Information Security & Compliance Manager

Job Description:

Position: Information Security & Compliance Manager
Location: Farnborough HQ
Working Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours per weekWe are looking for a hands-on Information Security & Compliance Manager to take ownership of cyber security and data privacy across myairops. This role balances strategic oversight with practical, day-to-day security operations. You’ll be central to maintaining our SOC 2 Type II accreditation, managing third-party relationships, and ensuring our products and cloud infrastructure are secure, resilient, and compliant.In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to lead our SOC2 audit activities, perform risk management reviews, and drive our vulnerability management program in alignment with industry best practices. Your keen eye for detail and exceptional problem-solving skills will be invaluable in analysing alerts from our monitoring platform and recommending necessary configuration changes and enhancements.We are looking for a self-motivated individual with excellent communication and teamwork abilities, as you will collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams to achieve our security objectives. Your strong attention to detail, process-oriented mindset, and ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision will be key to your success in this role.
About us:We’re a friendly team of experts, optimists, big-thinkers and problem-solvers. myairops is a leader of SaaS products to the aviation industry with customers across the globe with diverse challenges including corporate flight departments, brokers, medical providers, military and business aviation operators. Solutions are provided through innovative web delivered software and connected mobile applications.
Responsibilities:

Lead security operations across our product and cloud environment (Azure), working closely with DevOps and engineering to ensure security best practices are followed.
Manage external relationships with security providers, including penetration testers and SOC 2 Type II auditors.
Own the SOC 2 audit process, coordinating internal preparation, evidence collection, and communication with auditors to ensure compliance is maintained.
Respond to customer security questionnaires, due diligence requests, and collaborate with sales and customer success to support commercial activities.
Oversee and maintain our public security and compliance portal.
Conduct technical audits, regular internal reviews, and assess controls against internal policies and external standards.
Translate audit findings and test results into clear, actionable tasks for the engineering and DevOps teams.
Perform vendor security assessments, managing risk across our supply chain.
Manage vulnerability and patch management, ensuring critical software libraries are kept up to date.
Enforce security policies, particularly regarding open-source software and licensing compliance.
Plan and lead annual Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery tests, reporting outcomes and driving improvements.
Evaluate and configure Azure security tooling, including firewall, DDoS, and WAF services.
Contribute to governance processes, reviewing change requests for potential impact on security, privacy, and service availability.
Collaborate with the Group CIO and DPO, contributing to wider organisational security and data privacy initiatives.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:Essential

A solid background in cyber or information security, with experience operating at a similar level in cloud environments (ideally Azure) OR possess a degree within cyber or information security with the ability to demonstrate the attitude and aptitude to take this next career step
Experience working in a software environment that is cloud native
Experience of successfully achieving ISO27001 or preferably SOC2 Type 2
Strong understanding of application security, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps practices
Awareness of industry frameworks, such as NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, Cyber Essentials Plus and OWASP
Experience managing and selecting 3rd party vendors for audit and penetration testing
Experience interacting with customer security and data privacy teams
Experience conducting or managing penetration tests and security audits
Can produce network and security architecture designs using software such as Microsoft Visio
Ability to assess risk and prioritise security tasks in a fast-paced environment
A pragmatic communicator who can bridge the gap between technical teams and auditors/customers
Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
Detail-oriented, process-oriented and thorough
Must currently hold or be able to hold UK security clearance to SC level or higher

Advantageous

Knowledge of security and data privacy controls within Microsoft Azure Cloud stack with hands on experience configuring and monitoring within Azure
Knowledge of UK Government security standards
Knowledge of PCI-DSS and achieving suitable standards within software

In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you:

Competitive Group Pension Scheme
Comprehensive Life Assurance *
Comprehensive Income Protection *
Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
Electric Car Scheme
Free Car Parking
Discounts at popular Retailers
2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development

*(Subject to insurance underwriting)Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Job Ident #: VN1136

Company Details

Gama Aviation Signature

Two Corporate Drive
Suite 1050
Shelton, Connecticut 06484 USA
www.gamasignature.com

Gama Aviation has operations in 45 locations in 17 countries across five continents, making it one of the world’s leading aviation services companies. Its services include line and base maintenance, FBO services, engineering design, aircraft management...

Benefits:
Health, 401K, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance

Supported Manufacturers:
Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault, Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft and Embraer

Supported Models:

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Job Info

Location

Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Type

Permanent

Company Details

Gama Aviation Signature

Two Corporate Drive
Suite 1050
Shelton, Connecticut 06484 USA
www.gamasignature.com