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Security Controls Specialist
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CybersecurityWorkdayComplianceRisk Management
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Location:
London, UK
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
12 August 2026
What they need
- We are seeking a Cyber Security Controls Specialist to work within the engineering team. This role is important in ensuring that our controls are well-understood, effectively implemented, and accurately represented during internal and external audits and assessments
- You will be the lead in representing technical controls to auditors, translating sophisticated security controls into clear, auditable evidence and narratives. You will help the teams in ensuring robust evidence exists to support control design and operation on an ongoing basis
- Ontrol Testing & Validation:
- Conduct proactive internal control assessment activities to validate the effectiveness of controls and identify areas for improvement for the team. Ensuring controls are accurately documented, maintained and with the correct measurements in place to simplify audit and assessment activities
- Audit & Assessment:
- Lead the team response to audits, regulatory, customer assessments, and compliance reviews by representing and providing clear, concise, and technically accurate evidence and explanations. A key outcome is servicing multiple concurrent audit and assessment activities through standardised processes and evidence
- Technical Translation:
- Translate sophisticated technical security concepts and measures into plain-friendly language appropriate for collaborators, auditors, and risk managers
- Risk Management:
- Collaborate with teams to ensure cyber risks are appropriately identified, assessed, accurately recorded and mitigated through effective control design and operation
- Continuous Improvement:
- Identify gaps or weaknesses in existing controls and related documentation and recommend improvements by working closely with the control owners. Being technical, you have the ability to not only understand how security controls work but to influence how they’re designed, implemented, and measured in conjunction with the team- The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of technical expertise, audit experience, and risk management knowledge
- Proven experience working in a technical audit role assessing controls in highly regulated global organisations. Has comprehensive understanding of control evidencing and appropriate robust measures
- Audit & Controls Experience:
- Outstanding ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences, including auditors, senior management, and business partners. Comfortable in questioning and challenging assertions when the facts, metrics and anecdotes differ
- Communication Skills:
- Strong understanding of common security technologies, security threats, security frameworks, foundational technologies such as cloud and associated processes
- Practical experience of providing guidance and support to first line of defence technical engineering teams in uplifting control related evidence and measures. Demonstration of continuous learning to expand technical understanding of controls to a comprehensive level
- Solid understanding of risk management principles and how they apply to cyber security controls and governance. Experience of transforming risk conversations from theoretical to actionable, challenge assumptions, and bridge the gap between policy and practice. Experience of working in common GRC tooling platforms to capture and handle issues and risks
- Certifications (Preferred):
- CISSP, CISA, CRISC or similar, and technical security certifications are highly desirable
- Continuous Control Monitoring & Automation (Preferred):
- Experienced in automating controls monitoring, analysis and evidence collection to simplify assurance processes
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