Technical Cyber Security Assurance Lead

GCS Recruitment Specialists; United States; Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking an experienced Technical Assurance Manager (Cyber Security) for a 6-month contract in London. The role leads a cyber assurance and control effectiveness programme across a global environment, guiding a small team and advising senior stakeholders.

You will own the planning and delivery of risk-based technical assurance, reviewing security controls across cloud, infrastructure, identity, and applications, and delivering actionable reporting to business

Qualifications

• Strong background in Cyber Security Assurance, Technology Risk, IT Audit, Security Testing or Cyber Risk Management.
• Experience leading assurance reviews within large, complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of a large-scale cyber technical assurance programme.
• Manage and mentor a team of Technical Assurance Analysts.
• Conduct independent second-line assessments of cyber security controls and control effectiveness.
• Review technical evidence, validate findings and assess both design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Oversee control testing activities across cloud, infrastructure, networks, applications and identity environments.
• Drive continuous controls monitoring, automated assurance and data-driven reporting capabilities.
• Track remediation activities and ensure significant findings are appropriately managed and escalated.
• Develop executive-level reporting, dashboards and cyber risk metrics.
• Partner with Cyber Security, Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Technology teams to improve security outcomes.
• Act as a subject matter expert on cyber assurance, risk and control effectiveness.

Skills

Cyber Security Assurance

Technology Risk

IT Audit

Security Testing

Cyber Risk Management

ISO 27001

NIST CSF

NIST 800-53

CIS Controls

MITRE ATT&CK

Second-line assurance

Tools

PowerShell

Python

API automation

Job description

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking an experienced Technical Assurance Manager (Cyber Security) for a 6-month contract in London. The role leads a cyber assurance and control effectiveness programme across a global environment, guiding a small team and advising senior stakeholders.

You will own the planning and delivery of risk-based technical assurance, reviewing security controls across cloud, infrastructure, identity, and applications, and delivering actionable reporting to business