Senior Information Security Assurance Analyst

RELX Group plc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Senior Information Security professional in the City of London to lead security reviews, audits and risk assessments across internal and external stakeholders. You will strengthen controls, respond to customer requirements and help protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of organisational systems.

The role requires significant information security experience, cloud and hybrid environments knowledge, and the ability to communicate complex

Qualifications

• Significant experience in information security, cybersecurity, IT risk, compliance or related technology discipline.
• Strong knowledge of security across on-premises, colocation and cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, PCI and Cyber Essentials with audit-support experience.
• Strong governance, vulnerability management, monitoring, controls and SDLC understanding.
• Experience handling customer security enquiries, audits and remediation activities.
• Strong project management, organisational and communication skills.
• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support customer security reviews, due diligence questionnaires and audits.
• Coordinate evidence collection, assess control effectiveness and track findings.
• Support programmes aligned with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, PCI and Cyber Essentials.
• Serve as client-facing Information Security SME, providing clear, timely responses.
• Partner with Security, Legal, RFP and business teams on requirements and remediation.
• Maintain security policies, procedures, controls and regional requirements.
• Assess security programmes and identify opportunities to strengthen governance and monitoring.
• Communicate risks and progress to technical teams, stakeholders, customers and leadership.

Skills

Information security

Cloud security

ISO 27001

NIST

SOC 2

Cyber Essentials

Audits & assessments

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication skills

Job description

About the Business

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions provides customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry-specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. We use the power of data and advanced analytics to help our customers make better, timelier decisions. By bringing clarity to information, we ultimately help make communities safer, insurance rates more accurate, commerce more transparent, business decisions easier and processes more efficient. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/

About the Role

As an Senior Information Security professional, you will manage and support security, compliance and risk assessment activities across internal and external stakeholders, including customers, auditors, service providers and regulators. You will play a key role in strengthening security controls, supporting compliance initiatives, responding to customer security requirements and helping protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of organisational systems and information.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support customer security reviews, due diligence questionnaires, virtual/on-site assessments and internal and external compliance or certification audits.
• Coordinate evidence collection, assess control effectiveness, track findings through resolution and maintain organised documentation and repositories.
• Support security and compliance programmes aligned with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST 800 Series, SOC 2, PCI and Cyber Essentials.
• Serve as a client-facing Information Security subject matter expert, providing clear, accurate and timely responses that build customer trust and support new and existing business.
• Partner with Security, Technology, Legal, RFP and business teams on customer requirements, contracts, security risks, controls and remediation activities.
• Help maintain security policies, procedures, controls, SIG responses and supporting documentation, including applicable regional requirements.
• Assess security programmes and identify opportunities to strengthen governance, vulnerability management, monitoring, controls and organisational security practices.
• Communicate security risks, findings, recommendations and progress effectively to technical teams, business stakeholders, customers, auditors and senior leadership.

Requirements

• Significant experience in information security, cybersecurity, IT risk, compliance or a related technology discipline; equivalent practical experience is welcomed.
• Strong knowledge of security across on-premises, colocation and cloud environments, including cloud security and compliance technologies.
• Working knowledge of security and compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, PCI and Cyber Essentials, with experience supporting assessments or audits.
• Strong understanding of security governance and controls, vulnerability management, monitoring and alerting, and system, security and software development life cycles.
• Experience managing customer security enquiries, due diligence questionnaires, audits, assessments, evidence requests and remediation or follow-up activities.
• Strong project management, organisational, prioritisation, problem-solving and change management skills, with the ability to coordinate work across multiple teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation and customer-service skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex security topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Relevant security or risk certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA or comparable credentials are valued but not required.

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