SC Cleared - Cyber Security Technical Consultant - Perm

Sanderson Government & Defence; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical consultancy in London is seeking a Cyber Technical Consultant to support public sector clients across cyber security. The role requires expertise in designing secure networks and managing client needs to mitigate risk. Candidates must have experience in cyber security and an understanding of security frameworks. This position offers a salary ranging from £45,000 to £70,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in cyber security industry.
• Subject matter expertise in Security Architecture or Engineering.
• Experience with cloud-based security infrastructures like Azure or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Assess client needs and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Implement security management strategies.
• Perform threat modeling and risk assessments.

Skills

Cyber security experience

Consulting/customer-facing role experience

Security Architecture expertise

Programming/Scripting knowledge

Cloud security controls experience

ISO27001/NIST/CAF framework knowledge

Strong interpersonal skills

Active UK security clearance

Job description

Cyber Technical Consultant – SC Cleared – Perm

• Location: London or Cheltenham, 3 days in the office
• Clearance: Active SC Clearance
• Salary: GBP45,000 – GBP70,000 + Benefits

This is an exciting opportunity for a Technical Cyber Security Consultant to join an expanding technical consultancy as they support public sector clients across cyber, telecoms, and data. This role involves designing secure networks, analysing complex datasets, and contributing to protecting UK security through data driven insights and solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Assessing your client's needs, understanding how their needs may differ from their wants, and appropriately managing stakeholder relationships.
• Selecting, understanding and adapting security control frameworks.
• Designing, justifying and implementing security management strategies.
• Identifying risks from design documentation and proposing proportionate cyber security controls.
• Ensuring security principles are applied during design and development to reduce risk.
• Developing and communicating corporate information security policy, standards and guidelines.
• Developing organisational strategies that address information control requirements.
• Identifying and monitoring environmental and market trends and proactively assessing impact on business strategies, benefits and risks.
• Performing threat modelling and risk assessments to develop a holistic picture of threat.
• Developing new architectures that mitigate the risks posed by new technologies and business practices.
• Accurately delivering high quality work to agreed timelines. Taking the initiative on project work, and knowing how to jump straight in.
• Supporting client engagements, including pitches and presentations.

Skills/Knowledge

• You have relevant and recent experience working within the cyber security industry.
• You have experience in a consulting or customer facing role.
• You have worked in technical client deliveries across a range of cyber security related projects
• You can demonstrate subject matter expertise in one of the following domains: Security Architecture, Security Operations, Identity & Access Management, Security Engineering.
• You have experience of programming, programming and Scripting concepts.
• You have experience working with security controls within cloud–based infrastructure (eg Azure, AWS, GCP). This may include design, configuration, or protective monitoring.
• You have experience working with security control frameworks eg ISO27001, NIST, CAF or others.
• You have demonstrable continuous personal development with relevant certifications and accreditations.
• You have strong interpersonal skills
• You have UK security clearance at SC or above or are eligible and willing to go through clearance

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