Cyber Security Specialist (12 Months)

Aviva; Norwich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance (29 days)

Private Medical Benefit

Matching Shares Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental & carer’s leave

Flexible benefits including Cycle to‑a

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva in Norwich is seeking a Cyber Security Specialist for a 12 month FTC to join our Third-Party Security team. You will assess supplier and client security risks, work with stakeholders across business and technical teams, and help ensure security controls are understood and applied from the start.

You will deliver timely assessments, support due diligence, and translate complex risk into practical actions.

Qualifications

• Experience carrying out supplier security reviews or security risk management.
• Strong knowledge of international regulatory requirements including US cyber security, privacy and financial services.
• Experience identifying risks and recommending practical actions to reduce them.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across technical and business teams.
• Advanced Microsoft 365 skills, including Excel reporting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier security reviews and risk assessments for multiple stakeholders.
• Assess security controls and support due diligence activities.
• Provide practical security advice across the business.
• Deliver timely security assessments to enable risk-based decisions.

Skills

Supplier security reviews

Security risk management

Regulatory knowledge (US privacy & FS)

Risk identification & mitigation

Stakeholder communication

Manage multiple assessments

Excel reporting

Tools

Microsoft 365

Excel

Job description

Cyber Security Specialist - 12 month FTC

Location: Norwich

Salary: Circa £55k

Are you someone who enjoys spotting risks early and turning them into practical solutions? You'll thrive in this role if you've worked in supplier assurance, information security auditing or security risk management. You'll be confident building strong relationships with both technical and business stakeholders.

If you're looking to grow your Cyber Security career while working across a broad range of suppliers and corporate clients, we'd love to hear from you.

A bit about the job:

Join our Third-Party Security team and play a key role in helping Aviva manage supplier and client security risks. You'll work closely with colleagues, suppliers and corporate clients to make sure security requirements are understood and met from the start. You'll assess security controls, support due diligence activities and provide practical security advice across the business.

Your work will help us identify risks early, strengthen supplier security and support Aviva's wider Cyber Security strategy. You'll be accountable for delivering timely security assessments and helping stakeholders make informed, risk-based decisions.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience carrying out supplier security reviews, information security assessments or security risk management activities.
• Strong understanding of international regulatory requirements, including applicable US cyber security, privacy and financial services regulations. Working with stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions, you'll help ensure security controls and risk management practices align with both Aviva and regulatory expectations.
• Experience identifying risks and recommending practical actions to reduce them.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across technical and business teams.
• Ability to manage multiple assessments and priorities while maintaining a high standard of work. Advanced Microsoft 365 skills, including Excel reporting, formulas, charts and tables, would be beneficial.

Whatyou’llget for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promiseisby investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Startingsalary Circa £55k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 daysholidayplus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further -Up to 40%discountonAviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme
• Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of our Aviva Communitiesand useyour3paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take yourwellbeingseriously withlots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’reinclusive and welcome everyone– we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spendingat least50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.