Security Consultant

Security Consultant
3 months
Knutsford/Hybrid - 2-3 days on site per week
£560-610 per day - umbrella only

This is a client-focused technical role to support the secure design and implementation of change across a variety of business areas, technologies and platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Work with stakeholders and customers to deliver secure solutions that mitigate risk and reduce cost & rework associated with cyber and information security risks.
2. Identify opportunities for the use and development of CSO capabilities and products.
3. Provide direction and guidance to change stakeholders to ensure end to end system security is maintained.
4. Deliver product and project support & review capability throughout the system development lifecycle, to highlight and articulate information security risk to stakeholders.
5. Engage and partner with change delivery teams to identify and track security requirements and ensure client maintains a secure environment.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Act as an information and cyber security authority to business and technology clients.
2. Influence the information security roadmaps and solutions for products, channels, programmes and projects.
3. Proactive delivery of an assignment including initiating contact with the Client, analysis of client objectives, identification of information security responses and requirements, taking responsibility for assignment planning, delivery management, through to gaining user acceptance and sign-off for CSO outputs.
4. Ensure the end-to-end information security integrity and quality of solutions and product releases.
5. Own the delivery of Security Consultancy services to customers, providing timely output to stakeholders.
6. Undertake and facilitate information and information security assessments/workshops for solutions during various development phases to ensure security weaknesses are identified and correctly managed, proposing solutions as required.
7. Work with stakeholders to ensure residual risks are adequately mitigated to the degree that meets the risk appetite of the business.
8. Timely and accurate recording of client interaction using appropriate systems.
9. Support for the wider delivery and success of Security Consultancy services.

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

1. Demonstrable understanding of security solutions and designs from a people, process and technology perspective; including security technologies, controls and assessment methodologies.
2. Strong relationship, communication and stakeholder management skills.
3. Knowledge of information security frameworks and standards such as ISO27001/2, NIST, PCI DSS and their application into diverse environments.
4. Security qualification and/or proven track record in security consultancy and advisory.

Desirable Skills/Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience with a management Consultancy practice.
2. Good awareness and understanding of the business unit responsibilities and structure.
3. Knowledgeable about existing best practices for integration of cyber security controls.
4. Understands core development methodologies and their associated technologies.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!