Senior Cyber Consultant

Senior Cyber Consultant

£1000-£1100 p.d

6 Months

Inside IR35

Sheffield or London – 3 days per week

To provide credible cyber security advice and guidance to projects, suppliers and business stakeholders. Role holders will also be required to support the development of security policies and standards, participate in governance and decision-making forums.

As directed by Cybersecurity leadership, this may include:

• Leading on provision of cyber security advice and concurrence to IT projects
• Conducting threat modelling and security impact assessments
• Specifying high level and detailed security requirements
• Leading and conducting the review of conceptual, logical and physical solution designs
• Requesting and supporting vulnerability assessments, vulnerability, risk and issues remediation
• Lead and support evaluation of technology products and proposals

Key Skills & Experience

• Expert knowledge of cyber security practices.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of technology procurement and vendor technologies.
• Sound understanding of Software development practices and Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Demonstrable experience of providing security advice in complex business environment.
• Demonstrable understanding of current and emerging technologies and their security features, together with experience of securing legacy systems approaching end of life.
• Working knowledge of data management, data security and the demands of GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act.
• Agility of thought and comfort with complexity, together with the patience and resilience to overcome change inertia.
• The will to succeed in support of the business’ goals and to align potentially competing agendas to effectively manage Cybersecurity risk within the business risk appetite.