Cyber Assurance Specialist

Location: Newbury + *Hybrid
Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

*Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company.  We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

What you’ll do 

As the Cyber Assurance Specialist, you will be responsible for working across our internal CHARM (Cyber Health Adaptive Risk Method) control framework and the TSA (Telecoms Security Act).

Activity wise you will be supporting the compilation and assessment of evidence that will be used to understand and demonstrate Vodafone UK’s compliance status with regards to our internal CHARM controls and the cyber security elements in scope of the TSA measures, also ensuring control gaps are identified, recorded and prioritised for remediation.

The role holder will achieve this by closely working with both the Telecoms Security Act and the CHARM control delivery programmes, and working with functional leads across Cyber, Digital & IT and Networks.

Reporting is also a key deliverable so that we can ensure Vodafone UK and our own UK Cyber team have the most up-to-date understanding of control and KRI status, ensuring we have early warning around any non-compliances, allowing us to plan and implement remediation activity. 

Main responsibilities:

• Working and maintaining relationships with our internal cyber teams such as Cyber Defence, Information Security, Secure by Design, Risk and Audit, Secure by Design and Cyber Prevent 
• Supporting assessments of control evidence and ensuring control gaps are identified and recorded.
• Providing and creating accurate and informative reporting around control and KRI status, enabling excellent oversight of control status. Sharing this reporting with our partner functions and our own Cyber Security Leadership Team.
• Supporting the Cyber Assurance Manager’s in CHARM control and TSA assessments and over time taking a more impactful role in assessment activity.
• Reviewing CHARM and TSA controls and monitoring changes to the control framework – providing update notifications as appropriate.

Who you are 

• Experience working within a corporate audit or assurance team an advantage
• Able to work with multiple stakeholders across UK and Group
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal
• Strong analytical skills
• Power BI skills desirable
• Ability to be an effective team player
• Knowledge of Cyber Security Controls
• Intermediate level security certifications such as SSCP, CompTIA+ etc. 
• Skills/Knowledge in technical areas such as networks, cloud, access & authentication also an advantage 

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
 

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break. 

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.