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

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