Principal Security Consultant

Leonardo; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cyber security firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Principal Consultant for their Cyber & Security Solutions Division. This role involves leading a team delivering security solutions throughout the engineering lifecycle, ensuring compliance with customer requirements. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in cyber security, relevant degrees, and certifications such as CISSP or CISM. The position supports flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Company funded flexible benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with up to 15% employer contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Free access to online training courses

Referral incentives

Bonus scheme for employees

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cyber security and consultancy.
• Two professional cyber security certifications like CISSP or CISM.
• Demonstrated understanding of MOD accreditation and secure processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team for cyber and information security delivery.
• Manage customer relationships for security workstreams.
• Oversee the delivery of security management plans.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Excellent communication skills

Core consulting skills

Managing risks and services

Education

Degree in cyber security or engineering

Professional cyber security certifications

Job description

Job Description :

Leonardo UK is seeking a proven and experienced Principal Consultant to join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division team. This role is focused on the delivery of one of the company’s core products to an existing customer. This role will lead a team that will oversee, co‑coordinate and deliver all facets of cyber and information security related to the delivery across an engineering lifecycle – from requirements all the way through to in‑service support and maintenance.

This is an exciting opportunity at the very beginning of a significant programme, during which you will ensure that the product and associated deliverables are as secure as reasonably practicable, and in accordance with customer’s requirements and risk appetite. You will be supported in this role as part of a larger consulting team, engineers and product domain specialists.

Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team‑centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at one of our Leonardo offices and closely with our customers.

Talk to us to find out more.

• Leading a team to meet all aspects of the cyber and information security delivery across an engineering lifecycle.
• Interpreting customer requirements into actionable security management plans, statements of work, and activities to be delivered across the lifecycle.
• Become the lead security subject matter expert for the product being delivered.
• Oversight and delivery associated statements of work and artefacts to time, cost and quality constraints.
• Identification, management and escalation of technical and delivery risks and issues.
• Management of the customer relationships for the cyber and information security workstream, both internal and external.
• Line management and mentoring of consultants within your team as required.

In addition to a passion for cyber and information security, ideally you need to have :

Skills

• Ability to work independently without supervision and be able make sound decisions based on the facts available at the time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels. Both internally and with customers.
• Core consulting skills – building client relations; adaptability to changing schedules; reliability and quality of task delivery; flexibility in working hours and locations; team player.
• Managing risks and services in accordance with customer, regulatory and legislative expectations.

Qualifications

• A degree and / or master’s degree in cyber security and / or a systems or software engineering discipline – or relevant comparable experience.
• At least two recognised professional cyber security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CASP / SecurityX and / or Chartership or comparable in a security related discipline (ChCSP).

Knowledge and Demonstrable Experience

• Of MOD accreditation and secure by design processes (ISN2023 / 09), and associated policies and practices across the lifecycle.
• In the application of standards including NIST Special Publications (e.g. SP 800-30, 37 & 53), and / or RTCA-DO-326A / B, 355A & 356A.
• In the application of Defence security standards, such as Defstan 05-138 & Defstan 05-139.
• That extends outside of traditional enterprise IT scenarios extending to proprietary and open‑source software, firmware and electronic hardware.
• Developing, evaluating and analysing design constraints, and detailed system and security designs as they pertain to the cyber domain.
• Decomposing cyber and security requirements down to the system control level.
• Conducting cyber and information security risk assessment activities including threat modelling, vulnerability analysis and analysis of mitigations, including technical understanding.
• Scoping and managing security verification and validation activities and remedial action plans.
• Coordinating with product engineers, system architects, and developers to provide oversight and guidance in the development of robust solutions, including advising on suitable product or platform lockdown and configurations.

It would be nice if you had

• Excellent understanding of the engineering lifecycle and key gate review activities.
• Knowledge of current Crypto technologies,Key ManagementSystems & practicalCOMSECimplementations and MOD / NCSC standards.
• Knowledge or experience of ARP4754A / ARP4761 and its interrelationship with security.

Security Clearance

Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working : Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
• Company funded flexible benefits : Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays : 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy / sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension : Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing : Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle : Cycle to work scheme
• Training : Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive : You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus : Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below