Risk Integration Specialist

Advanced Resource Managers Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers Limited is seeking a Risk Integration Specialist for a 6-month Inside IR35 contract based in Reading, with hybrid working 2-3 days onsite. The role focuses on bridging engineering workflows with security, applying NIST-based risk management and governance across product lifecycles.

You will independently chair multidisciplinary tables, translate technical needs into risk metrics, and drive security integrations in collaboration with PSec, Security and executives.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of security risk management.
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders across functions.
• Ability to translate complex technical needs into risk metrics.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and align risk management across Engineering and Security.
• Lead cross-functional risk integration using NIST frameworks (800-37/800-53).
• Develop and maintain security risk management procedures and controls.

Skills

Security risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

English proficiency

Education

Diploma or equivalent security qualification

CISM/CISSP

Bachelor's degree or security equivalent

Job description

Risk Integration Specialist

6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate

Reading based - hybrid working - 2-3 days a week onsite

Current and active SC Clearance required for this role

Job Purpose:

The Risk Integration Specialist serves as a strategic link between engineering workflows and Security, operating under high-level guidelines. The role is heavily focused on analysing complex processes to seamlessly integrate comprehensive risk management frameworks, leveraging a solid knowledge of the NIST framework, product security, and advanced compliance practices. Characterized by high autonomy, the professional will independently chair multidisciplinary tables, interfacing smoothly with PSec, Security and executives.

A fundamental requirement is the ability to understand complex integration processes and draft formal procedures to align and integrate the risk management functions of both engineering and security departments. The specialist must possess the specific communication skills required to bridge the gap between engineering and security teams-translating technical needs into risk metrics and vice versa-while actively supporting the scoping and requirements-gathering for risk management tools. Daily activities will focus on participating in engineering workflows to identify precisely where security integrations are needed and subsequently driving those integration efforts forward with the direct support of relevant stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:

Risk Management Integration

• Analyse and have a deep knowledge of the Engineering Security Authorization to Operate Management Plan
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment between Security and Engineering to harmonize risk management including tolerance and mitigation strategies.
• Pursue the application of NIST frameworks (such as NIST SP 800-37, 800-53, NIST CSF, CNNSI 1253) for the risk management to be aligned with international frameworks
• Develop a management plan to transfer and coherently manage security risks between System 1 (products) and System 2 (enabling system) throughout the product life cycle
• Coordinate and integrate the process utilizing a common security risk management tool across functions for effective and efficient management

Risk Assessment Integration

• Ensure an integrated security risk assessment process across System 2 with System 1 as per NIST SP 800-30
• Support to the process of risk assessment for the international transport of Major Units, supplier's manufacturing/test facilities
• Support to development of Control Baseline Set (CBS) and selection of security controls for risk mitigations against potential threats

Ensure the assessment of likelihood scored with threat level and vulnerability (evaluated with security controls)

Skills and experience:

Essential:

• Strong knowledge of security risk management
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a track record of communicating with senior leadership across multiple functions internally, and externally
• Proven problem solving (forward, lateral thinking) credentials in relation to complex issues
• Capacity to build trustful relationships on all levels of the organisation
• Good written, verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to work within a team
• Manages own areas of responsibility on a project and understands areas of personal responsibility

Desirable:

• At least 3 years of work experience related to job purpose and key accountabilities
• Ability for pragmatic decision making
• Has an influence and impact on business decisions, making a significant contribution to development of policy & approach

Qualifications:

Essential Qualifications:

• Diploma or equivalent security related qualification
• Hold qualifications relating to Information Security Management Systems in line with local Laws and Regulations. For Example CISM, CISSP
• Intermediate written and verbal English skills
• NIST 800-53, NIST 800-37

Desirable Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or relevant security equivalent qualification/experience
• NIST CSF; CRISC
• CNSSI 1253