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Lead Cyber Security Consultant – Intelligence Community

London
3 weeks ago
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A consultancy partner is looking for a Lead Cyber Security Consultants to lead a number of small teams across multiple engagements with their clients in National Security, Defence and the Intelligence Community. With a catalogue of further projects across Central Government, Policing/Law Enforcement, Critical National Infrastructure and Emergency Services - if you like to see your work have an impact, this is the place for you. Leading a team that can develop Strategies and Business Cases you will be adept to forecasting delivery and providing solutions for key clients, on programmes impacting society. This role is across several business units of a boutique Management Consultancy that has an unrivalled client list and programme involvement within the public sector across a variety of Cyber programmes.

Experience:

• Demonstrable leadership expertise in a Cyber Security environment.
• 7+ years’ experience in complex IT environments and consulting capability.
• Framework experience and certifications such as HMG SPF and ISO27001.
• Extensive background advising Public Sector clients, strong stakeholder management skills and communication.
• Risk, Technical Security Architecture, Policy and Physical Security expertise.
• Enterprise level security methodology knowledge – nice to have: PCiIAA, SABSA & TOGAF
• Experience following the green book five case model would be a plus and certifications such as: CCP, CISMP, CISSP, CREST.
• Identity management and federation, public key infrastructure, SIEM, cryptography, firewalls, vulnerability scanning.

A varied background, diverse programme exposure and a security-based master’s degree or alternatively STEM degree are needed with an ability to demonstrate your capability as a Lead Cyber Security specialist and to adapt to requirements. This Lead Cyber Security Consultant must have current Security Clearance or Developed Vetting with domain experience

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