Senior Space Cybersecurity Assurance Manager

iO Associates; Guildford; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

iO Associates seeks a strategic Information & Cybersecurity Assurance Manager for a UK aerospace project. You will lead security assurance across product and service delivery, drive accreditation like ISO 27001 and DCC, and manage governance, controls, and risk assessments.

You will coordinate certification efforts and align security architecture with industry standards. You should possess qualifications such as ChCSP, CISM, CISA, CISMP or CMIRM and be eligible for UK security clearance with

Qualifications

• Must lead security assurance within defence or aerospace contexts.
• Experience creating Security Management Plans, Risk Assessments, and Security Architecture Docs.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, CE+, DCC controls and related standards.
• Ability to coordinate certification processes and remediation actions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contractual security obligations for products and services including accreditation (ISO 27001, CE+, DCC).
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks, policies and procedures.
• Lead certification, vulnerability testing, and remediation verification.
• Review security of infrastructure, cloud and applications; perform risk assessments on new tech.
• Support incident response and business continuity planning; participate in security incident teams.

Skills

Security assurance leadership

Security governance

Security artefacts development

Cybersecurity frameworks

Education

ChCSP

CISM

CISA

CISMP

CMIRM

Job description

iO Associates seeks a strategic Information & Cybersecurity Assurance Manager for a UK aerospace project. You will lead security assurance across product and service delivery, drive accreditation like ISO 27001 and DCC, and manage governance, controls, and risk assessments.

You will coordinate certification efforts and align security architecture with industry standards. You should possess qualifications such as ChCSP, CISM, CISA, CISMP or CMIRM and be eligible for UK security clearance with