Lead Security Controls Specialist - IT Audit - 6 month contract (Umbrella engagement only)

I have an immediate opportunity for a Lead Security Controls Specialist to join a busy Fintech client.

You'll guide and coordinate a team of Security Controls Assessors responsible for developing and carrying out structured testing strategies to assess how effectively technical and procedural security controls are functioning. You will be ensuring results are reliable, repeatable, and meet regulatory and industry benchmarks. Working within an agile environment, you'll engage with multiple stakeholders to support continuous improvement of the control testing programme.

I am therefore keen to speak with candidates who have:

• A proven background in Security Controls Assesment / IT Audit for large corporate clients.
• Experience of working in a Lead role, coordinating and managing work deliverables of other members of the team
• Professional certifications in CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST 800-53, ISO 27001/27002, CIS, COBIT
• Strong skills in security control tools like SailPoint, Wiz, or Rapid7
• Comfortable using tools like RSA Archer, ServiceNow, Kanban Boards and Jira
• Adept at working in agile teams and communicating effectively across all levels
• Knowledge of Excel, Tableau, Alteryx, and PowerBI would be desirable

Interested? Apply now for immediate consideration!