SC-Cleared Cyber Security Assurance Specialist – Hybrid

Proactive Appointments Ltd.; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Appointments Ltd. seeks a Cyber Security Assurance Specialist for a contract role in the UK. The position requires current SC clearance and is outside IR35, with a hybrid pattern—3 on-site days per week in Oxfordshire and remaining days remote.

The candidate will design secure infrastructure, conduct risk assessments, and support Gov assurance activities, audits, and remediation efforts within a modern security program.

Qualifications

• Security certifications required.
• Demonstrable risk assessment experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure infrastructure or cloud architectures.
• Lead risk assessments and maintain enterprise risk registers.
• Support security audits and remediation plans.
• Interpret CVEs, CVSS scores and threat intel.
• Communicate risk to non-specialists and stakeholders.

Skills

CCP

SIRA

CISSP

SSCP

CISM

CRISC

CCSP

SABSA

GIAC GSEC

GIAC GCCC

GIAC GCPM

Secure infrastructure design

Risk assessment

Gov Assure/CAF/ISO27001

Cyber/NIST frameworks

CVEs/Threat intel interpretation

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Entra ID (Azure AD)

Microsoft 365 E5

Azure IaaS/PaaS

Windows

Linux/Unix

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Vulnerability management

Job description

Proactive Appointments Ltd. seeks a Cyber Security Assurance Specialist for a contract role in the UK. The position requires current SC clearance and is outside IR35, with a hybrid pattern—3 on-site days per week in Oxfordshire and remaining days remote.

The candidate will design secure infrastructure, conduct risk assessments, and support Gov assurance activities, audits, and remediation efforts within a modern security program.