Lead, 1st Line Controls Testing & Certification

Mastercard; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in the United Kingdom invites applications for a Manager, 1st Line Controls Testing, Certification and Assurance. You will lead certification maintenance, audits, and assurance activities across ISO27001, PCI DSS and related standards within Vocalink Limited, coordinating with cross‑functional teams and external auditors.

You will assess control design and operating effectiveness, supervise junior analysts, and help shape the annual control testing plan.

Qualifications

• Experience with security control frameworks and standards (ISO27001, NIST, PCI-DSS).
• Experience conducting security audits and coordinating external audits.
• Ability to assess control design and operating effectiveness and identify gaps.
• Experience resolving certification and assurance issues.
• Knowledge across security domains and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain certification and assurance documentation.
• Prepare for annual certification audits.
• Assess controls against security standards and obligations.
• Manage VLL certifications (ISO27001, PCI DSS) and assurance activities.
• Coordinate external audits to ensure smooth execution.
• Test key and non-key controls per the testing methodology.
• Escalate deficiencies and track remediation.
• Create and quality assure reports and outputs.

Skills

Security frameworks

Auditing

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Mastercard in the United Kingdom invites applications for a Manager, 1st Line Controls Testing, Certification and Assurance. You will lead certification maintenance, audits, and assurance activities across ISO27001, PCI DSS and related standards within Vocalink Limited, coordinating with cross‑functional teams and external auditors.

You will assess control design and operating effectiveness, supervise junior analysts, and help shape the annual control testing plan.