Information Security Consultant

Overview

North builds stronger networks and creates smarter places. Our intelligent technology solutions and robust network infrastructures transform the way people, places, and organisations work. We focus our expertise on working in three specialist sectors: public services, enterprise & data centres, and defence & justice.

Our people are industrious and inventive. We collaborate closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and challenges and take pride in delivering impactful solutions that make their environments better connected, simpler to manage, safer to be in, and more efficient to run.

The work we do at North is pioneering and fun. We build meaningfully, think bigger, and always advance. Our diverse range of customers and services make every day different. We always look at things from the customer’s point of view. Our values are know your craft, know your colleagues, know your customers, and know how to connect.

Responsibilities

North is looking to appoint a customer-facing Information Security Consultant. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the cyber & info security integrity of North’s customer deployments and for working with North’s major customers to assess and, where required, improve the cyber-security robustness where their IT and OT deployments are converging onto common networks and platforms.

This role requires a cyber security subject matter expert with a deep understanding of current and emerging cybersecurity threats and how to mitigate them, particularly in the arena of Operational Technologies, through the application of technology, process, and risk assessment.

The candidate should have understanding and experience in the application of NCSC best practice and UK government accreditation frameworks including Cyber Assessment Framework and Secure by Design. The candidate must have excellent consulting, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with demonstrable experience of applying these skills internally and in customer-facing environments.

Responsibilities

1. Develop and continually enhance North’s customer-facing cyber security framework compatible with “Secure by Design” and CAF principles, and any other relevant regulations and industry standards.
2. Ensure and assure that North’s customer deployments comply with North’s cyber security framework, industry regulations, and customer security accreditations & requirements, including GDPR, ISO27001, and Cyber Essentials plus.
3. Lead customer-facing cyber-security audit &/or assurance exercises together with any follow-up programmes.
4. Work as a core pre-sales member of selective large &/or strategic bids ensuring that customers’ tender requirements relating to cyber-security are fully understood and addressed.

Qualifications

To succeed in the role, the following skills, knowledge, and attributes are key:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, NCSC CCP, or CCISO are highly desirable.
• Extensive experience in information & cyber security with demonstrable experience working with Operational Technology and Information Technology.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and best practices; experience applying Secure by Design &/or Cyber Assessment Framework is highly desirable.
• A strong & demonstrable understanding of how to combine technology, policy & process, risk management, and user education to minimise cyber-security risks.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and process-focused skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and senior stakeholder management skills.

North rewards employees with a competitive market salary and an excellent benefits package and offers fantastic opportunities for progression throughout the company. North is an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.