ISO 27001 Security Governance Lead

DLA Piper LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusion and diversity

Job summary

DLA Piper is seeking an Information Security Assurance Lead to own the ISO 27001:2022 framework, coordinate audits, and drive continual improvement across policy, risk and governance processes. The role involves testing security controls, reporting findings to stakeholders, and supporting risk-based decision making.

You will collaborate with the enterprise risk team to ensure regulatory and contractual obligations are met, while contributing to security awareness and client-facing assurance

Qualifications

• Experience operating or supporting an ISO 27001 Information Security Management System
• Knowledge of information security control frameworks and assurance methodologies
• Knowledge of Cyber Essentials Plus
• Ability to assess the effectiveness of security controls and identify improvement opportunities
• Experience coordinating audit, certification or assurance activities
• Ability to translate technical and governance topics into practical business outcomes
• Experience presenting security findings, recommendations and risk information to stakeholders
• Experience identifying, assessing and managing information security risks
• Understanding of information security threats, vulnerabilities and control environments
• Experience applying risk management principles, frameworks and methodologies
• Ability to evaluate the potential business impact of security risks and control gaps

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Management System
• Coordinate internal and external certification audits
• Manage the lifecycle of policies, standards and supporting documentation
• Facilitate management reviews and support continual improvement activities
• Ensure security governance processes remain aligned to business objectives and evolving risk
• Design and operate a programme of security control testing and assurance activities
• Assess the effectiveness of administrative, technical and operational controls
• Produce assurance reports and communicate outcomes to relevant stakeholders
• Monitor remediation activities and support closure of identified weaknesses
• Develop assurance dashboards, metrics and management reporting
• Support the ongoing maturity of the security governance framework
• Review the impact of regulatory, industry and client requirements on the control environment
• Contribute to internal security awareness and governance initiatives
• Support external client requests relating to security assurance and certification activities where required
• Facilitate identification, assessment and evaluation of security risks
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support risk-based decisions
• Monitor risk treatment activities and provide challenge where appropriate
• Support risk acceptance and exception management processes

Skills

ISO 27001 knowledge

Audit coordination

Risk management

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder communication

Security control assessment

Education

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Lead Auditor

CISSP

CISM

CRISC

Tools

NIST CSF knowledge

CIS Controls knowledge

Job description

DLA Piper is seeking an Information Security Assurance Lead to own the ISO 27001:2022 framework, coordinate audits, and drive continual improvement across policy, risk and governance processes. The role involves testing security controls, reporting findings to stakeholders, and supporting risk-based decision making.

You will collaborate with the enterprise risk team to ensure regulatory and contractual obligations are met, while contributing to security awareness and client-facing assurance