Cyber Security Consultant – Risk & Resilience, Flexible Hours

Spencer Scott - Technology Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Bonus Scheme

18% Pension

Flexible hours

Training Fund

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Volunteering

Electric Car Scheme

Job summary

Spencer Scott Ltd is partnering with a leading technology and cyber security organisation to expand its consulting team in Manchester. The Cyber Security Consultant will work on high-profile programmes, assess risk and provide practical security advice aligned to business objectives and secure transformation.

You will join an established team, taking ownership of client engagements across governance, risk, assurance and security consulting, with opportunities to develop across multiple

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security governance, risk management or assurance.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, NCSC CAF and Cyber Essentials.
• Experience developing security policies, standards and procedures.
• Understanding of infrastructure, networks and enterprise environments.
• Experience around business continuity, resilience or incident response.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A consultancy or client-facing background would be highly advantageous.
• Desirable: CISSP, CISM or CHCSP.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on cyber security risk across business, technology and operational environments.
• Developing and improving security policies, standards and governance frameworks.
• Assessing security controls against recognised frameworks and best practice.
• Supporting business continuity, incident response and operational resilience.
• Applying threat intelligence to inform security strategy and risk management.
• Building strong relationships with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Providing clear, practical recommendations to improve security and resilience.

Skills

Cyber governance

Risk management

Policy development

Stakeholder management

Client-facing

Threat intelligence

ISO 27001

NIST

Tools

NCSC CAF

Job description

Spencer Scott Ltd is partnering with a leading technology and cyber security organisation to expand its consulting team in Manchester. The Cyber Security Consultant will work on high-profile programmes, assess risk and provide practical security advice aligned to business objectives and secure transformation.

You will join an established team, taking ownership of client engagements across governance, risk, assurance and security consulting, with opportunities to develop across multiple