Security Risk & Assurance Leader

Mitie; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual GP

Salary Finance

Lifestyle benefits

MiDeals discounts

Cycle to work

Life cover

Enhanced pension

Job summary

Mitie, in partnership with Airbus UK, seeks a Security Risk Assurance Manager to lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive security assurance, training and risk management programme across Airbus UK operations. The role drives continuous improvement, strengthens security culture and ensures alignment with standards.

The successful candidate will develop intelligence-led security solutions, design and maintain risk assessments, and oversee governance, audits and resilience initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years' experience within security management, risk management or a related security discipline.
• Experience in security risk management, threat assessment, vulnerability management, crisis management, business resilience and operational assurance.
• Demonstrable experience designing, implementing and managing security assurance programmes.
• Proven track record delivering security training and competency programmes.
• Experience leading audits, compliance assessments and readiness exercises.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret risk, intelligence and operational data.

Responsibilities

• Security Risk & Assurance: Develop and embed a positive security assurance and risk management culture across Airbus UK operations.
• Design intelligence-led security solutions using data, insights and threat analysis to support risk-based decision-making.
• Create and maintain PSRAs, vulnerability assessments and site security reviews.
• Ensure governance, assurance activities and controls align with Airbus standards and regulations.
• Support risk mitigation and business resilience initiatives across critical environments.
• Training & Development: design and deliver security training framework and SOPs.
• Lead audits, compliance reviews and operational readiness assessments.
• Stakeholder Management: build relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Keep up-to-date with industry standards, threats, and regulations.

Skills

Security management

Risk management

Threat assessment

Vulnerability management

Crisis management

Business resilience

Operational assurance

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision-making

Education

ASIS CPP

Security/Risk qualification

Job description

Mitie, in partnership with Airbus UK, seeks a Security Risk Assurance Manager to lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive security assurance, training and risk management programme across Airbus UK operations. The role drives continuous improvement, strengthens security culture and ensures alignment with standards.

The successful candidate will develop intelligence-led security solutions, design and maintain risk assessments, and oversee governance, audits and resilience initiatives