Associate Consultant

HCL Technologies; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm located in the United Kingdom is seeking a seasoned professional in Cyber Security with over 8 years of experience in AWS Security. The role involves supporting incident resolutions, ensuring security compliance, and collaborative design of security solutions. Ideal candidates will have relevant certifications and will be responsible for managing client expectations in security implementations while working with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in AWS security is preferable.
• 3+ years of relevant Cyber Security operations experience.
• Certifications: AWS Cloud Security Specialty, AWS Solution Architect Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support in resolving P1/P2 incidents.
• Ensure Security compliances.
• Create/Review Change tickets and attend CAB Meetings for approvals.

Skills

AWS Security

Cloud Security

Security Compliance

Security Hub

Presentation Skills

Education

BEng. / MEng degree/equivalent in Cyber Security

Tools

SIEM

CSPM Solutions

AWS Native Security Services

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Support in resolving P1/P2 incidents
• Create/Review Change tickets and attend CAB Meetings for approvals
• Create/Update documentations like SOPs, HLD, LLD, Asset Management
• Attend Architecture Board meetings
• Create KB Articles for L2 Security team for ticket resolution
• Knowledge Sharing Sessions with customer and internal teams
• Ensures Security compliances
• Work with teams to reduce vulnerabilities and improve security exposure
• Attend Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly reviews and ensure closure of open action items
• Exposure in designing and creating solutions, HLD & LLD
• Use Shift Left methodology, bring automation, AI and Agentic AI implementation to improve services
• Knowledge of modern architecture with integration of CI-CD, must be aware of Git and automation solutions
• Communicate and manage client needs and expectations in all phases of their information security solutions
• Work independently with internal and external stakeholders regarding security requirements
• Collaborate with Presales/Sales/Consulting/Advisory functions and should have strong presentation Skills
• Provide leadership and training on security best practices.
• Create and implement Service Improvement Plans

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in AWS security is preferable.
• Designing and implementation of 4 projects in AWS is preferred.
• Design exposure of Cloud Security and compliances (CIS, GDPR, PCI-DSS etc.).
• Knowledge of SIEM, CSPM Solution like Security Hub, MDC, Prisma, WIZ.
• Experience in native AWS Security services: Security Hub, Config, WAF, VPC, Guard Duty, KMS, IAM Analyzer, Cloud Trail, Cloud Watch, VPC, Peering, Route53, Maice, Secret Manager, AWS Firewall Manager, Storage Security.
• Understanding of NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Understanding of ITIL Processes.
• Preferable experience in AWS Security, GCP/Azure security architecture experience is advantageous.
• Functional understanding of O&G/Manufacturing sectors; Should have BEng. / MEng degree/equivalent in Cyber Security (preferred).
• 3+ years of relevant Cyber Security operations experience. 5+ years of relevant experience in AWS cloud security design and implementation. Preferable experience in AWS, GCP/Azure/OCI cloud security experience will be an added advantage.
• Should be UK Security Cleared/Eligible.
• Certifications: AWS Cloud Security Specialty, Optional AWS DevOps, AWS Solution Architect Certification.