The Company Superb opportunity to join one of the world’s largest leisure travel companies, operating a global fleet of cruise ships that carry millions of guests each year. This is an initial 6-month contract (inside IR35) with a requirement to be on-site in the Southampton office 3-days per week. The Role We are looking for a Security Assurance Analyst to join the Information Security Assurance Team, who provide end-to-end assurance of IT products and services across the group. The role will require excellent IT (systems, networks, applications, hardware) and security technology knowledge (anti-malware, encryption, security logging and monitoring, network security), as well as knowledge of information governance principles (risk, legislation, standards, policy and procedures). We need a senior consultant who has a strong technical foundation in security capabilities yet is comfortable communicating and engaging across the business to drive and assure the following key outcomes: 1) Customers are engaged and understand the information security requirements relevant to them. 2) Products and services are designed & maintained in line with regulatory compliance and security best practice. 3) Our actions constantly drive the evolution and maturity of security & risk practices within the organisation. Responsibilities: * Work closely with delivery & operational teams, providing end to end engagement across a range of IT focused projects and products. * Assure required levels of due diligence, risk assessments and security design across a portfolio of projects. * Define security non-functional requirements for new products and services. * Review and input to various design documents (HLD, LLD, data flow diagrams etc.) to ensure that Security NFRs are delivered and implemented before the product or service goes live. * Provide advice as a technical security SME by representing the Information Security team at various project meetings or workshops. * Providing project consultation on various compliance frameworks which currently apply to the business e.g. NIST, PCI, SOX and GDPR. * Coordinating between projects, Security Operations and third-party vendors to ensure that security testing activities are carried out and delivered to a pre-agreed scope. * Responsible for ensuring that any vulnerabilities identified are processed in accordance with the Information Security Risk Management process. * Identify and track risk issues across the project and ensure the risk management lifecycle is followed. * Ensure that new products or services follow the correct change management process and provide advice to the Change Approval Board where appropriate. * Provide support to security incident management and compliance services when required. * Work with key stakeholders across security and the business provide risk analysis of vulnerabilities, identify appropriate security controls and review and approve remediation activities. * Support the wider Information Security & Risk team evolve and embed key governance artefacts and processes such as effective risk management and the development of policy & procedures. Communicate and educate security risk to technical and non-technical colleagues. Qualifications – essential: * IT related degree or similar experience CISSP or CISM (or equivalent professional certification) Knowledge/ Experience – essential: * Provision of Security Non-Functional Requirements against a project design * Excellent knowledge of key compliance and control requirements relevant to the tourism & leisure industry (e.g. SOX, PCI DSS & GDPR) * Hands on experience of key security tools and their application within Information Systems * Application/web application security and management * Experience of implementing information security best practices within a regulated environment * An excellent working knowledge of National Institute of Standards and Technology Cyber Security Framework * Knowledge and skills to manage Penetration Testing processes * Understanding of IT concepts and architectures including Cloud, BYOD and Mobile Device Management * Working knowledge of different delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile or Hybrid) Knowledge/ Experience – desirable: * Knowledge of HTTP, SSDLC and Security Testing. * Broader understanding of Information Security Management Systems and controls, i.e. ISO27001 * Strong risk management knowledge and experience. More details available on successful application