Data Protection and Cyber Security Consultant

NCC Group

uk remote

2 years ago

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The Opportunity

We have a fantastic new opportunity to join our UK Consulting and Implementation division for a Senior Consultant. The ideal candidate will have prior consulting experience and commercial exposure within the data protection, cyber and assurance field, gained from delivering a diverse range of services ideally across a broad client base. In addition to your technical skills, you will have strong client facing skills and be comfortable dealing with senior client stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:

Build and maintain sustainable trusted client relationships through high-quality delivery, ensuring output exceeds client expectations.

Conduct onsite and remote activities to advise, assess, analyse, and report in line with the engagement and client business requirements. This will involve meeting client stakeholders, conduct of documentation reviews, auditing technical solutions and systems as well as presenting information and advice to senior business partners.

Translate the technical and non-technical findings from an assessment or exercise into relevant, actionable remediation road maps for customers.

Responsible for adhering to all internal policy and procedures in relation to security and quality best practice.Engage with Markets and Pre-Sales teams during the sales cycle to assist in quantifying, pricing and assessing the capability required for the project delivery.

Assist with sales proposals, bids and tenders for delivery of Assurance & Compliance services.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience in delivering Data Protection Impact Assessments, supporting Data Subject Requests and data breaches along with researching and responding to privacy queries and implementation of privacy frameworks.

A deep understanding of the GDPR, DPA 2018 and knowledge of other European or wider privacy legislation.

Privacy qualification such as CIPP/E.

You will have working knowledge of core control frameworks, such as, NIST, SANS Top 20 CSC, ISO 27001, ISO27701, NIS and CAF.

Have experience of delivering risk assessments using common risk methodologies like ISO 27005, IRAM and FAIR.

You are diligent and time conscious to deliver projects on time and in budget, and to a high level of customer satisfaction – exercising customer care at all times.

Demonstrate a strong ability to develop a rapport with customers and to engender long lasting trusted relationships.

Have strong business, consultancy and technical skills within the Cyber Security Industry.

Excellent communication, consulting soft skills and presentation skills.

Exceptional written communication and reporting skills.

Desirable Requirements:

Experience in the role of DPO

Identity and Zero trust

Privacy by design

Security by design

Artificial Intelligence

Cloud related certifications across AWS/GCP/Azure

Behaviours:

Client-Focused: Prioritizes client needs and expectations, ensuring that all actions and decisions lead to client satisfaction and success.

Collaborates as ‘One NCC’: Works in unison with all departments and teams, fostering a united front and shared objectives across the entire organisation.

Adds Value: Goes beyond the minimum requirements to provide solutions and contributions that enhance the customer’s success and growth.

Enables and Empowers: Provides tools, resources, and support to team members, fostering an environment where they can thrive and excel.

Personal Responsibility: Takes ownership of actions, decisions, and outcomes, acknowledging successes as well as areas for improvement.

Communicates Openly and Respectfully: Shares information transparently while maintaining

respect and consideration for all stakeholders.

Open Mindset: Embraces new ideas, diverse perspectives, and is willing to adapt in response to evolving situations or feedback.

Growth and Development: Actively seeks opportunities for personal and professional growth, championing learning and evolution for oneself and the organisation.

Analytical Thinking: Demonstrates a systematic approach to resolving issues and identifying

About NCC Group

The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates.

We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.

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