Security Assurance Coordinator (Bristol)

Security Assurance Coordinator (SC Cleared)

Bristol/Andover (Hybrid)

Permanent

£60,000 - £75,000 (DOE)

Security Assurance Coordinator needed with active SC Security Clearance. Start ideally Spring 2025.

Hybrid working with 3-4 days/week remote (WFH) and 1-2 days/week working on site with time split between offices in Bristol and Andover.

A chance to join a leading Digital transformation business delivering large-scale IT modernisation programmes for the Defence Digital/MOD and Government sector.

Key Responsibilities and Experience:

• In-depth experience of IT Security Assurance, Compliance, Accreditation + Risk Management for Defence/MOD + Government environments.
• Developing Codes of Connection (CoCo), Secure by Design + Security Impact Assessments (SIAs) to enable secure data exchange across defence platforms.
• Working with suppliers to ensure Risk Management & Accreditation Document Set (RMADS) is appropriate + assessing supplier security outputs to ensure alignment with best practice.
• Supporting identification, assessment + mitigation of security risks associated with system changes.
• Drafting detailed security requirements for project Outline Business Case (OBC2), Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Full Business Case.
• Providing security input throughout the procurement process to ensure compliance with defence security frameworks.
• Reviewing supplier bids to assess adherence to security requirements and standards.
• Preparing documentation to achieve accreditation for Defence applications cloud or on-prem hosted solutions.
• Updating security compliance records in DART and 604.
• Secure by Design and 604 compliance tasks aligned with SFIA Level requirements.
• Familiarity with security frameworks + standards -eg- RMADS, NIST, DEF STAN.
• Possession of IT Security certifications -eg- CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001, CCP SIRA.