Information Security Compliance Consultant in Hounslow

A career without limits. As the nation's flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain. This originality has been in our blood since day one. It's the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues. So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make. We know great things can happen when you're inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

The role sits within British Airways' Digital directorate, as part of the Cyber Compliance function. The team plays a critical role in identifying, assessing and managing BA's Cyber Safety and Security Cyber compliance programmes across the airline, ensuring our systems, data and operations remain secure in an increasingly complex threat landscape. In a safety-critical, highly regulated global airline, effective cyber compliance is essential to maintaining operational resilience, protecting customer trust and safeguarding the British Airways brand. The Cyber Compliance team supports senior decision-making, enables assurance on our key cyber controls such as identity management, and ensures cyber compliance considerations are embedded into how the airline operates and evolves every day.

What you'll do:

• Gather and maintain current evidence set to support compliance requirements (PCI DSS, SWIFT) and NIST maturity scoring for British Airways.
• Interpret security controls accurately with regard to system security posture, including configuration of systems with regard to technical security.
• Develop a thorough understanding of each of the relevant regulations that the business needs to adhere to.
• Monitor, track and report results of assessments and effective implementation of mitigation plans.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Internal & External Audit, IAG Tech, Cyber Assurance Leads) to support other Cyber compliance activities.
• Develop, maintain and present reports, KPIs, and Dashboards.
• Develop and enhance our Identity Governance practices.
• Facilitate audit activity and evidence collection for critical identity services.
• Proactive involvement in creating awareness of Compliance programs across British Airways.
• Help build a more compliance and risk-aware culture.
• Management of ISMS (Information Security Management Systems).

What you'll bring to British Airways:

• Strong team working capabilities and can-do approach.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to rationalise and present compliance data to stakeholders to enable decision making.
• Ability to work to deadlines, prioritise tasks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive investigator, working collaboratively and constructively with multiple stakeholders to gather evidence.

Your experience:

• Experience of leading PCI maintenance programmes is highly desired for this role.
• Experience of identity governance and assurance using AWS IAM, Entra and Sailpoint is highly desired for this role.
• Experience working in aviation, safety-critical or critical national infrastructure environments is highly desirable.
• Relevant cyber compliance qualifications and/or certifications.

What we offer:

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. From the day you join us, you'll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You'll also receive up to 30 discounted 'Hotline' airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family. At British Airways you'll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress. We never stand still, and we don't expect our people to either.

Inclusion & Diversity: At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work. Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we're committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We're looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.