Executive Principal Security Consultant - Technical Assurance

NCC Group; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm based in the UK is seeking an Executive Principal Consultant for their Red Teaming practice. The role involves leading complex adversary simulations, engaging with senior stakeholders, and mentoring team members. Ideal candidates will have deep technical skills, strong leadership abilities, and a current CCSAM qualification. The position offers a hybrid working model with travel to client sites required.

Benefits

Flexible working

Financial and Investment

Pension

Life Assurance

Share Save Scheme

Maternity and Paternity leave

Community and Volunteering Programmes

Green Car Scheme

Cycle Scheme

Employee Referral Program

Lifestyle and Wellness

Learning and Development

Qualifications

• Experience in adversary simulations required.
• Strong client-facing and leadership skills necessary.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead Red Team and adversary simulation engagements.
• Develop relationships with C-level stakeholders.
• Ensure safety and integrity of operations.

Skills

Designing and delivering complex adversary simulations

Evading controls such as EDR/EPP

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Building tools for Red Team use

Education

Current CCSAM qualification

CREST CCT-INF qualification

Tools

Microsoft AD

Office 365

cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

MacOS

Job description

Executive Principal Consultant – Red Team
Cheltenham / Manchester / London – hybrid, with occasional travel to client sites

Thanks for checking out our vacancy. We're excited you want to know more about NCC Group.

Our role:
As an Executive Principal Consultant within the Red Teaming practice, you’ll take a leading role in delivering high-end adversary simulation engagements for clients with mature security postures and critical risk profiles. You'll operate across the entire attack lifecycle from initial access and evasion of EDR, through lateral movement and objective completion while ensuring the safety, confidentiality, and operational integrity of every engagement.

This role is central to advancing NCC Group’s offensive security capability while helping our clients understand, detect, and respond to sophisticated threats in real-world scenarios.

Day to day

You’ll lead the design, planning, and execution of Red Team and adversary simulation engagements across critical sectors such as financial services, government, and defence. These operations will align with frameworks such as CBEST, TIBER, CORIE, and more. You’ll also build strong relationships with C-level stakeholders, lead debriefs with both technical and executive audiences, and translate complex attack paths into clear, actionable insight.

Over the next 6-12 months, you'll establish yourself as a senior authority in the Red Teaming space, contribute to tooling and methodology development, mentor rising talent, and play an active role in growing our capability in both regulated and bespoke assessments. You’ll also contribute to our capability development and mentor the next generation of Red Teamers.

You will stand out if

You are an experienced operator who combines deep technical expertise with strong client-facing and leadership skills. You’re comfortable running complex operations end-to-end and enjoy mentoring others while staying hands-on.

To be successful in this role you will need experience and qualifications like:

• Designing and delivering complex adversary simulations
• Evading controls such as EDR/EPP and navigating defensive environments
• Microsoft AD, Office 365, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), MacOS
• Stakeholder engagement, including executive-level briefings
• Report writing that balances narrative flow and technical accuracy
• Familiarity with CBEST, TIBER, CORIE, AASE, iCAST, FEER
• Current CCSAM (or equivalent) qualification. However, if you hold CCSAS and want to pursue the CCSAM route, we are keen to support you in your venture
• CREST CCT-INF is desired
• Experience building tools or automation for Red Team use.

Our company
At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry. Our teams' partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks.

Our colleagues are our greatest asset, and we want you to put down roots at NCC Group. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, authenticity, and accountability.

Come join us!

What do we offer in return?
We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits:

Flexible working
? Financial & Investment
Pension
Life Assurance
Share Save Scheme
Maternity & Paternity leave
?? Community & Volunteering Programmes
Green Car Scheme
? Cycle Scheme
????? Employee Referral Program
?? Lifestyle & Wellness
? Learning & Development

So, what’s next?
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we would love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and cover letter and the relevant member of our global talent team will be in touch with you. Alternatively send your details to [e-mail].

About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email [e-mail]. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy (candidate-privacy-notice-261023.pdf (nccgroupplc.com)). We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.