CE+ Lead Assessor

Job Summary

A CE+ Lead Assessor is primarily responsible for assessing Cyber Essentials (Basic & Plus) submissions from our customers. For our managed customers, this also requires identifying areas of improvement & sharing preventative measures to remediate weaknesses in policies and configurations.

Breakdown of Key Responsibilities

Cyber Essentials Assessor (Basic & Plus)

Ø Responsible for the completion of all CE+ assessments, scheduling interactive user sessions and signing off on submissions

Ø Providing customer’s feedback on changes required to their assessment answers, using our template document

Ø Conduct internal/external vulnerability scans & sample testing in line with CE+ test specifications

Ø Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the IASME Cyber Essentials scheme, including the latest marking scheme requirements & maintaining qualification requirements

Ø Develop our Cyber Essentials automation, improving our system already in place

Ø Creating/updating process documentation within the Cyber Essentials department

Ø Escalation point for other CE assessors, providing clarification and guidance when needed

Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS)

Ø Assist the service desk in remediating open vulnerabilities, either as an escalation point or where remediation actions are complex or unknown

Ø Leading VMaaS customer meetings by reviewing open vulnerabilities, advising clients on the best approach to full remediation and analysing trends in security posture

Support

Ø Availability as a secondary 3rd line escalation point for the service desk is desirable

Necessary skills required

· Hold CSTM or another valid IASME List A qualification (e.g. CREST CRT, CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester, CSTL, OSCP, CPENT, ECSA Penetration Testing Practical, or a UK Cyber Security Council Security Tester title)

· Maintain your CE and CE+ assessor status and complete the required CPD points

· Proactively identify potential risks or improvements and create a remediation plan

· Excellent decision-making ability and comfortable in assessing a customer’s open risks, before making suggestions on actions to be taken

· Confident in structuring your workload in an organised fashion

· Confident in leading customer meetings, reassuring them of your security knowledge & experience

· Ability to work well within a team, supporting other team members

· Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Package and Benefits

· Salary Range £45k – £55k (Depending on candidate experience)

· 24 Days' Leave + Bank Holidays, increasing by one day for each year of service up to 29 days

· Hybrid Working Available (following successful probation)

· Company Pension

· Private Healthcare

· Training & Certifications

· Company Social Events

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV and a covering letter to: ***email_hidden***