Security & Resilience Consultant - Security-Cleared

Parker Shaw; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm based in the UK is seeking a Security and Resilience Consultant to develop a maturity framework and deliver audit processes for government clients. The role requires knowledge of operational security models and experience in structured delivery of metrics. Candidates should be qualified ISO Lead Implementers with a strong understanding of relevant security standards. The position is on-site in Swindon with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering operational Security and Resilience in complex federated organisations.
• Experience developing and delivering S&R maturity models.
• In-depth knowledge of GovS 007 and the DSHC.

Responsibilities

• Create a maturity framework across Physical Security, Personnel Security, Travel Risk Management and Business Continuity.
• Develop metrics for annual audits across Councils and CIUs.
• Deliver initial audits providing maturity peer-to-peer scores.

Skills

Maturity framework creation

Risk management

Process automation

Data visualization

Qualitative and quantitative metrics

Workshop delivery

Education

Qualified ISO Lead Implementer

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Security and Resilience Consultant to work at least two days per week on-site in Swindon (plus visits to others of our client's sites such as Keyworth & London) for a contract initially six months long but with a view to extend.

Minimum Requirement:

• Create a maturity framework across Physical Security, Personnel Security, Travel Risk Management and Business Continuity. This framework:
  • Must meet and be clearly mapped against the requirements of GovS 007 and any local Council and supporting Centres, Institutes and Units (CIU) legislative S&R requirements.
  • Must be supported by templated processes against which audits can be consistently and uniformly delivered.
  • Should be developed where practicable and clearly mapped against relevant industry standards (ie, ISO, BSI, etc) to create an example of best practice.
• Develop and deliver repeatable processes which MUST achieve an annual audit of all client Councils and CIUs against the maturity framework.
• Develop and deliver qualitative and quantitative metrics to be achieved through the annual audits which must:
  • Be expressed both visually via appropriate dashboards and in narrative form.
  • Be automated wherever practicable.
  • Be intuitive and impactful for both professionals and accountable senior leaders.
  • Provide maturity scoring and peer-to-peer comparisons of client Councils and CIUs.
  • Meet the requirements, and allow seamless delivery of, the annual Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC) return.
• Develop and deliver a templated, structured, consistent and repeatable process which must:
  • Be delivered on the completion of each Council and CIU annual audit.
  • Inform risk management, identify lessons and define areas of development.
  • Provide a clear and deliverable get well plan' to be implemented locally by relevant Council and CIU S&R professionals against a defined time scale.
  • Provide a clear executive summary for the relevant Council and CIU senior leadership.
• Deliver an initial round of audits across all client Councils which MUST provide an initial maturity peer-to-peer score, support delivery of the DSHC and ensure all new processes are reviewed and amended (if required).
• Present initial maturity scores and support presentations to senior leaders.
• Deliver workshops to professionals to train them on new processes which MUST allow the client to repeat the annual audit process.
• Provide recommendations for the development of S&R to ensure the organisation is positioned to repeat the process annually (ie, creation of key posts, delivery of training, etc).
• Have experience of delivering operational S&R in complex federated organisations.
• Have experience of developing and delivering S&R maturity models.
• Be a qualified ISO Lead Implementer.
• Have an in-depth knowledge of GovS 007: Security and the DSHC.
• Experience of working in a UK Government Department or ALB

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.