Cyber Security Specialist (Security control testing)

Docklands, London - Hybrid £80,000 - £90,000 per annum + annual discretionary bonus

On behalf of a leading financial services organisation, I am seeking an experienced Cyber Security Specialist at AVP level. The individual will play a critical role in strengthening the organisation's security posture with hands-on testing of security controls. The Specialist applies their expertise to recommend corrective actions, improvements to security controls and runs lessons learned forums. You will also conduct regular risk assessments and maintain the risk register in RSA Archer.

The company operates a hybrid work policy and therefore you must be willing to commit to 2 days per week and must be within commutable distance of their London HQ.

• Maintain security policy, standards, procedures and frameworks.
• Ensure alignment with security industry standards such as NIST CSF and NIST 800-53.
• Hands-on testing of security controls.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and maintain the risk register in RSA Archer.
• Represent security on audits and assessments, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Identify, assess and prioritise security risk across the organisation's information assets and environments.
• Understand security gaps and provide evaluation and treatment options, consultation on remediation approaches to address gaps and continue ongoing monitoring of remediation, re-assess until reduced to an acceptable level.
• Support Cybersecurity Risk Management strategies based on security findings and observations.
• Profile and assign asset security criticality and prioritise risk assessments.
• Monitor improvements against the baselined risk to evidence and report where security risk is being reduced to an acceptable level across security functions.
• Run lessons learned forums and recommend improvements to security controls.
• Provide assurance to stakeholders through detailed reporting and metrics.

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Information and Cyber Security with demonstrable hands-on testing of security controls.
• You will ideally hold experience in a Cyber Security capacity within a Financial and/or Banking environment.
• Highly organised with experience of planning and reporting data, information and updates.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others to drive forward key security objectives.
• Good level of technical writing reports and documenting risk assessment findings and mitigation plans clearly and accurately.
• Attention to detail, meticulous attention to detail to ensure data accuracy and integrity and ensure thorough and accurate risk assessment.
• Problem solving, ability to grasp security issues that impact multiple entities and troubleshoot with proposing and consulting with colleagues on effective solutions to mitigate risks.
• Good verbal and written communication skills to convey complex technical information clearly and effectively.
• Base level understanding of security risk management and taxonomy principles, to reduce risk to an acceptable level.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management and incident management practices.
• Ability to learn GRC tools and best practices. RSA Archer is preferred (alternatives considered).

• Ideally qualified in MSc Information Security, CICA, CRISC, CISM and/or Data analysis beneficial but not essential if experience validates skills.
• Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC1,2).