Group Cyber Security Assurance Principal


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£62,034 to £82,430 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about strengthening cyber resilience across multiple organisations?

Can you provide expert assurance that helps organisations understand, manage and reduce cyber risk?

Do you have the expertise and drive to influence security strategy and embed assurance activities across the DfT Group?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable, skilled and in-house capability.

Assess risk. Strengthen resilience. Drive assurance.

Use your cyber security expertise to influence decision-making, strengthen assurance and help protect critical services, systems and information across the Department for Transport Group.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday

Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers.

As a Group Cyber Security Assurance Principal, you'll play a leading role in strengthening cyber resilience across the Department for Transport Group. You'll provide expert assurance, oversight and guidance to help ensure security controls are effective, risks are managed appropriately and government security requirements are consistently applied.

Working within the Assurance, Compliance and Controls function, you'll lead cyber security assurance activities across a complex organisational landscape. You'll oversee the delivery of the Government Cyber Action Plan (GCAP), monitor compliance with the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework and champion the application of Secure by Design principles across the DfT Group.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders to assess cyber risks, develop assurance frameworks and provide expert advice on security governance, compliance and risk management. You'll also support the implementation of targeted improvement plans, communicate emerging threats and help drive continuous improvement in cyber security maturity across the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for a cyber security professional who enjoys influencing strategic decisions, leading assurance activities and helping to protect critical government services and information.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Overseeing the delivery of the GCAP across the group.
Developing and implementing the cyber security assurance framework across the group.
Leading cyber security related risk assessments and other expert risk management activities, and enhance cyber security governance arrangements.
Leading the assurance of ‘secure by design’ principles across the DfT Group.
Reviewing and reporting on the Group’s compliance with NCSC’s Cyber Assessment Framework and monitor the progress of action plans to improve compliance.
Contributing to incident management policies, incident response plans, and tests.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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