Allen Lane Ltd.
About the Company
Allen Lane is a specialist boutique consultancy, recruiting finance, IT, procurement and project management professionals into the public and not-for-profit sectors.
Established in 2004 we offer a fresh, unpretentious approach to recruitment founded on relationships and exceptional customer service.
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- Company Name
- Allen Lane Ltd.
- Job Title
- Information Security Assurance Lead
- Job Description
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Information Security Assurance Lead
Salary: £75,000-£90,000 (London) | £65,000-£80,000 (National)
Location: London, Edinburgh, Leeds - hybrid working available (40% office, 60% WFH).
Allen Lane is supporting a public sector organisation in their search for an Information Security Assurance Lead, sitting within the organisation's Cyber and Information Resilience department.
As an Information Security Assurance Lead, you will:
Assist the Operational Assurance Manager in developing cyber assurance strategy, defining goals to align with Cyber and Information Resilience Strategy and framework.
Oversight and monitoring of the department's security strategy, implementing preventative measures to protect sensitive data and to comply with regulations.
Develop effective mitigation strategies for critical cyber and privacy risks.
Lead on the end-to-end delivery of key workstreams mainly, third party risk assessment, post-incident review, threat and vulnerability assessments, security assessment (red teaming), penetration testing.
Enhance third-party cyber risk monitoring (using a tool) and service-driven assessments with analytical/ qualitative/ quantitative methods to simplify processes amidst cloud vendor changes and evolving cybersecurity needs.
Assure and report on cyber threats and security vulnerabilities that impact supply chain performance by implementing security by design capabilities and compliance automation.
Leading and managing an operational team with technical expertise, fostering Agile practices to build high performing cross functional team.
Criteria:
Proven experience of leading security or assurance teams, and operating Information Security/Assurance Frameworks and Services.
Ability to effectively communicate to senior stakeholders, translating technical issues for clear recommendations.
Experience of a hands-on role involving pen testing, 3rd party security assessment and vulnerability assessment activities of complex suppliers, applications and operating systems.
Demonstrate strong operating knowledge of NIST 800, OWASP, ISO27001 and data protection.
Ability to plan strategically, arrange and consolidate resources in order to deliver assurance services to achieve assurance objectives.
Demonstrable experience fulfilling leadership duties of technical and non-technical staff to drive the information assurance agenda.
The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.
Applicants are required to provide a tailored CV to be considered. A comprehensive job description and personal specification is available.
Employee benefits include: 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), private healthcare, life assurance (8x basic salary), income protection.
London, United Kingdom
On site
17-01-2025
- Company Name
- Allen Lane Ltd.
- Job Title
- Senior Information Assurance Specialist
- Job Description
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Senior Information Assurance Specialist
Salary: £63,000-£78,000 (London) | £57,000-£71,000 (National)
Location: London, Edinburgh, Leeds - hybrid working available (40% office, 60% WFH).
Allen Lane is supporting a public sector organisation who is seeking to appoint to two Information Assurance Specialist roles. They are seeking a specialist for Cyber Assurance and Cloud Assurance.
Applicants must have demonstrable experience in the following essential criteria:
Designing and implementing security architectures in major cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS).
Hands-on experience with enterprise CSPM tools (Prisma Cloud, CloudGuard, Wiz).
Experience with industry frameworks for risk evaluation.
Excellent stakeholder management experience.
Experience using Cloud Posture Management tools.
Experience developing and implementing security policies.
Good understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and regulations (e.g NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO27001, PCI-DSS, CIS etc).
Proficient in performing cyber security risk assessment and vulnerability assessments.
Strong influential and communication skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and build effective working relationships.
The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.
Applicants are required to provide a tailored CV to be considered. A comprehensive job description and personal specification is available.
Employee benefits include: 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), private healthcare, life assurance (8x basic salary), income protection.
London, United Kingdom
Hybrid
17-01-2025