Job Title: Cyber Security Assurance Practitioner
Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Circa £39,000 dependent on experience

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) preferably in a related technical discipline
• Understanding of cyber security technologies, their implementation and secure configuration
• CompTIA (A+, Network+, Security+)/ NSCP Practitioner /CCSK/ISO27001 Practitioner (Lead Auditor etc.), CISM-P Cyber Security qualification – Desirable one or more certifications
• Capable of a high standard of written communication including experience of writing complex reports and giving formal presentations to senior business peers
• Ability to work autonomously and manage workload and priorities based on demand from multiple projects.
• Good team working ethic and strives to meet personal and team objectives

• Conduct Cyber Security risk assessment of systems and services
• Deliver documentation to demonstrate compliance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct assessment and provision of control effectiveness in managing information security risk
• Perform health checks of controls and their effectiveness aligned with NIST (DFARS), DEFCON and HMG Secure by Design requirements to highlight key issues
• Support and implement service improvement for the assurance function
• Work with EIT Business Operation Teams to ensure findings/recommendations stemming from Operational Assurance are highlighted, tracked, and remediated