Security Site Assessor

Grant Thornton (UK); Manchester; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Security Site Assessor to join their Cyber Security team. This role involves conducting security assessments, ensuring compliance with various standards, and fostering relationships with clients. The ideal candidate will possess a solid understanding of physical and cyber security principles, along with the ability to travel across the UK. With a commitment to flexible working, this firm values the contributions of its team members and promotes a culture of inclusion and respect. Join a forward-thinking company where you can make a meaningful impact while balancing work and life.

Qualifications

• Understanding of physical and technical cyber security principles.
• Ability to travel to different locations across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Carry out security assessments on behalf of clients.
• Assess compliance with security standards and write reports.
• Develop relationships with clients to gather information.

Skills

Understanding of physical security principles

Technical cyber security principles

Ability to travel

Experience with GDPR

Job description

The UK member firms of Grant Thornton are part of global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 76,000 in over 150 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.

Job Description:

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Grant Thornton’s Cyber Security team provides security, resilience and payments and involves providing assurance and advisory services to organisations to identify risks and assisting them in developing and implementing solutions.

The team consists of specialists who have worked in industry for a number of years and have gained experience through working in information security. The team is based throughout the country and work on behalf of one of our clients to assess adherence to security standards by the companies that operate within our customer’s supply chain.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

This role can be based anywhere in the UK and requires travel.

A look into the role
As a Security Site Assessor within our Cyber Security practice, you will:

• Carry out security assessment on behalf of one of our clients
• Assess the standards of physical security and other compliance criteria, such as, information security, cyber security, business continuity, disaster recovery and GDPR
• Develop positive relationship with the client to collect information about their third-party supply chain
• Visit a variety of different types of businesses and premises to carry out assessments
• Write reports based on the findings

Knowing you’re right for us
Joining us as a Security Site Assessor, the minimum criteria you’ll need is an understanding of physical principals and technical cyber security principals, ability to travel to different locations across the UK and Undertake personal vetting to UK Government classification standards of SC level. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way:

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.

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The things you do, and the people you're with outside of work matter, that's why we're happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we'll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. Whether that's working reduced contracted hours, working your hours over a shorter period or utilising our 'how we work' framework. Everyone has an immediate right to request a flexible arrangement through our flexible working policy. Read more about our approach to flexible working.