Cybersecurity Assurance Consultant

Cybersecurity Assurance Consultant focuses on leading or support integrating cybersecurity assurance activities into engineering and programme delivery for marine and defence projects.

What the role involves

• Leading or support integrating cybersecurity assurance activities into engineering and programme delivery for marine and defence projects.
• Maintain cybersecurity assurance artefacts, including risk assessments, assurance cases, control matrices, and evidence submissions.
• Ensure alignment with applicable defence and industry standards and other MOD-aligned frameworks.
• Liaise with client representatives, suppliers, and accreditation authorities to support the assurance lifecycle.
• Supporting the preparation for and participation in technical reviews, audits, and risk acceptance activities.
• Contribute to delivering security risk management processes, threat modelling sessions, and security design assessments.

Skills and requirements

• A degree (or equivalent experience) in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Systems Engineering, or a related technical or defence-focused discipline.
• Recognised cybersecurity certifications: CompTIA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with MOD, maritime, or defence-specific frameworks: JSPs, DEFSTAN, NIST, IEC 62443, IMO or ISO/IEC 27001.
• Review assurance artefacts, including security management plans, risk registers, assurance cases, and audit-ready documentation.

Additional role context

• Develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses.
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.