Cyber Security Consultant

Reed Specialist Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment in City of London seeks an experienced DV Cleared Cyber Security Consultant to support a high-profile programme within a secure UK Government/Defence environment.

You will provide cyber security consultancy, conduct risk assessments, and contribute to secure solution design and accreditation, with a strong emphasis on security by design and governance.

Active UK DV clearance is required for this role, with work focussed on government and defence sectors.

Qualifications

• Must hold active UK DV clearance.
• Experience in cyber security risk assessments and assurance.
• Familiarity with security by design and compliance activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide cyber security and technical security consultancy.
• Conduct security risk assessments and recommend mitigations.
• Support secure solution design and security by design.
• Provide security assurance across complex systems and infrastructure.
• Work closely with technical, architecture and programme stakeholders.
• Support security documentation, accreditation and compliance activities.

Skills

Cyber Security

Security Risk Mgmt

Security Architecture

ISO/27001/NIST

Government/Defence

Job description

DV Cleared Cyber Security Consultant

Clearance: Active DV required

We are looking for an experienced DV Cleared Cyber Security Consultant to support a high-profile programme within a secure UK Government/Defence environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide cyber security and technical security consultancy.
• Conduct security risk assessments and recommend mitigations.
• Support secure solution design and security by design.
• Provide security assurance across complex systems and infrastructure.
• Work closely with technical, architecture and programme stakeholders.
• Support security documentation, accreditation and compliance activities.

Experience

• Cyber Security / Information Assurance
• Security Risk Management
• Security Architecture & Assurance
• ISO 27001 / NIST
• Government or Defence environments
• Cloud, infrastructure or network security experience advantageous

Candidates must currently hold active UK DV clearance.

Improvements

This version keeps the DV requirement and core cyber skills highly visible, while removing detail that could make the advert feel overly prescriptive and reduce the candidate pool.