Cyber security consultant

Ascendion; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity consulting firm in Oxford seeks an experienced IT-security consultant to identify business issues and deliver solutions to international clients. Required qualifications include over 4 years of consulting experience and industry certifications such as CISSP or CISA. This position involves direct client interaction and may require travel to customer premises.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional consulting experience in IT-security.
• Experience in Information and Cyber Security Governance and Compliance.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM.

Responsibilities

• Identify business issues and propose solutions.
• Deliver assignments based on established security frameworks.
• Work with international clients and may require travel.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical skills

Problem identification

Client satisfaction

Tools

ISO27001

NIST CSF

CIS Top 18

COBIT

Job description

• The position therefore requires strong interpersonal and technical skills and the ability to effectively identify business issues and propose compelling solutions from technical to Director-level stakeholders. Your success will be measured primarily on quality of delivery and overall client satisfaction.
• You will be given the opportunity to be exposed to a broad range of large international clients and work with some of the best in the business. You will therefore be willing to work at customer premises, sometimes requiring some degree of travel.
• Demonstrated professional consulting experience of 4 or more years with Enterprise IT-security, Information and Cyber Security Governance, Technology Risk Management, Compliance, Business Continuity/ DR, Cloud Security gained in a previous delivery capacity.
• Experience in delivering assignments using well known security frameworks, standards and methodologies such as ISO27001, NIST CSF, CIS Top 18 and COBIT.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP/ CISA/ CRISC/ CISM/ CISMP.