Associate Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus Assessor – IASME licensed

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Perform self-assessment reviews for Cyber Essentials based on the current IASME question set and make certification decisions within specified service levels.

• Conduct Cyber Essentials Plus technical audits, which include vulnerability scanning, authenticated scans, sample device testing, validation of multi-factor authentication, and checks for malware protection.

• Create clear and defensible assessment reports along with certification recommendations.

• Assist client technical contacts in remediation when gaps are identified, ensuring to avoid drifting into paid consultancy during the certification process.

• Keep evidence and audit trails in compliance with IASME Certification Body standards.

• Engage in internal calibration sessions to maintain consistent assessment quality across the panel.

• Provide support for related work in IASME Cyber Assurance Level 1 and Level 2 and ISO 27001 readiness, when capacity and interest permit.

⛳️ Requirements

• Currently hold or have recently held an IASME assessor license for Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus, or possess equivalent hands-on delivery experience with a willingness to obtain a license under Intelance.

• At least three years of experience delivering Cyber Essentials Plus technical audits within the UK market.

• Strong understanding of the five Cyber Essentials controls, the current question set, and common interpretation edge cases.

• Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning tools utilized for Cyber Essentials Plus.

• Comfortable engaging directly with client IT and security leads, including subject matter experts and enterprise CISO teams.

• Must be based in the UK and possess the right to work in the UK.

• Capable of operating outside IR35 through a limited company, or willing to engage in a compliant manner.

• Open to being publicly listed as an Associate Assessor of Intelance, including on LinkedIn, while part of the panel.

• Excellent written English skills; reports should be client-ready without requiring extensive editing.

• Desirable: ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor certification.

• Experience with IASME Cyber Assurance, NIST CSF, or SOC 2 readiness is preferred.

• Sector expertise in financial services, healthcare, SaaS, or private equity-backed mid-market is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive day rate and a per certification fee structure.

• Right of first refusal on engagements aligned with your sector and availability.

• Named inclusion on the Intelance Cyber Assurance panel page and proposal credentials.

• Co-branded continuing professional development sessions and quarterly calibration workshops.

• Referral fee of up to 10 percent of net first-year fees for client work originating from associates.

• Direct access to Intelance delivery leadership.

• No sub-sub-contracting.

• No intermediaries.

• Access to clean tools, templates, and quality frameworks, allowing you to focus on assessment rather than formatting.