Security Assurance Lead

Security Assurance Lead Salary: £54,800 £73,250 Location: Cambridge / Hybrid minimum 2 days per week in the office Contract: Permanent Hours: 35 hours per week About the Role We are looking for an experienced Security Assurance Lead to play a key role in strengthening information security, managing cyber risk, and improving security assurance across a complex technology environment. This is an influential and varied position, working closely with technology, security, and business teams to identify risks, improve controls, support compliance, and promote secure ways of working. Key Responsibilities Lead security assurance activities covering attack surface management, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security posture improvement. Work with technology and security teams to identify, assess, prioritise, and remediate vulnerabilities across applications, infrastructure, cloud services, and systems. Develop and maintain security policies, standards, procedures, and guidance. Support security risk assessments, supplier security reviews, and risk register management. Contribute to security governance, compliance, and external assessments, including alignment with ISO 27001 and NIST frameworks. Analyse threat intelligence, security testing results, and assurance data to identify priorities and improve organisational resilience. Provide clear security risk reporting and recommendations to senior stakeholders. Support incident preparedness, investigations, and ..... full job details .....