Senior Security Risk Assurance Lead – Stakeholder Impact

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Pension contributions

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a Lead Security Risk Assurance Manager to guide risk assessments across the department. You will provide evidence-based advice to Director General and Executive Team level stakeholders, delivering enterprise‑level risk assessments and assurance reports to inform key decisions.

You will analyse information from multiple sources, identify connections across services, and translate complex security issues into clear, practical recommendations to

Qualifications

• Experience providing risk assessment or assurance or decision support within large, complex environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Transferable experience in threat analysis, resilience, or intelligence is valuable.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability with senior leaders.
• Demonstrate curiosity and professional scepticism; test assumptions and assess evidence.
• Ability to translate security and operational issues into business impact for service delivery.
• Leadership experience; guide and quality‑assure teams and drive improvements.
• Exceptional analytical skills to solve complex, interconnected security problems and present clear opinions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and assurance of DWP's significant security risks for senior stakeholders.
• Produce enterprise‑level risk assessments and assurance reports to inform decisions.
• Analyse data from multiple sources and translate complex issues into practical recommendations.
• Guide security assurance activities across DWP assets and services and provide an independent view.
• Build credibility with senior stakeholders and communicate risk in a clear, concise way.

Skills

Risk assessment

Assurance/Decision support

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership experience

Analytical thinking

Job description

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a Lead Security Risk Assurance Manager to guide risk assessments across the department. You will provide evidence-based advice to Director General and Executive Team level stakeholders, delivering enterprise‑level risk assessments and assurance reports to inform key decisions.

You will analyse information from multiple sources, identify connections across services, and translate complex security issues into clear, practical recommendations to