ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (Internal Audit)

Intelance is a UK advisory and assurance firm working across enterprise architecture, cyber assurance, AI governance and data governance. We run information security management systems (ISMS) for clients certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and we are appointing a qualified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor as an associate contractor to carry out independent internal audits. Your first assignment is a remote internal audit of an ISO 27001 certified technology company with offices in the UK and Asia. The audit is planned for early February 2027 and needs about 3 to 5 days, including planning, interviews, evidence review and the report. Further internal audit assignments will follow as our managed ISMS service grows. This is an associate panel role. Each assignment is agreed separately with a written scope, timetable and day rate. TasksPlan and carry out independent internal audits against ISO/IEC 27001:2022 clauses 4 to 10 and the Annex A controls. Build a risk based audit plan and checklist from the client's scope, Statement of Applicability and previous audit findings. Interview control owners and review evidence in the client's compliance platform (for example Vanta) and document tools (for example Notion). Check that earlier non-conformities have been closed properly and the fixes work. Raise clear findings graded as major non-conformity, minor non-conformity or opportunity for improvement. Write a short, plain English audit report that the client's leadership can act on before managemen