Cyber Assurance Lead

Duration: 6 months
Rate: £525-£555 per day (Outside IR35)
Location: Stevenage (Hybrid 1-2 Days per Week)

We're looking for a Cyber Security Delivery Lead to support a CISO-led security uplift programme following an internal security audit. Whilst not hands-on you will need a technical understanding for this delivery-focused contract role, combining technical security enablement with governance and programme delivery.

Reporting directly to the CISO, you will act as the execution lead across a number of priority cyber initiatives, translating audit findings and business requirements into practical, deliverable security improvements.

The Role:

You will manage parts of a cyber security programme alongside core security activity, including:

• Microsoft onboarding to E5 (Defender, Identity, DLP, etc.)
• Privileged Access Management (PAM) and least-privilege controls
• Onboarding and operationalising security tooling
• Integrating tooling and logs into a SOC capability
• Delivering elements of a security governance programme (policies, controls, reporting)

This role blends technical delivery, stakeholder engagement, and governance, with responsibility for driving outcomes rather than just planning activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery of priority cyber security workstreams
• Own and coordinate Microsoft E5 security enablement
• Implement and mature PAM controls and processes
• Onboard, integrate, and tune security tools
• Support SOC onboarding, use cases, and response processes
• Develop and embed governance artefacts (policies, standards, controls)
• Capture requirements across business units and translate them into a delivery roadmap
• Track milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes
• Provide clear reporting to the CISO and senior stakeholders

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience delivering cyber security programmes or transformations
• Technical Understanding of:

- Microsoft security stack (Defender, Entra ID, Purview, etc.)
- Privileged Access Management / PIM
- SOC integration or MSSP onboarding

• Experience working across technical and governance domains
• Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and business units
• Strong delivery mindset - pragmatic, outcome-driven, and organised
• Background in regulated or complex enterprise environments preferred