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A leading UK consultancy offering market-leadingsalary! The Role: Senior Cyber Security Consultant – client facing– hybrid – permanent Embark on a dynamic career where you’llsupport a diverse portfolio of esteemed UK public sector anddefence organisations. Your expertise will play a pivotal role insafeguarding their ICT investments, contributing significantly tonationally critical projects that have a tangible impact onpeople’s daily lives. In this role, you’ll be able to take onvarious responsibilities throughout the project life cycle,collaborating with a broad spectrum of clients and pioneeringtechnologies. Your tasks may encompass offering valuable insightson information assurance matters, contributing to the formulationof IA strategies, policies, guidance, and awareness initiatives,orchestrating and overseeing security work programs, definingrigorous security requirements, devising and implementing robustsecurity architectures, and supervising the secure development andaccreditation of information systems. Career Development: You’llspecialise in applying your information assurance and cybersecurity expertise to address diverse business challenges.Throughout your journey, you’ll have the invaluable guidance of adedicated career mentor who will offer support and insight.Additionally, the performance and development manager will conductcomprehensive six-monthly reviews to help you set and refine yourcareer objectives. My client is committed to fostering yourprofessional growth by providing extensive training options. Thisincludes a variety of learning formats such as online courses,classroom sessions, and in-house training programs.Responsibilities: Your breadth of experience will influence thescope of your responsibilities. It can encompass a wide spectrum oftasks, from crafting robust security architectures to offeringguidance on GRC (governance, risk management, and compliance)activities. Your responsibilities may also involve: 1. Offeringyour security expertise in support of significant systemprocurements and Agile programs, ensuring the secure delivery ofsolutions 2. Leading at identifying, analysing, and evaluatinginformation risks across various programs, projects, and systems 3.Communicating with risk owners and stakeholders to elucidate theorigins, likelihood, and potential business impacts of informationrisks across the information system life cycle 4. Identifying andpresenting options for addressing or transferring information risks5. Authoring and/or assisting in the creation of security assurancedocumentation, adhering to established risk management frameworks6. Developing or reviewing innovative security architectures aimedat mitigating risks posed by emerging technologies and evolvingbusiness practices 7. Providing consultancy services to customers,helping them navigate information assurance and architecturalchallenges 8. Defining the scope for security testing activitiesand elucidating the findings, along with necessary remediationsteps 9. Engaging in security monitoring and conductinginvestigations into security incidents Whether workingindependently or as part of a collaborative team, your rolepromises a wide array of engaging and impactful responsibilitieswithin the consultancy realm. Qualifications and Experience: Myclient primarily operates within the UK defence and public sectors,making prior experience in these domains desirable, particularly inthe context of ICT and enterprise solutions. Necessaryqualifications and experience include: 1. A minimum of 2.5 years ofexperience in complex ICT systems, either in a technical deliveryor consulting capacity 2. A solid grasp of enterprise informationand communications technology 3. The capability to articulate andsubstantiate conclusions to project teams and business stakeholders4. Demonstrated track record in navigating client expectations andrequirements 5. Strong verbal and written communication skillsCandidates must be eligible for or have already obtained UKsecurity clearance to be considered for this position. Valuableknowledge and familiarity with the following areas would beadvantageous for the role: 1. A STEM or security-based degree (orequivalent) 2. Structured security frameworks 3. Security,technical, and enterprise architecture methodologies 4. Technicalrisk assessments 5. Software development and delivery 6. ICTservice delivery, including ITIL 7. Enterprise security tools,security-enforcing software, and devices Benefits: 1. Competitivesalary 2. A discretionary bonus, paid twice a year 3. 25 daysannual leave plus bank holidays 4. Twice yearly performanceappraisal/pay review (while at consultant and senior consultantgrades, annually after that) 5. Investment in training relevant toan individual’s development and business needs#J-18808-Ljbffr