CE+ Lead Assessor in Northampton

Job Summary

A CE+ Lead Assessor is primarily responsible for assessing Cyber Essentials (Basic & Plus) submissions from our customers. For our managed customers, this also requires identifying areas of improvement & sharing preventative measures to remediate weaknesses in policies and configurations.

Breakdown of Key Responsibilities

Cyber Essentials Assessor (Basic & Plus)

• Responsible for the completion of all CE+ assessments, scheduling interactive user sessions and signing off on submissions
• Providing customer’s feedback on changes required to their assessment answers, using our template document
• Conduct internal/external vulnerability scans & sample testing in line with CE+ test specifications
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the IASME Cyber Essentials scheme, including the latest marking scheme requirements & maintaining qualification requirements
• Develop our Cyber Essentials automation, improving our system already in place
• Creating/updating process documentation within the Cyber Essentials department
• Escalation point for other CE assessors, providing clarification and guidance when needed

Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS)

• Assist the service desk in remediating open vulnerabilities, either as an escalation point or where remediation actions are complex or unknown
• Leading VMaaS customer meetings by reviewing open vulnerabilities, advising clients on the best approach to full remediation and analysing trends in security posture

Support

• Availability as a secondary 3rd line escalation point for the service desk is desirable

Necessary skills required:

• Hold CSTM or another valid IASME List A qualification (e.g. CREST CRT, CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester, CSTL, OSCP, CPENT, ECSA Penetration Testing Practical, or a UK Cyber Security Council Security Tester title)
• Maintain your CE and CE+ assessor status and complete the required CPD points
• Proactively identify potential risks or improvements and create a remediation plan
• Excellent decision-making ability and comfortable in assessing a customer’s open risks, before making suggestions on actions to be taken
• Confident in structuring your workload in an organised fashion
• Confident in leading customer meetings, reassuring them of your security knowledge & experience
• Ability to work well within a team, supporting other team members
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Package and Benefits:

• Salary Range £45k – £55k (Depending on candidate experience)
• 24 Days' Leave + Bank Holidays, increasing by one day for each year of service up to 29 days
• Hybrid Working Available (following successful probation)
• Company Pension
• Private Healthcare
• Training & Certifications
• Company Social Events

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