Senior Security Analyst - Risk Assurance

Salary:

Pension:

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Please refer to the Civil Service Pensions website for more information.

Type:

**Please note: The advert will close at 11:59PM the night before the listed closing date.**

SLC offer a blended working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home. 

Is it time you unlocked your potential?

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK.  Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values 

Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work: 

• Honesty: We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.

• Empowerment: We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.

• Accountability: We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.

• Respect: We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.

• Trust: We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than words—they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

About the role:

SLC is currently looking for a Senior Security Analyst to join our Security Risk team on a permanent basis. In this role, you will assess information and technical risks, focusing on how they affect system confidentiality, integrity and availability. You will report and escalate risk‑assessment findings, while guiding teams on security requirements and the suitability of controls for technical proposals and specification documents, all in line with our information‑security framework and assurance standards.

You will also produce security reports, risk‑review documents and other materials that support projects, BAU activity and continuous improvement. Alongside this, you will help internal stakeholders understand and follow Government security guidance.

This is your chance to shape how we protect our organisation and make a real impact on our security future.

What you bring:

• Demonstrable experience in Cyber Security or Information Risk roles, with exposure to application and system‑development methods (e.g., Java, web‑service architecture)

• Ability to assess security risks using the organisation’s risk‑assessment framework, risk appetite and recognised risk‑management methodologies, including practical techniques such as gap analysis and control identification

• Excellent knowledge of key security frameworks and standards, such as ISO 27001, NIST, OWASP and MITRE

• A pragmatic, risk‑based approach to information security, balancing security needs with business requirements

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical security standards clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences, and work collaboratively with stakeholders

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent demands by breaking work into clear, structured workflows and outcomes across several projects

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

• Option to buy/sell annual leave

• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available

• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme

• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary

• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption

• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

• To find out what’s it’s like to work at Student Loans Company click here SLC Careers

The Legal Bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.

SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email [email protected].