Senior User Researcher, Hybrid, £650 pd Inside

London
1 month ago
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SENIOR USER RESEARCHER (INFOSEC) - 6 MONTHS CONTRACT - HYBRID 2 DAYS ON SITE OR WHEN REQUESTED FOR MEETINGS - RATE £650 PD INSIDE IR35 - MUST BE SC CLEARED

This role is Hybrid and can be based in either Manchester/London or Bristol. Meetings will be in London

We are after an SC Cleared Senior User Researcher to join a busy Government client in their Information Security Department

Experience

Proven user researchers with experience of working with internal participants and building understanding of technical subjects

Helping teams adopt a wide range of user research methods, analysis

Planning and designing a range of User Research activities

Working closely with product managers, engineers and security experts to turn user research findings into stories and actions that lead to valuable improvements to privileged access management (PAM).

Presenting at meetups, writing blog posts

Skills

Privilege Access Management (PAM)

Excellent Communication skills

Working in a secure environment within Government or Central Government

Application of research methods

Understanding of the social and technological context for government services

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