Cyber Security GRC & Assurance Lead (Contract) – Glasgow

Cyber Security GRC & Assurance Lead (Contract) – Glasgow

3 days per week £400 max per day Inside IR35

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security GRC & Assurance Lead to support a key programme across the Scottish region. This role blends governance, risk and compliance (GRC) responsibilities with hands‑on security assurance, making it ideal for someone who can operate confidently across both technical and stakeholder‑facing domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the response to internal cyber audit findings, driving remediation actions and improving the maturity of associated GRC processes.
• Own and deliver actions arising from the Cyber Maturity Assessment, ensuring all identified gaps are effectively addressed.
• Provide security assurance over systems local to the Scottish region, with a particular focus on telecoms‑related environments.
• Act as a key interface with the central security and GRC teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise governance frameworks and leveraging central capabilities where
• • appropriate.
  • Perform a hybrid role that combines cyber technical understanding with strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and people‑management skills.
  • Support the ongoing development and uplift of security governance, risk management, and compliance practices across the region.

  What We’re Looking For

  • Proven experience in Cyber GRC, Security Assurance, Audit Remediation, or similar roles.
  • Strong understanding of security controls, governance frameworks, risk management, and maturity models.
  • Ability to interpret audit findings, assess risk, and drive remediation to completion.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to influence at multiple levels.
  • Experience in telecoms or critical‑infrastructure environments is highly desirable.