IT Security Consultant

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A FS Firm requires a Contract IT Security Consultant to be responsible for assessing, designing, and implementing robust security measures across IT, providing Technical Assurance across Red Team/Pen Testing & Vulnerability Management. This role requires a deep understanding of security technologies, risk management, and best practices in information security.

Day Rate: £500-£540pd
IR35 Status: Outside
Duration: Initial 6 months
Travel: 2 days a week in Central London

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards.
• Perform risk assessments of known vulnerabilities, audit actions, and issues, considering severity, application criticality, and system function.
• Develop prioritized remediation plans for urgent items.
• Develop strategic plans to address systematic gaps and weaknesses in the organization’s security posture.
• Collaborate with application owners on remediation plans until final resolution.
• Validate and test resolved vulnerabilities and issues.
• Identify new vulnerabilities, issues, and risks through automated and manual assessments.
• Create and regularly produce management reports with meaningful KPIs.
• Maximize the organization’s investment in Qualys by expanding the use of the tool.
• Support vulnerability-related change requests.
• Review technical security policies for different security tools and update operational procedures.
• Assist the IT Security team with threat intelligence and security advisory information gathering.
• Manage the central vulnerabilities repository.