IT Security Assessor - 11205JS

Overview

Secure by Design - Analyst - Temp to Perm. Inside IR35. Our client, a leading global bank, is seeking a Secure By Design Analyst to join their Digital Engineering Services & Solutions division. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring projects across Infrastructure and Service Operations are secure-by-design, compliant with IT security policies, and resilient against emerging threats.

Responsibilities

• Delivering on the secure-by-design review process, ensuring all technology projects undergo security assessment prior to implementation.


• Engaging with business and technical stakeholders to validate security controls (both technical and non-technical).


• Reviewing and analysing reports, evidence, and control documentation to confirm effectiveness.


• Developing and executing test strategies to validate security control performance.


• Identifying gaps in operating effectiveness and recommending remediation actions.


• Documenting risks, findings, and recommendations in clear, actionable reports.


• Managing workload across multiple concurrent projects, meeting deadlines in a fast-paced portfolio environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity and IT control frameworks (SOX, FFIEC, ISO27001, NIST, Cloud Security Alliance, PCI-DSS).


• Proven experience as an IT auditor, security auditor, or GRC analyst in a complex environment.


• Hands-on knowledge of IT security systems (OS, databases, firewalls, SIEM, DLP, etc.).


• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to challenge and influence effectively.


• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and deliver across multiple projects.


• Excellent reporting, documentation, and presentation skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in project management.


• Previous assurance experience for cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.


• Understanding of global IT risk management frameworks.


• Exposure to senior stakeholder management and management-level reporting.

Secure by Design - Analyst

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