Senior Cyber Security Consultant in London

Cyber Security Consultant
MUST BE SC CLEARED OR CLEARABLE

Role Profile
As someone who has a background in technical consulting and/or architecture, you will be given the opportunity to develop your skills further in a Cyber Security Consultant role with us. With the mentorship of your team and through recognised training, you will provide support to a wide range of high-profile UK public sector and defence organisations. Your help will enable them to protect their ICT investments, and in doing so play a key role in nationally critical projects which make a real difference to people's everyday lives.
You will be given the opportunity to undertake a variety of roles throughout the project lifecycle, working across a wide-ranging set of clients and cutting-edge technologies. This could include providing projects with advice and guidance on Information Assurance topics; contributing to the development of IA strategies, policies, guidance, and awareness; planning and managing the delivery of a security work programme; defining security requirements; designing and implementing security architectures; or overseeing the secure development and accreditation of information systems.
Your level of experience will determine the amount of responsibility given to you, as a result, you may also have the opportunity to lead assignments and be responsible for supervising direct reports whilst ensuring the overall success of the engagement.
You will be involved in the production of high-quality, formal deliverables and will review formal deliverables developed by others. Our position as a client-side advisor means that your role will involve significant stakeholder engagement, dealing directly with the client, including resolving day-day issues involved in assignment delivery and developing follow-on opportunities, so excellent interpersonal and influencing skills are essential.
You will typically work on client sites, co-located with other project members, including client staff, colleagues, and other suppliers.
Due to the nature of client-side work, regular travel within the UK should be expected. The base office is in Guildford, but it is likely that you will spend the majority of your time working with clients at their sites.
Career Development
You will have the opportunity to further your career in consulting, specialising in the application of information assurance and cyber security expertise to a wide range of business problems.
A career mentor will be on hand to provide support and guidance throughout your journey. You will also work with a performance and development manager who will conduct six monthly reviews to set career objectives and identify training courses that are both relevant to your current project work and aligned with your planned career progression.
We provide substantial training, including online, classroom, and in-house courses, leading to nationally recognised certifications, such as CCP, PCiIAA, CISMP, CISSP, CREST, ISO27001, SABSA, and TOGAF. We provide structured career development pathways to help you gain responsibility and influence.

Responsibilities:
Working either individually or as part of a larger team, you will undertake a number of varying consultancy assignments. Due to the potential variety in assignments, your responsibilities may well depend on your own breadth of experience and could range from developing security architectures to providing guidance on GRC activities. Other responsibilities could include:
* Providing security expertise for major system procurements and Agile programmes to ensure secure solution delivery;
* Identifying, analysing, and evaluating information risks across a range of programmes, projects, and systems;
* Explaining to risk owners and other stakeholders the causes, likelihood, and potential business impacts of information risks throughout the information system lifecycle;
* Identifying and presenting options for treating or transferring information risks;
* Authoring and/or supporting the development of security assurance documentation in accordance with risk management frameworks;
* Developing or reviewing new security architectures that mitigate the risks posed by new technologies and business practices;
* Providing consultancy to customers on information assurance and architectural problems;
* Scoping security testing activities, and explaining the results and required remediation; and
* Conducting security monitoring and investigating security incidents.
Qualifications and Experience:
This is viewed as a career development opportunity and is ideally suited to an individual with some experience in technical consulting, but who is keen to transition into Cyber Security.
We work predominantly within the UK Defence and Public Sectors, and because of this experience within those sectors is desirable, preferably within the ICT context of enterprise solutions. The fast-moving nature of the ICT environment, together with the need to resource multiple, ad-hoc assignments, also requires our consultants to be quick thinkers, proactive, and self-motivated - with the ability to apply a structured approach to the often unfamiliar subject matter.
It is essential that you have the following experience:
* At least two years experience in complex ICT systems in a technical delivery or consulting capacity;
* A good understanding of enterprise information and communications technology;
* The ability to present and justify conclusions to project teams and business stakeholders;
* Proven abilities in delivering to client expectations and requirements; and
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of or a desire to learn more about the following would be beneficial for the role:
* Structured security frameworks, such as HMG SPF and ISO27001; * Security, technical, and enterprise architecture methods such as TOGAF and SABSA;
* Technical risk assessments;
* Software development and delivery; * ICT service delivery, including ITIL; * Enterprise security packages.

The nature of the business means that a wide and varied background is preferable and the capability to adapt quickly to change is always required.
You may not feel that your skills precisely match the requirements of this job specification; however, we encourage you to apply if this is a role that appeals to you. We require individuals with a broad skillset, so there may be other aspects of your experience that are equally important to us, but that are perhaps not listed in the role specification above.
we aim to nurture a diverse workforce through inclusive working practices, promoting equality in our recruitment activities, and employing candidates on the basis of merit. Discrimination against individuals on the grounds of protected characteristics is not permitted and we take steps to ensure that our staff are made aware of their legal responsibilities when making hiring decisions.
We are keen to improve diversity within our organisation and the industries in which we work and hope to employ individuals who share that view.
Candidates must be eligible and willing to gain UK Security Clearance to apply for this position.
We offer:
* Competitive salaries;
* A discretionary bonus, paid twice a year;
* 25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays;
* Twice* yearly performance appraisal/pay review (*while at Consultant and Senior Consultant grades, annually thereafter);
* Investment in training relevant to an individual's development and business needs.

About Us
We are a growing Technology Consultancy that works on some of the most nationally critical technology projects. We specialise in delivering complex projects to limited timescales. Our customers include a wide range of public sector organisations; such as the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, HM Treasury, the Ministry of Justice, Police Forces, Fire Services, and the NHS; as well as a range of national and international companies across the private sector.
We are recruiting in order to facilitate the continued growth of the business and as a result, multiple positions are available across Consultant, Senior Consultant, and Principal Consultant grades. The advertised role is for employment on a permanent basis; however, we are happy to discuss Associate (contract) opportunities if that is your preference. We are also recruiting: Enterprise Architects, Technology Consultants, and Technical Architects.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.