Technical Assurance Lead

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Active SC clearance as a minimum
• Proven experience developing assurance strategies and assurance plans within Defence or Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments.
• Experience leading assurance activities across complex programmes.
• Strong technical documentation and report-writing skills, including strategic assurance and baseline artefacts.

Responsibilities:

• Shape and enhance our digital assurance capability.
• Define the assurance approach for a major programme.
• Provide independent technical assurance.
• Help establish the strategic baseline required to support ongoing digital maturity.
• Develop and mature our digital assurance capability.
• Create and maintain the programmes assurance strategy and delivery plan.
• Lead assurance activities across programme capabilities, including design reviews and testing events.
• Provide clear, evidence-based assurance findings and recommendations.
• Produce strategic technical and assurance documentation to establish and maintain the programme baseline.

Technologies:

• Support
• REST

More:

We are seeking an experienced Digital Assurance Lead for one of our local clients to support a major programme. This is a 12-month contract offering up to £675 p/d outside IR35, with 2 days per week in Reading and the rest working from home. We are looking for someone who can shape and enhance our digital assurance capability, provide independent technical assurance, and help establish the strategic baseline needed to support ongoing digital maturity.

last updated 35 week of 2026