCSC 10 steps, JSPs, NIST, SyAPs and NPSA guidelines.
• Proven experience of establishing a security risk and compliance function.
• Experience collating, analysing and interpreting information in both written and presentation form with the ability to effectively present and communicate this in a way that will reach and influence a variety of audiences; making the technically complex simple to inform a variety of stakeholders and ensure that security and risk is at the forefront.
• Extensive experience of developing risk management frameworks and writing statutory risk reports for governance committees and groups

• Demonstrable understanding and experience of managing the security of the operational technology found in cyber-physical systems and knowledge of the cyber threat landscape.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision

If you feel this role is for you then we would love to hear from you. To see the full job description for this role please click here.

Salary circa £80,000 per annum

Benefits include:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays

• Discretionary bonus scheme depending on both corporate and individual performance

• Life assurance of 4 x salary death in service

• Group Income Protection

• Pension - up to 10% employer contribution

• Up to 5 days paid volunteering

• Cycle to work scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Professional Body Fees paid

• Working in a hybrid / smart way

We are committed to promoting diversity and equal opportunities in employment. We are building diverse teams and seek to attract and retain talented individuals from a range of backgrounds and cultures to join us on this hugely challenging and important project.

Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter, stating your suitability for the role and if you believe you have any current or potential conflicts of interest relating to this position.

We look forward to receiving your completed application by 12 noon on 6th October 2025.

Security

Successful candidates will be required to complete security vetting to a minimum Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level obtained through the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD). Candidates are required to pass these checks before a start date can be confirmed.

Applicants should also be aware that, depending on the role applied for, if they have resided outside of the UK for a total of more than two of the last five years, they may not be eligible for vetting.