Job Specifications
Cyber Security Assurance Architect - 12 month FTC.
Up to £84,000 + full company benefits
London, 5 days per week on site
Company & role
This opportunity sits within a large, complex enterprise operating in a highly regulated environment. The organisation places significant emphasis on cyber governance, control maturity and regulatory alignment across multiple business units.
You will join on a 12 month fixed term contract as a senior member of the security function, leading cybersecurity controls testing and secure by design assurance across the estate. This is a visible, high authority role operating across both business and technology teams.
Why This Role Stands Out
You will sit at the centre of cybersecurity assurance in a regulated, enterprise scale environment.
You will influence control maturity and drive measurable improvements, not simply validate documentation.
You will work across recognised frameworks including SOX, ISO27001, NIST, FFIEC and PCI DSS.
The role blends architectural thinking with hands on control testing and risk analysis.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct cybersecurity controls testing across multiple business units.
Interview business and technical stakeholders responsible for key controls.
Develop and maintain risk and control matrices.
Assess control design and develop testing strategies to evaluate operating effectiveness.
Identify and review evidence to support assurance conclusions.
Document risks, gaps and recommended remediation actions clearly and concisely.
Prepare detailed reports and executive updates using PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SharePoint and Open Pages.
Manage multiple workstreams and deliver within strict timelines.
Provide guidance and knowledge transfer to wider team members where required.
Ideal Experience
Proven experience as a Security Architect, Security Engineer or senior cyber assurance professional.
Strong working knowledge of frameworks such as SOX, ISO27001, NIST, FFIEC, Cloud Security Alliance and PCI DSS.
Experience providing assurance across security governance, IAM, access controls, threat intelligence, asset management, incident management and vulnerability management.
Broad understanding of operating systems, databases, firewalls, SIEM, DLP and wider IT security technologies.
Strong background in security risk management and control assessment.
Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast moving environments with sound judgement.
Confident stakeholder engagement skills with experience reporting at senior level.
Structured, analytical mindset with excellent documentation and presentation capability.
This is suited to someone who takes real pride in raising the bar on security controls and embedding secure by design principles across a major organisation.
About the Company
We are Cloud People, a specialist Microsoft Cloud + Security talent consultancy, who exclusively build teams for Microsoft partners.
It’s all we do!
We recognise that there is a real battle for talent across the Microsoft partner space right now, and it’s here where we come into our own.
Through utilising our extensive talent pools, our creative approach to problem-solving; and combining both our passion and intimate knowledge of the Microsoft ecosystem, we’ve developed a proven methodology for finding the perfect match....
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