Security Risk Analyst

Hays plc
Leeds, UK
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Cyber Security Digital Assets

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Personnel Security Officer to support a major Critical Asset Review and deliver role-based risk assessments across a large, complex organisation. The RoleThis position has two key focus areas:

  • Critical Asset Review: Engaging business areas and key representatives to identify and assess physical and logical (IT/information) assets, leading workshops and working sessions to determine asset criticality and dependencies.
  • Risk Assessment: Conducting role-based risk assessments across staff, contractors and third parties, focusing on access risks, privileged roles and insider threats.

You’ll work closely with stakeholders to drive risk-informed decision-making and strengthen security controls. Key Responsibilities

  • Lead stakeholder engagement sessions to identify critical assets and dependencies
  • Conduct discussions across business functions on physical and digital assets
  • Deliver structured role-based risk assessments
  • Review access models, controls and governance frameworks
  • Produce clear, evidence-based risk reports and recommendations
  • Support implementation and tracking of risk mitigation actions

Requirements

  • Strong experience in risk assessment, security assurance or information security
  • Proven ability to facilitate workshops and engage senior stakeholders
  • Knowledge of access risk, insider threat and asset criticality
  • Experience assessing both physical and IT/information assets
  • Strong communication, analysis and reporting skills

Desirable

  • Public sector or regulated environment experience

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