Aviva
Cybersecurity Supplier Assurance Specialist
Cybersecurity Supplier Assurance Specialist
Salary: Circa £65,000
Location: Birmingham, Norwich, Bristol, York, Sheffield, Leeds, Leatherhead, Perth or Glasgow
This is a great job for someone who…
…enjoys working at the intersection of cybersecurity, supplier management and risk.
Someone who has a strong eye for detail, enjoys problem-solving, collaborating across teams, working with both data and people and is ready to take their next step in shaping how a major organisation manages third‑party cyber risk.
If you like building relationships, advising teams, and influencing better security outcomes, this role will suit you perfectly.
A bit about the job
You’ll join our Third-party Hypercare team—part of Aviva’s Cyber Security function—to help protect our critical supplier landscape.
You’ll work closely with our critical suppliers to ensure they continuously meet Aviva’s cybersecurity requirements. You’ll support the business by providing specialist security guidance, resolving escalations, analysing security data, and ensuring risks are effectively managed and understood.
This is a hands-on, collaborative role where you’ll build strong relationships, influence security outcomes, and play a key part in strengthening Aviva’s cyber resilience.
Skills and experience we’re looking for
Experience in Cybersecurity, IT, Technology Risk or Supplier/Vendor Management, ideally in a complex or regulated environment.
Ability to understand and clearly articulate security risks, translating technical findings into actionable insight and confidence contributing to SME‑level conversations.
Comfortable working with governance, risk and control frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST or cyber assurance standards.
Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, confident supporting non‑technical audiences.
A naturally curious, improvement driven mindset, with the confidence to challenge and a desire to keep learning.
What you’ll get for this role:
Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – applies to our colleagues too. Here’s what we offer:
Salary: Circa £65000 (depending on skills and experience).
Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
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Aviva is for everyone:
We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Kirthi a call on 02045922145 or send an email to kirthi.kanikireddy@aviva.com