About this role
Salary: £75,000 - 75,000 per year
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of JSP 453, JSP 604 and JSP 440
- Proven experience developing technical policies and standards within Defence or Critical National Infrastructure
- Experience assessing assurance maturity and building organisational assurance capability
- Demonstrable involvement in securing ATO or accreditation for classified systems
- Active SC clearance and sole UK nationality, with willingness to undergo further vetting
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement technical policies and standards aligned with MOD JSP 453 and JSP 604
- Establish a controlled technical baseline, mapping standards to assurance evidence and lifecycle requirements
- Assess and improve digital assurance maturity, processes and governance
- Define assurance operating models, including risk acceptance and accreditation processes
- Support Authority to Operate (ATO) submissions for classified networks
Technologies
- Support
- JSP
- Security
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Were supporting a specialist Defence consultancy delivering into a major international Defence programme. This is a senior, hands-on Technical Assurance Lead opportunity to shape technical standards, strengthen digital assurance capability and support the accreditation of classified systems. The role offers a salary of up to £75,000, with benefits, and is based in Reading with two days per week on-site. This is an immediate requirement with a streamlined interview process.
last updated 46 week of 2026