Cyber Assurance Lead (Defence)

Defence Security Assurance Lead Permanent | Belfast or London (Hybrid) | SC Held, DV Eligible Morela is hiring a Defence Security Assurance Lead for a fast-growing UK sovereign AI scale-up. This is a permanent, full-time role, hybrid from either Belfast or London with travel to customer sites, reporting into the Security Lead. You will need active SC clearance and be eligible for DV. On offer is a competitive salary, pension, equity options and one of the most generous working patterns you will find anywhere. About the Client Our client builds a sovereign AI platform for organisations that can't compromise on security, including defence, national security, central government, policing and heavily regulated industries. They deliver real capability into some of the UK's most sensitive environments, so every feature is threat modelled, hardened and properly assured before it goes near customer data. Security is central to the business and is now getting serious investment. The company is scaling a dedicated assurance function to match its growth in defence, and this hire is one of the founding roles in it. The Role You will own cyber assurance for the products and services delivered to the MOD and to allied defence and national security customers. Your job is to build the evidence-led assurance that customer risk owners depend on, applying Secure by Design for both UK and international partners...