GRC Lead - Hybrid, SC Cleared, Cyber Risk & Compliance

BOSS ERP Consulting; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BOSS ERP Consulting seeks a GRC Lead contractor for a Manchester-based, hybrid role. The position involves oversight of cyber security risk across suppliers, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, recorded, tracked and escalated as needed.

The contractor will drive governance, coordinate SIAM supplier activities, and validate adherence to security requirements, ISO 27001/NIST CSF/NCSC guidance, delivering governance reporting and risk-informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain oversight of cyber security risks across suppliers
• Ensure risks are: Identified, Assessed, Recorded, Tracked & Escalated appropriately
• Govern risk acceptance and exception management processes
• Support risk-based prioritisation across security disciplines
• Coordinate supplier compliance activities within the SIAM framework
• Validate supplier adherence to agreed security requirements
• Monitor security performance against contractual obligations
• Drive accountability for control weaknesses, non-compliance, and improvement actions
• Maintain visibility of compliance obligations and control requirements
• Support compliance against frameworks and standards such as: ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NCSC guidance & Secure by Design principles
• Coordinate remediation of identified compliance gaps
• Produce consolidated security governance reporting
• Provide visibility of: Security risks, Compliance status, Control effectiveness, Supplier performance & Assurance findings
• Present governance information to client stakeholders and governance forums
• Support strategic planning and risk-informed decision making
• Drive security governance maturity improvements across the supplier landscape
• Identify opportunities to improve: Risk management, Compliance processes & Assurance effectiveness
• Security governance practices
• Support continuous improvement programmes across the cyber security operating model
• Facilitate cross-supplier resolution of governance issues

Job description

BOSS ERP Consulting seeks a GRC Lead contractor for a Manchester-based, hybrid role. The position involves oversight of cyber security risk across suppliers, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, recorded, tracked and escalated as needed.

The contractor will drive governance, coordinate SIAM supplier activities, and validate adherence to security requirements, ISO 27001/NIST CSF/NCSC guidance, delivering governance reporting and risk-informed decisions.