Security Consultant

LIMA Networks LTD; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity consultancy in Manchester is seeking a Security Consultant for its Vulnerability, Detection & Remediation practice. The role involves customer-facing responsibilities, developing processes for SLA adherence and analysing vulnerability reports to enhance client security. Ideal candidates possess experience in security tooling and can effectively communicate technical information. Competitive benefits include 25 days of holiday, life assurance, and options for healthcare coverage.

Benefits

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Paid birthday off

Life assurance coverage

Access to healthcare cashback plan

Ongoing training opportunities

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Confidential counselling services

Salary sacrifice schemes

Team-building activities

Prime view seats at events

Qualifications

• Proven experience in security and vulnerability remediation technologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively at technical and non-technical levels.
• Strong troubleshooting methodology.

Responsibilities

• Develop processes for SLA and KPI delivery.
• Analyse vulnerability test reports and create remediation plans.
• Integrate with security vendors for latest vulnerability information.
• Plan internal security adoption across platforms.
• Produce detailed reports for customers on security status.

Skills

Technical accreditation in security remediation technologies

Experience with OWASP ZAP

Proficient in Nmap

Skilled in Wireshark

Familiar with Nessus

Knowledge of Microsoft Endpoint Management/Intune

Basic scripting in PowerShell

Basic scripting in Python

Job description

We are recruiting for a Security Consultant to work within our Vulnerability, Detection & Remediation (VDR) practice. Our VDR service is a fully managed solution that delivers continuous vulnerability assessments to proactively identify emerging threats across your environment, including high-risk zero-day vulnerabilities. For assets covered by remediation, the service also provides a rapid protection capability, enabling swift patching, fixing, or mitigation of detected vulnerabilities to minimise risk and ensure business continuity.

Playing a vital role in our Managed Services team, you'll work directly with customers to identify, assess, and remediate known vulnerabilities across their environments, delivering tailored, effective solutions in line with defined SLAs. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role where your expertise will directly contribute to improving our clients' security posture and resilience.

Day to day, you will:

• Develop processes and drive improvement to deliver tight SLA's and KPI's for our customers leveraging vulnerability and assessment tools such as Qualys and Microsoft's EDR offering.
• Analyse vulnerability test reports and provide remediation/mitigation plans to the team.
• Integrate with our vendors and security providers to identify the most up-to-date information on the latest vulnerabilities and deliver key awareness and remediation recommendations to our customers.
• Work closely with LIMA's Operation team to plan and implement internal security adoption across all our platforms including our hosted cloud platform, aligning to CE+, ISO 27001/27002 and ITIL.
• With the Technical Services Manager, identify and implement the best practice security posture for LIMA's Managed Services Engineers when working with customers and vendors.
• Produce detailed executive reports on our customers and liaise with them to provide context and insight-driven data on their security status.
• Develop automated insight-led reports, which will provide standardised and efficient context to all customer engagements.

Our ideal candidate:

Able to demonstrate proven experience with technical accreditations or demonstrable experience in security and vulnerability remediation technologies:

• Security Tooling: OWASP ZAP, Nmap, Wireshark
• Assessment Tooling: Nessus, Qualys, etc
• Remediation Tooling: Microsoft Endpoint Management/Intune
• Microsoft Security/Compliance: MFA, Conditional Access, SSPR, DLP, IPM, IRM, DKIM, MCAS
• Application packaging for automated deployment
• Intermediate scripting experience utilising PowerShell or Python

You should have a strong and proven troubleshooting methodology, along with the ability to communicate effectively at both technical and non-technical levels, in both written and verbal forms. The role requires someone who can manage their own time and responsibilities independently while adhering to strict customer SLAs. Accurate time recording, record keeping, and maintaining up-to-date customer information are essential. Additionally, experience working alongside service departments within a standard ITIL framework is highly desirable.

Benefits:

Joining our team comes with a range of benefits designed to enhance your work experience and well-being:

• Time to relax with 25 days' holiday (pro rata for part-time employees), plus bank holidays. You will also have the option to buy or sell 5 days' leave each year
• An additional paid day to celebrate your birthday with family and friends
• Life assurance coverage at 4 times your annual salary
• From day one, you'll have access to Medicash, our healthcare cash-back plan, and after two continuous years of service, have the option to join our private medical scheme
• Access to ongoing training and development opportunities to help you grow in your career
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay after two continuous years service
• Confidential counselling and support services to help you navigate life's challenges
• Salary sacrifice schemes to support you in saving for retirement or purchasing an electric car or bike
• Engage with your colleagues through team-building activities and events.
• Get prime view seats for the price of a standard ticket at the AO Arena, with guaranteed seats and access to a private bar.