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Information Assurance Engineer

Carbon 60
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Today
£600 – £650 pd

Salary

£600 – £650 pd

Job Type
Contract
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
12 May 2026 (Today)

Benefits

Competitive inside-IR35 rate Clear scope and meaningful assurance work Work with experienced professionals
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We're looking for a DV‑cleared Information Assurance Engineer to strengthen assurance capability across a critical defence programme. This is a delivery‑focused role working at the heart of secure systems, helping to close assurance gaps, manage cyber risk, and ensure systems are secure, compliant, and accreditation‑ready.

You'll work alongside Security Leads, system owners, and enterprise stakeholders to support Secure by Design, manage risk arising from ST&V and CSF assessments, and drive POA&M‑led remediation across the estate.

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting Secure by Design (SbD) documentation uplift across prime and supplier environments

Validating security control compliance using CSF tracker maturity assessments

Identifying, documenting, and articulating assurance gaps and observations

Conducting risk assessments for control deficiencies arising from:

ST&V failures

CSF maturity shortfalls

Creating and maintaining Risk Detail Records (RDRs) in line with JSP 892

Managing and tracking POA&Ms, ensuring clear ownership, timelines, and evidence‑based closure

Supporting compliance activities aligned to:

Secure by Design

NIST RMF

NIST CSF v2.0

Reviewing and uplifting system assurance documentation, including:

System Operating Procedures (SyOPs)

Codes of Connection (CoCo)

Supportingcyber resilience and incident preparedness, including:

Incident response playbooks

Tabletop Exercises (TTX) and post‑exercise assurance capture

What We're Looking For

Active DV clearance (mandatory)

Strong experience in Information Assurance / Cyber Security Assurance / GRC

Proven background in risk management, POA&M remediation, and assurance governance

Working knowledge of:

NIST RMF / NIST CSF

Secure by Design principles

Defence assurance environments

Comfortable working on‑site in a secure facility

Clear communicator, able to engage with technical and senior stakeholders

Why Apply

High‑impact role on a sensitive, high‑profile programme

Clear scope, strong governance, and meaningful assurance work

Competitive inside‑IR35 rate reflecting DV clearance and on‑site delivery

Work with experienced security and delivery professionals

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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