Cyber Assurance Lead
CV-LibraryLondoncontractPosted: 1 April 2026
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Hybrid: 2 days per week into the office
We are looking for a Cyber Assurance Lead to provide pragmatic, architecture-led security assurance across a complex and business-critical telecommunications environment.
This role will sit across technical delivery, supplier assurance, and governance activity, providing independent cyber assurance input to ensure services, solutions, and supplier submissions meet required security, risk, and control expectations.
Experience across telecoms, 5G, device security, or handheld/mobile delivery environments would be highly beneficial.
Key Responsibilities
Lead cyber assurance activity across relevant workstreams, suppliers, and technical deliveries
Provide independent assurance over solution designs, technical architectures, and delivery artefacts
Review supplier proposals, technical submissions, and bid responses to assess security suitability, risk, and compliance
Support the evaluation of contractual documentation and assurance obligations from a cyber security perspective
Work closely with internal stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers to ensure security expectations are understood and met
Assess architectures and delivery approaches against applicable security standards, policies, and assurance requirements
Provide clear, pragmatic advice on security risks, control effectiveness, and assurance outcomes
Translate technical security and architecture issues into language suitable for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Support governance and decision-making through well-reasoned, defensible assurance positions
Track assurance risks, issues, dependencies, and actions through to resolution
Contribute to the development and improvement of assurance processes, templates, and ways of working
Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience in a Cyber Assurance, Security Assurance, or similar security governance role
Strong background in architecture, with the ability to review, challenge, and assure complex technical designs
Good working knowledge of ISO 27000 / ISO 27001 and their practical application in delivery and supplier environments
Experience working with and assuring 3rd party suppliers and external delivery partners
Understanding of contractual security requirements, including reviewing contracts or assessing supplier/bid submissions from a cyber/security perspective
Ability to assess technical and written submissions for security robustness, control coverage, and risk implications
Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical, commercial, and delivery audiences
Pragmatic approach to assurance, balancing governance requirements with delivery reality
Confident operating in fast-moving, high-visibility environments where assurance is business-critical
Desirable Experience
Experience in telecommunications environments
Knowledge of 5G, mobile technologies, or connectivity/security considerations within telecoms delivery
Exposure to device security, including handheld/mobile device delivery
Experience working in regulated, high-assurance, or critical infrastructure settings
Familiarity with supplier bid evaluation, procurement support, or commercial assessment processes
Hybrid: 2 days per week into the office
We are looking for a Cyber Assurance Lead to provide pragmatic, architecture-led security assurance across a complex and business-critical telecommunications environment.
This role will sit across technical delivery, supplier assurance, and governance activity, providing independent cyber assurance input to ensure services, solutions, and supplier submissions meet required security, risk, and control expectations.
Experience across telecoms, 5G, device security, or handheld/mobile delivery environments would be highly beneficial.
Key Responsibilities
Lead cyber assurance activity across relevant workstreams, suppliers, and technical deliveries
Provide independent assurance over solution designs, technical architectures, and delivery artefacts
Review supplier proposals, technical submissions, and bid responses to assess security suitability, risk, and compliance
Support the evaluation of contractual documentation and assurance obligations from a cyber security perspective
Work closely with internal stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers to ensure security expectations are understood and met
Assess architectures and delivery approaches against applicable security standards, policies, and assurance requirements
Provide clear, pragmatic advice on security risks, control effectiveness, and assurance outcomes
Translate technical security and architecture issues into language suitable for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Support governance and decision-making through well-reasoned, defensible assurance positions
Track assurance risks, issues, dependencies, and actions through to resolution
Contribute to the development and improvement of assurance processes, templates, and ways of working
Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience in a Cyber Assurance, Security Assurance, or similar security governance role
Strong background in architecture, with the ability to review, challenge, and assure complex technical designs
Good working knowledge of ISO 27000 / ISO 27001 and their practical application in delivery and supplier environments
Experience working with and assuring 3rd party suppliers and external delivery partners
Understanding of contractual security requirements, including reviewing contracts or assessing supplier/bid submissions from a cyber/security perspective
Ability to assess technical and written submissions for security robustness, control coverage, and risk implications
Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical, commercial, and delivery audiences
Pragmatic approach to assurance, balancing governance requirements with delivery reality
Confident operating in fast-moving, high-visibility environments where assurance is business-critical
Desirable Experience
Experience in telecommunications environments
Knowledge of 5G, mobile technologies, or connectivity/security considerations within telecoms delivery
Exposure to device security, including handheld/mobile device delivery
Experience working in regulated, high-assurance, or critical infrastructure settings
Familiarity with supplier bid evaluation, procurement support, or commercial assessment processes