Cyber Security Consultant - Strategy, Engagement & Risk

Daintta; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Daintta is a rapidly growing team of specialists working with public sector and government clients across Cyber, Telecommunications and Data. We are seeking a talented and motivated Cyber Security Consultant to join our team and contribute to our mission of protecting the UK through data-driven insights and solutions.

Hybrid role with 2-3 days in the London or Cheltenham office or on client site as required.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience delivering strategic cyber security projects.
• Degree or qualification in cybersecurity, IT, or related area or demonstrable experience.

Responsibilities

• Cyber Strategy Development: support development and rollout of cyber security strategies, capabilities, and operating models.
• Stakeholder Management: understand client needs and build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Risk Management: undertake risk and maturity assessments with strategic guidance to improve posture.
• Communication: translate technical concepts into business language for diverse audiences.
• Control Implementation: apply security controls interacting with IT service delivery.
• Delivery: ensure high quality work to agreed timelines and collaborate with the wider team.
• Growth: contribute to company strategy and future growth.
• Our Values: uphold transparency, fairness and daring.

Skills

Cyber strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Security frameworks

Clearance eligibility

Communication skills

Education

Cybersecurity or IT degree

Job description

Daintta is a rapidly growing, values-driven team of specialists who work with public sector and government clients across Cyber, Telecommunications and Data. We are seeking a talented and motivated Cyber Security Consultant to join our team and contribute to our mission of protecting the UK through data-driven insights and solutions.

We are looking for a Strategy, Engagement & Risk Consultant who intuitively understands clients’ needs, considers both immediate and strategic goals, and can apply their experience creatively to meet new and complex challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Cyber Strategy Development: Supporting the development and roll out of cyber security strategies, capabilities, and operating models to meet our clients’ goals.
• Stakeholder Management: Understanding our clients’ needs, challenges, and opportunities, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders as a trusted partner and ‘critical friend’.
• Risk Management: Undertaking risk and maturity assessments, providing strategic guidance on how to improve cybersecurity posture using a risk-based approach with articulation of mitigations/ controls and their respective impact on reducing risk.
• Communication: Utilising strong written and verbal communication skills to support presentations, reports, and broader communications to a diverse set of audiences including C‑Suite stakeholders, including the translation of technical concepts into business language.
• Control Implementation: Implement security controls utilising knowledge of how security controls interact with IT service delivery.
• Delivery: Accurately delivering high quality work to agreed timelines, taking the initiative, utilising the strength of the wider team appropriately to support you, and knowing how to jump straight in.
• Growth: Helping to support & grow Daintta by actively contributing towards the company strategy and helping to shape our future.
• Our Values: Representing us and our core values: transparency, fairness and daring.

Skills/Knowledge

• You have relevant industry experience undertaking strategic, cyber security projects.
• You may have a degree or qualification in cybersecurity, IT or a related area, or otherwise demonstrable experience in a related field.
• You have working knowledge and/or experience of best practice industry frameworks and standards, such as NIST, CAF and ISO27001.
• You demonstrate continued personal development through relevant certifications, academic qualifications, hobbies, and/or wider interests.
• You have strong interpersonal skills.
• You have UK security clearance at SC or above or are eligible and willing to go through clearance.

Location?

Hybrid, with 2-3 days working from Daintta office (London or Cheltenham) or on client site as required.

What’s in it for you?

You will be joining the company at Daintta "Consultant" grade. In addition to being rewarded fairly for your contribution to the business, you get to work in a dynamic organisation that is agile and responsive. A business that is growing fast and where you get to drive and shape the future. A place where you are respected by everyone and your voice is important. Somewhere where you can be innovative and creative. A place where you have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of business from marketing to sales, to delivery and business operations.

Security Information

Due to clients’ requirements, all applications are strictly subject to security clearance requirements relevant to the role.