Security Assurance Analyst

Security Assurance Analyst (Contractor) Reports To: Head of Information and Cyber Security Department: Information Security Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite) Contract Type: Contract (3 months) Organisation: Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) About the Role We are seeking a Security Assurance Analyst to support a strategic sourcing programme within our Information Security function. This is a short-term, delivery-focused contract role centred on evaluating Security Operations Centre (SOC) service performance, conducting structured comparisons across service pillars, and producing clear, evidence-based assessment outputs to support a provider transition. You will work within a small, professional security team and will be expected to operate independently, delivering high-quality analysis and documentation to tight timescales. Key Responsibilities Review and critically evaluate SOC performance reporting across core service pillars, assessing quality, completeness, and relevance Define what meaningful performance measurement looks across: Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Vulnerability Management Cyber Threat Intelligence Continuous Improvement Conduct structured comparisons of SOC provider performance, identifying material differences across key service dimensions Produce comparative performance assessments at agreed intervals during the transition and dual-running period