Senior InfoSec Advisor (IRM Manager)

Orion Group; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading workforce business seeks a Senior InfoSec Advisor for a 12-month PAYE contract in Aberdeen, offering a 3/2 hybrid model. Responsibilities include risk assessment, security architecture, and supplier assurance. Candidates should have 7+ years in information risk and be familiar with ISO 27001 and NIST CSF standards. The role requires strong stakeholder management and risk communication skills. This position supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in information risk, security assurance or IT audit within regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and UK GDPR.
• Proven experience running compliance and assurance functions.
• Solid grasp of OT / IC risk and understanding of SCADA / PI interfaces.
• Skilled at stakeholder management and risk communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform IT security risk assessments and threat modelling.
• Provide security architecture advice aligned to standards.
• Own the LOD2 assurance plan for critical assets.
• Run supplier assurance with Procurement.
• Maintain risk registers and provide CIO-ready reporting.

Skills

Information risk management

Stakeholder management

Risk communication

Security assurance practices

Compliance functions

Education

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

CISM

SABSA

CISSP

SANS GICSP

ISA / IEC 62443

Tools

ServiceNow

M365

Azure

Job description

We have a current opportunity for a Senior InfoSec Advisor (IRM Manager) on a12 month PAYE contract basis. The position will be based in Aberdeen and will have a 3 / 2 hybrid working pattern

Key ResponsibilitiesRisk Assessment & Secure by Design

Perform structured IT and information security risk assessments and threat modelling for new IT platforms, systems, and applications and for material changes.

Provide security architecture advice (patterns, guardrails) aligned to NIST CSF / ISO 27001 and company standards.

Define and agree control selection (prevent / detect / correct) proportionate to risk, including identity, data and platform controls.

Conduct IT control walkthroughs to validate design and operating effectiveness; document evidence and issues.

LOD2 Assurance & Critical Assets

Own the LOD2 assurance plan with specific focus on critical assets and safety-related systems; define test scopes, frequency and metrics.

Track high-risk deviations and risk acceptances; drive remediation and report residual risk to the CISO, CIO and business risk owners.

OT / IC Security

Own the LOD2 assurance plan across OT sites against the OT security standard, deciding the order and frequency of assessments aligned to risk and risk appetite.

Provide OT security advisory in relation to OT security standards alignment across all OT sites, advocating for segmentation, zoning, secure remote access, security monitoring and patching controls in line with ISA / IEC 62443.

Supplier & Third-Party Assurance (with Procurement)

Run supplier assurance in collaboration Procurement including, pre contract due diligence, control reviews, and ongoing attestation for Suppliers and Third Parties.

Collaborate with Legal to ensure that contractual SLAs / KPIs include security requirements and be involved in remediation where gaps exist.

Reporting & Governance

Maintain risk registers, control libraries and test plans; provide CIO-ready reporting on issues and residual risk.

Coordinate with the Business and 1st Line risk owners, as well as with the Assurance parties such as Internal Audit (LOD3) and the major IT and SOC managed service providers to close control gaps, and feed lessons learnt into standards and patterns.

Role Dimensions

Organisation-wide information security remit across corporate IT and OT; frequent engagement with IT Operations, OT Engineering, HSSE, Finance, Procurement and Legal.

Direct influence on risk mitigation options and plans, acting as a trusted advisor.

Mix of advisory, oversight and hands-on walkthroughs; pragmatic, proportionate risk approach.

Role Requirements

7+ years in information risk, security assurance or IT audit within regulated, safety-critical or industrial environments (energy / oil & gas preferred).

Strong knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001, UK GDPR and supplier assurance practices; familiarity with the UK CAF is desirable.

Proven experience running compliance and assurance functions, Secure-by-Design reviews, and control testing (for design & operating effectiveness).

Solid grasp of OT / IC risk and understanding of SCADA / PI / EC interfaces.

Skilled at stakeholder management and risk communication to senior audiences (clear, concise, business-outcome focused).

Tooling familiarity :

GRC / IRM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow), and common cloud services (M365 / Azure) for workflows and evidence capture.

Advantageous Certifications :

Governance & Audit :

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CISM

Architecture & Design :

SABSA, CISSP

OT / IC :

SANS GICSP, ISA / IEC 62443

Our role in supportingdiversityandinclusion

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment