Digital Security Assurance Lead

Job Type: Contract
Posted: over 3 years ago
Contact: Ben Neal
Discipline:
Reference: 206532_1602571514

About the role

The Digital Security Assurance Engagement Lead is responsible for the enablement of security assurance activities and secure software delivery controls for projects. This is a service provider role, focused on providing Vendor management, understanding business requirements and Security Assessment work.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide cost estimations to projects and minor works for security assurance activities.
  • Facilitate vendor security assessments, including determining scope with project teams, engaging with vendors for SOWs & proposals, coordinating and liaising with security consultants, and sharing results to projects
  • Assist the digital security assurance manager with understanding, managing and optimising ongoing costs associated with security assessment vendors.
  • Ensure that vendor security assessments are priced in line with their scope.
  • Provide regular reporting on security assurance activities.

Mandatory Experience

  • Vendor Management (External and Internal consultants)
  • Experience working with security assurance consultancies and consultants (e.g. penetration testers)
  • Kowledge of ISM, PCI-DSS or OWASP

Desirable Experience

  • Experience working with large and complex projects in consulting, architecture and/or design roles
  • Experience working with senior stakeholders, including general managers, head's of IT
  • knowledge of information security best practices across applications and infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle from concept and ideation through to implementation and operation
  • Strong understanding of white, grey and black box penetration testing methodologies
  • Strong understanding of security vulnerabilities across all landscapes (e.g. application, infrastructure, network, mobile, etc.)

For more information please contact Ben Neal on 0380807217, and quote the title or #206532

Looking forward to hearing from you!