Information Security Assurance Manager

Babcock International Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP

DigiCare+ health

Shopping portal

Leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking an Information Security Assurance Manager for the Devonport site in Plymouth. The role combines leading information assurance with risk management in a highly secure environment, reporting to the Head of Security Assurance.

Hybrid working is offered with 2-3 days in the office. The successful candidate will advise on information protection requirements and collaborate with internal teams to safeguard critical information assets.

Qualifications

• Experience in information assurance, information security, or cyber security.
• Knowledge of information risk management principles and practices.
• Understanding of GDPR and Data Protection requirements.
• Understanding of Government Security Classifications and trade control requirements.
• Experience communicating security requirements effectively to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide information assurance support and guidance across 9 Dock and designated Limited Access Areas.
• Manage information risk activities and help ensure compliance with security standards, policies and procedures.
• Support secure control and governance of portable electronic devices within sensitive environments.
• Advise stakeholders on information protection requirements, security controls, and best practice approaches.
• Collaborate with internal teams and customers to strengthen security assurance and protect critical information assets.

Skills

Information assurance

Risk management

Data protection

Security controls

Stakeholder comms

Governance

GDPR knowledge

Education

InfoSec certification

Relevant degree/discipline

Job description

Job Title: Information Security Assurance Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75431

Help protect critical programmes that support the UK's security

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Information Security Assurance Manager at our Devonport site.

The role

As an Information Security Assurance Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be at the forefront of protecting information assets within a complex and highly secure environment. Reporting to the Head of Security Assurance, you'll provide expert guidance on information assurance, information risk management, data protection, and security controls within sensitive operational areas.

• Providing information assurance support and guidance across 9 Dock and designated Limited Access Areas.
• Managing information risk activities and helping to ensure compliance with security standards, policies, and procedures.
• Supporting the secure control and governance of portable electronic devices within sensitive environments.
• Advising stakeholders on information protection requirements, security controls, and best practice approaches.
• Collaborating with internal teams and customers to strengthen security assurance and protect critical information assets.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2-3 days in the office/onsite.

Essential Experience Of The Information Security Assurance Manager

• Experience working within an information assurance, information security, or cyber security role.
• Knowledge of information risk management principles and practices.
• Understanding of GDPR and Data Protection requirements.
• Understanding of Government Security Classifications and trade control requirements.
• Experience communicating security requirements effectively to a range of stakeholders.

Qualifications For The Information Security Assurance Manager

• Relevant qualification in Information Security, Cyber Security, Information Assurance, Risk Management, or a related discipline would be beneficial.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security Manager, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, or equivalent are advantageous.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portalPayment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 28/08/2026

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