Cyber Security Consultant

Manchester

9 months ago

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Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Cyber Security Consultant - £70/hr (Inside IR35) - Manchester / Hybrid Potential

Position Description:

Investigates cyber intrusions committed by insiders, corrupt competitors, criminal enterprises and/or foreign governments.
Leverages in-depth knowledge of the cyber environment to investigate, mitigate, and implement processes/procedures to correct the intrusions.
May conduct proactive cyber risk assessments to identify previously undetected vulnerabilities and/or actual intrusions, and design/recommend security systems solutions that will ensure proprietary/confidential data and systems are protected.
Level: A Specialist Professional (P4) is a recognized subject matter expert in job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.

Responsibilities:
Managing large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager.
Coaching, reviewing and delegating work to lower level professionals.
Problems faced are difficult and often complex.

Experience Required:
Degree qualified within an IT discipline
Significant prior experience within a Cyber Security field.
Must have significant mathematical, coding, and analytic background

Additional Information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.
The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors

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