Senior Compliance Analyst

Senior Compliance Analyst (Data Governance & Information Security)
Coventry or London
Hybrid working available (2 days on site a month) – Core office hours Monday to Friday
Permanent | Competitive Salary + Benefits
  
Outsource UK are recruiting for a Senior Compliance Analyst to join a high-performing Data Governance and Information Security (DGIS) function. This is a key role supporting the delivery of a robust compliance assurance programme, ensuring IT and Information Security controls are effectively designed, implemented, tested, and continuously improved.
You’ll be responsible for delivering and reporting on the annual controls testing programme, driving maturity improvements across the organisation, and supporting key stakeholders in strengthening compliance and risk management.
  
The Role
As a Senior Compliance Analyst, you will:

• Deliver the annual assurance programme across Information Security and IT controls
• Develop testing scenarios to support design and operating effectiveness testing
• Own and manage the controls testing roadmap and annual testing schedule
• Analyse the adoption of processes, documentation, and control frameworks
• Produce reporting for senior stakeholders including Audit Committee and Data Governance Committee
• Assess IT and IS control effectiveness across the business and raise risks where required
• Drive remediation activity and improvement plans to reduce risk and improve maturity
• Improve control documentation and processes to support compliance and policy implementation
• Maintain accurate and efficient audit records and compliance evidence
• Support wider DGIS projects where required
• Act as a key liaison with stakeholders to resolve compliance issues and improve outcomes

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience delivering an assurance testing programme across recognised frameworks and regulations, including (but not limited to):
• NIST-CSF, Cyber Essentials, ITGC, ITACs, FRC/Corporate Governance Code, COBIT 2019, COSO
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across the business
• Proactive approach to tracking regulatory and industry changes and assessing their impact

Desirable Experience

• Experience learning and understanding business processes, particularly across Finance, Technology, and Information Security
• Previous experience in IT audit (internal or external)
• Strong experience working with auditors and managing timelines, findings, and remediation
• Familiarity with standard IT/IS controls such as:
• Identity & Access Management, Change Management, Third-Party Risk Management
• Strong analytical and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to prioritise workload and deliver high-quality results to deadlines
• Certifications such as CISA or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (desirable, not essential)

Apply Now
If you're a compliance professional with strong IT and Information Security controls experience and you're looking for a role where you can drive meaningful improvements across a business, Outsource UK would like to hear from you.

Inclusion Statement:
  
Outsource UK is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You'll receive fair consideration for your application regardless of your race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or age.

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