Job type
ContractLocation
UK WideWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Projects & Change ManagementIndustry
Government & Public ServicesPay
£negClosing date
12 Jun 2026
A contract opening for a Security Risk Analyst – This can be based at a location close to home
Security Risk Analyst (Personnel & Asset)
£500–£600/day
Inside IR35
12 months
Hybrid (UK-wide)
We’re looking for an experienced Personnel Security Officer to support a major Critical Asset Review and deliver role-based risk assessments across a large, complex organisation.
The Role
This position has two key focus areas:
- Critical Asset Review: Engaging business areas and key representatives to identify and assess physical and logical (IT/information) assets, leading workshops and working sessions to determine asset criticality and dependencies.
- Risk Assessment: Conducting role-based risk assessments across staff, contractors and third parties, focusing on access risks, privileged roles and insider threats.
You’ll work closely with stakeholders to drive risk-informed decision-making and strengthen security controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead stakeholder engagement sessions to identify critical assets and dependencies
- Conduct discussions across business functions on physical and digital assets
- Deliver structured role-based risk assessments
- Review access models, controls and governance frameworks
- Produce clear, evidence-based risk reports and recommendations
- Support implementation and tracking of risk mitigation actions
Requirements
- Strong experience in risk assessment, security assurance or information security
- Proven ability to facilitate workshops and engage senior stakeholders
- Knowledge of access risk, insider threat and asset criticality
- Experience assessing both physical and IT/information assets
- Strong communication, analysis and reporting skills
Desirable
- Public sector or regulated environment experience
SC Clearance – You will have this or be prepared to undergo the vetting process to become cleared.
