Cyber Security Consultant

Xcede Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcede Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Cyber Security Capability Consultant for a major global financial services client. The role is onsite at Liverpool Street, London initially, moving to hybrid, with a six-month contract and ASAP start.

You will assess the current security landscape, catalogue technologies, and map capabilities against recognized frameworks. You'll engage with security, technology and business stakeholders, identify security tools, build a central inventory, and produce

Qualifications

• Experience mapping technologies, controls or processes to security frameworks.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, controls and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Identify and catalogue security tools and technologies across the organisation.
• Investigate IT platforms that provide security outcomes, even where not primary.
• Build and maintain a central inventory of security capabilities and supporting technologies.
• Map security technologies, capabilities and controls against frameworks including NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, CIS Controls and CRI Profile.
• Establish a baseline security capability model.
• Benchmark current security capabilities against recognised industry frameworks and standards.
• Run workshops, interviews and discovery sessions with security and technology stakeholders.
• Produce clear analysis, executive reporting and progress updates.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Security Controls Mapping

Security Capability Assessment

Cybersecurity Frameworks

NIST/CIS/CRI

Security Maturity Assessments

Security Architecture

GRC / Cyber Risk

Stakeholder Engagement

Workshop Facilitation

Analytical Skills

Written & Verbal Communication

Job description

Cyber Security Capability Consultant

Contract: 6 months initially

IR35: Inside IR35

Location: Liverpool Street, London – onsite initially, moving to hybrid

Start: ASAP

We’re currently supporting a major global financial services organisation with an exciting Cyber Security capability and controls mapping programme.

We’re looking for an experienced Cyber Security Consultant / Security Architect / GRC Consultant who can assess the organisation’s current security landscape, identify and catalogue security technologies, and map capabilities and controls against recognised cybersecurity frameworks.

You’ll work across a complex enterprise environment, engaging with security, technology and business stakeholders to understand the organisation’s current security capabilities and how its technology estate supports security outcomes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying and cataloguing security tools and technologies across the organisation.
• Investigating IT platforms that provide security outcomes, even where security isn't their primary purpose.
• Building and maintaining a central inventory of security capabilities and supporting technologies.
• Mapping security technologies, capabilities and controls against frameworks including NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, CIS Critical Security Controls and CRI Profile.
• Establishing a baseline security capability model.
• Benchmarking current security capabilities against recognised industry frameworks and standards.
• Running workshops, interviews and discovery sessions with security and technology stakeholders.
• Challenging assumptions and validating information from multiple sources.
• Producing clear analysis, executive reporting and progress updates.

We're looking for someone with a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, controls and security architecture, with experience working across several security domains such as:

• Identity & Access Management
• Endpoint Security
• Vulnerability Management
• Network Security
• Detection & Response
• Data Protection
• Cloud Security
• Security Monitoring & Logging

You should also have practical experience working with one or more recognised security frameworks, ideally including:

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• NIST 800-53
• CIS Critical Security Controls
• CRI Profile

Crucially, you'll have experience mapping technologies, controls or processes to security frameworks, control objectives or desired security outcomes.

Key Skills

• Cybersecurity / Information Security
• Security Controls & Control Mapping
• Security Capability Assessment
• Cybersecurity Frameworks
• NIST / CIS / CRI
• Security Maturity Assessments
• Security Architecture
• GRC / Cyber Risk
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Workshop Facilitation
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Desirable

• Financial services or other regulated industry experience.
• Experience developing security capability or maturity models.
• Experience working within large, complex enterprise environments.

If you have experience assessing enterprise security capabilities, mapping controls against frameworks and working with senior stakeholders, we'd be keen to hear from you.