Security Consultant - Incident Response

Stott and May; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized cyber-insurance startup in London is seeking a Security Consultant to enhance client security postures and handle incident response planning. Successful candidates will play a key role in maturity assessments and will contribute to business continuity planning. The position offers a competitive salary between £60,000 and £100,000, plus bonus, and represents excellent opportunities for career growth in a rapidly evolving industry.

Qualifications

• Experience working with clients during or after a cyber breach.
• Ability to perform maturity assessments and implement security controls.
• Strong understanding of risk management processes.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with clients to enhance security posture.
• Conduct maturity assessments and improve incident response plans.
• Create business continuity plans and present security risks to executives.

Skills

Incident response experience

Security maturity assessments

Risk management

Cyber breach recovery

Workshop facilitation

Job description

Our highly specialised cyber‑insurance startup/scale‑up is looking to hire four Security Consultants focused on incident response and security maturity. The business is performing extremely well, with revenue doubling year‑on‑year, and the founders have proven experience growing startups from scratch to IPO.

As a Security Consultant you’ll work closely with clients to gain an in‑depth understanding of their security posture, perform maturity assessments, improve and update incident response plans, conduct tabletop exercises, run workshops, implement security controls, improve risk management processes and ensure security compliance. Ideally you’ll have experience working with companies during or after a cyber breach, building back security and implementing new controls to prevent future incidents.

Additional responsibilities include creating business continuity plans, presenting security risk to executives and board members, and driving continuous improvement. The role offers rapid progression and development, and the company is committed to training individuals who show a drive to make serious impact.

The role is an on‑site, full‑time position (Monday‑Friday, 7:30 am‑4:30 pm) in London, United Kingdom. Salary ranges from £60,000 to £100,000, plus bonus.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology and Consulting

Industries

• Computer and Network Security, IT Services, IT Consulting, and Insurance