Job Description:

Security Assurance Analyst (Contractor)

• Reports To: Head of Information and Cyber Security
• Department: Information Security
• Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite)
• Contract Type: Contract (3 months)
• Organisation: Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

About the Role

We are seeking a Security Assurance Analyst to support a strategic sourcing programme within our Information Security function.

This is a short-term, delivery-focused contract role centred on evaluating Security Operations Centre (SOC) service performance, conducting structured comparisons across service pillars, and producing clear, evidence-based assessment outputs to support a provider transition.

You will work within a small, professional security team and will be expected to operate independently, delivering high-quality analysis and documentation to tight timescales.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and critically evaluate SOC performance reporting across core service pillars, assessing quality, completeness, and relevance
• Define what meaningful performance measurement looks like across:
• Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
• Vulnerability Management
• Cyber Threat Intelligence
• Continuous Improvement
• Conduct structured comparisons of SOC provider performance, identifying material differences across key service dimensions
• Produce comparative performance assessments at agreed intervals during the transition and dual-running period, including:
• Detailed technical analysis
• Clear executive summaries for senior stakeholders
• Collaborate with the Project Manager, Legal advisers, and internal stakeholders to ensure outputs align with contractual and operational requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Solid understanding of SOC service delivery, including MDR, Vulnerability Management, and Cyber Threat Intelligence
• Experience reviewing, interpreting, and critically assessing security performance data and management information
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify trends, gaps, and meaningful insights
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, structured documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision

Desirable:

• Experience supporting vendor assessments, supplier evaluations, or security sourcing programmes
• Familiarity with SOC performance metrics, SLAs, and service reporting frameworks

Key Deliverables

• Comparative SOC performance assessments produced at agreed intervals throughout the transition and dual-running period
• Each deliverable to include:
• A detailed technical assessment
• A concise executive summary suitable for senior stakeholders

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and passion into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an all-encompassing environment that helps them thrive.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunity's employer.

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