Cyber Security Consultant

BMT Group Ltd; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy firm in Bath is looking for an experienced Senior Cyber Security Consultant. You will engage in diverse projects within defense and national security, providing strategic risk management and technical consultancy. Effective stakeholder management and a deep understanding of cybersecurity standards are crucial. The role is an opportunity to lead teams and mentor junior professionals in a collaborative environment, contributing to a safer future.

Benefits

Private Medical (family coverage)

Enhanced Pension

18 weeks enhanced maternity pay

Family friendly policies

Wellbeing Fund

26 Days Annual Leave

Holiday Trading

Retail Vouchers

Professional Subscriptions

Qualifications

• UK-born sole national required.
• Must have continuously resided in the UK for the last 5 years.
• Ability to obtain full UK security clearance needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead smaller technical delivery teams.
• Engage with clients to refine scopes of work.
• Support junior cyber professionals in their career development.

Skills

Cybersecurity governance

Stakeholder engagement

DevSecOps

Zero Trust Architecture expertise

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Consultant to join our team and engage in a diverse range of client projects within the defence, national security, environmental, and research sectors. This includes the provision of strategic risk management advice and/or technical consultancy within the context of cybersecurity. You will join a team of highly skilled professionals dedicated to safeguarding technologies and systems, many of which are critical to UK defence and national security. To deliver this outcome, you must be passionate about cyber security and apply your deep understanding and experience of HMG, NCSC, and international cyber standards. The role will require excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to build the trust and support necessary for successful outcomes. You will be supported by team members in a highly collaborative environment, a structured learning and development programme, and will have opportunities for growth within an expanding team. If you're ready to make a real impact and work with a fantastic team, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Cyber Security Consultant, you will be responsible for leading smaller technical delivery teams, scoping and carrying out interesting technical work, providing technical input into bid work, engaging with clients to refine scopes of work, and supporting junior cyber security professionals in their career development. Excellent consultancy skills are essential, including verbal and written communication skills, and stakeholder engagement and management. Line management experience would be beneficial for some roles.

Qualifications

• Be a UK-born sole national.
• Have held no other nationality at any time.
• Have continuously resided in the United Kingdom for the past five years.
• Be able to obtain and maintain full UK security clearance in accordance with government vetting standards.
• Provide satisfactory evidence of identity, nationality, and residency as part of the clearance process.
• Demonstrate expertise in at least one of the following areas:
  • Security governance, risk and compliance (GRC), aligned with HMG cybersecurity and information assurance policies, standards, and guidance with experience in consultancy or supplier roles.
  • Securing OT (Operational Technologies) with knowledge and understanding of challenges, particularly within military platforms and/or Critical National Infrastructure (CNI).
  • Federation of Security Operations Centre (SOC) operations across two or more organisational environments such as enterprise, edge/deployed environments or cloud. Demonstrable knowledge of cyber detection and cyber response.
  • DevSecOps.
  • Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) expertise for enterprise, cloud and air-gapped environments, along with knowledge of operational use of Zero Trust within IdAM systems, application security, supply chain security, data protection, etc.
• Expertise in consultancy.
• Knowledge of secure by design.
• Cybersecurity industry standards (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001, ISA/IEC 62443, etc).
• Understanding of cloud-native infrastructure (e.g. microservices, containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless computing).
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR and EDR.
• Knowledge and/or understanding of data and analytics in terms of cybersecurity implications.

Benefits

BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion. Join us to gain access to a comprehensive set of employee benefits designed to empower your success:

• Private Medical (family coverage)
• Enhanced Pension
• 18 weeks enhanced maternity pay (after a qualifying period of 1 year)
• Family friendly policies
• Committed to an inclusive culture
• Wellbeing Fund - an annual fund for personal hobbies or interests
• 26 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Trading
• Retail Vouchers
• Professional Subscriptions