SECURITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR (SAC)

Job Title: Security Assurance Coordinator (SAC)
Location: South West England, United Kingdom (2-3 days onsite in Corsham)
Duration: 12 months
Rate: Inside IR35
Security Clearance: SC clearance required, sole British, with potential for DV clearance
Client: LA International
Job Reference: 3a33c353bfc9
Posted: 24.04.2025
Expiry Date: 08.06.2025

Job Description

The Security Assurance Coordinator (SAC) will be responsible for ensuring security compliance and accreditation of systems and networks within the defence sector. The role involves producing high-standard security documentation, managing risk assessments, and understanding complex defence network architectures. The candidate must have SC clearance and be a sole British national.

Essential Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Security Assurance Coordinator role, including accreditation of novel system/network architectures.
• Detailed knowledge of defence policies and standards, especially JSP 440, 453, and HMG policies.
• Experience in producing RMADS, Security Instructions, and security policy documentation.
• Knowledge of Security Incident Management policies and procedures.
• Experience delivering Risk Assessments, managing IT health checks, and remediation activities.
• Understanding of the Software Defined Data Centre (SDDC) model and large-scale virtualisation technologies.
• Knowledge of UK Defence network architectures, security gateways, and modern security enforcement techniques.
• Excellent communication skills to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Current SC clearance, with readiness to undergo DV clearance if necessary.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.

Desirable Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

• Experience working in Agile and Waterfall project environments, especially in delivering accreditation evidence.
• Experience within the public sector, particularly Defence or Defence Digital.
• Knowledge of Cloud and Data Centre security architectures.
• Security qualifications such as CISSP, CISA, CCP SIRA Practitioner or above, ISO27001 Auditor.
• Experience with audit tools like ELASTIC and SolarWinds.

Due to the urgency of this role, candidates with high-level security clearance or previous clearance are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will need to obtain security clearance prior to appointment, which may take up to 10 weeks.