Cyber Security Technical Assurance Lead

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom BDO UK Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Technical Assurance Lead to join our team at BDO UK. As a key member of our IT department, you will be responsible for leading on technical assurance to mature our cyber security posture.

Correlating security assessment and platform data with relevant threat intel, you will produce risk-based prioritisation actions to ensure our overall cyber security posture is robust and effective.

In this role, you will have a deep understanding of Breach and Attack Simulation methodology, Vulnerability Management, and Cloud Security Posture Management platforms. You will utilise these platforms to continuously assess our overall cyber security posture, providing data-driven insights to help drive our overall Cyber Security strategy and compliance obligations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead on IT technical cyber security assurance activities
  • Conduct security assessments using Cloud Security Posture Management and Vulnerability management platforms
  • Work closely with the CISO and Governance team, providing technical guidance and ensuring technical vulnerabilities are understood and managed against defined standards and policies
  • Be a subject matter expert for technical and technology vulnerabilities
  • Work alongside the Product Security Lead and Cyber Security Architect on security assessment/projects, providing technical guidance where needed and using data to correlate with CPSM/VM platforms identifying risk and engaging the appropriate team to mitigate
  • Create high-quality supporting documentation for operational teams where required
  • Stay up-to-date on the latest cyber security threats and trends
  • Identify, review, and continuously assure BDO security control effectiveness
  • Provide guidance/training to internal IT team on security and assurance assessments, control testing techniques, and best practices
  • Provide guidance to senior management on technical cyber security vulnerabilities
  • Provide guidance/training to the IT Security team where required
  • Help develop Cybersecurity controls across BDO, including CASB, SWG, EDR/XDR, Email Security, Data Loss Prevention, Cloud-Native, and Network-Based security controls
  • Day-to-day management of Cybersecurity incidents, including reporting, knowledge management, root cause analysis, and proactive problem repetition avoidance
  • Contribute to a Cybersecurity knowledgebase comprising technical reference libraries, security advisories, and alerts, information on security trends and practices, and laws and regulations
  • Engage with relevant 3rd-party Technology partners where required
  • Contribute to the development of a Cybersecurity Operations Resource and Capacity planner managed through BDO's Azure DevOps environment
Requirements
  • Pragmatism, discipline, and a data-driven approach
  • Experience managing complex deliveries of technical projects
  • DLP, EDR/XDR, CASB, Email Security, SWG, and ZTNA/SASE
  • Microsoft security tools (e.g., Defender suite)
  • EST CPSA/CRT - Practitioner Security Analyst and Registered Penetration Tester or similar
  • CREST CRTIA - Registered Threat Intelligence Analyst or similar
  • CCSP - Certified Cloud Security Professional or similar
  • Proven experience in Cybersecurity
  • Threat and Vulnerability Management vendor certifications
About BDO UK

We are a leading accountancy and business advisory firm, providing advice and solutions to entrepreneurial organisations. We work with ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited, and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy. Our purpose is to help our clients succeed, and we are committed to agile working, providing every colleague with the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.

We have a clear purpose, and we are confident in our future, because we are adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity, and expertise.



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