Cyber Controls Analyst

About the role

We are seeking a Cyber Controls Analyst to join a public sector team on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract, with the possibility of extension. The role is hybrid, requiring occasional visits to client sites, and involves 35 hours per week as an agency employee.

Key responsibilities

• Operate and continuously improve the Cyber Controls function through technical assessments, artefact reviews, and practical control validation.
• Collaborate with network, infrastructure, platform and system administration teams to align technical control design, configuration, monitoring and maintenance.
• Assess the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls across networks, servers, endpoints, identity platforms, cloud services and supporting ICT services.
• Identify risk exposure from unmanaged devices, legacy systems and other assets not fully covered by standard controls.
• Develop clear control findings, remediation actions and improvement plans for technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ensure assurance activities align with frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, CIS Controls and NIS2.
• Support implementation and operation of the cyber controls framework, including technical, organisational and procedural safeguards.
• Assist with mapping and validating controls against standards like ISO/IEC 27001 Annex A, NIST 800‑53 and NIS2 Annex I.
• Participate in deployment and use of cyber GRC platforms, control libraries and automation dashboards.

Required profile

• Relevant experience in cyber security controls, risk assessment and compliance.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical teams and communicate findings to non‑technical audiences.
• Willingness to attend client sites as required.

Required skills

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• ISO/IEC 27001 (including Annex A)
• CIS Controls
• NIS2 (including Annex I)
• NIST 800‑53
• Cyber GRC platforms
• Control libraries
• Automation dashboards

What we offer

• Hourly rate of €33.52 (annualised €61,219)
• 30 days of annual leave plus paid bank holidays
• Hybrid working flexibility
• Opportunity to work on high‑impact public sector projects