IT Security Consultant

A FS Firm requires a Contract IT Security Consultant to be responsible for assessing, designing, and implementing robust security measures across IT providing Technical Assurance across Red Team/Pen Testing & Vulnerability Management . This role requires a deep understanding of security technologies, risk management, and best practices in information security.

Day Rate: £500-£540pd
IR35 Status: Outside
Duration: Initial 6 months
Travel: 2 days a week in Central London

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct comprehensive security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies. Develop, implement, and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards. Perform risk assessments of known vulnerabilities, audit actions, and issues, considering severity, application criticality, and system function. Develop prioritized remediation plans for urgent items. Develop strategic plans to address systematic gaps and weaknesses in the organization’s security posture. Collaborate with application owners on remediation plans until final resolution. Validate and test resolved vulnerabilities and issues. Identify new vulnerabilities, issues, and risks through automated and manual assessments. Create and regularly produce management reports with meaningful KPIs. Maximize the organization’s investment in Qualys by expanding the use of the tool. Support vulnerability-related change requests. Review technical security policies for different security tools and update operational procedures. Assist the IT Security team with threat intelligence and security advisory information gathering. Manage the central vulnerabilities repository. Background in Pen Testing beneficial