Senior Consultant Cyber Security UKI

Iris Software; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software seeks an experienced cyber security consultant to enhance client security strategies and deliver innovative solutions. The successful candidate will oversee security engagements, advise on compliance, and lead junior team members while contributing to sales proposals. This role offers a competitive compensation package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Career development support

Health and well-being benefits

Qualifications

• Professional experience delivering cyber security in operational or consulting roles.
• High level of drive and commitment to achieving solutions.
• Ability to develop impactful presentations.

Responsibilities

• Work across a portfolio of cyber security engagements.
• Creating high-quality reports for review.
• Identifying sales opportunities.

Skills

Client management

Data management

Innovation

Technical insight

Adaptability

Education

Security related qualifications (CISSP, CISM, ISO27001)

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity –

EY is looking for experienced team members who can advise organisations on how to define, manage and transform their security. This role will see you take a key position in delivering EY’s cyber security offerings and supporting new pursuits with clients. You will also be expected to take a supporting role in building out EY’s cyber services, working with alliance partners and advise clients on the current market trends.

The role will see you providing specialist advice as part of large multi-discipline EY engagement teams working on the likes of cyber transformation and migration, supporting specific security engagements reviewing a client’s cyber maturity, advising on improvement roadmaps, assessing a client’s compliance with industry leading practice standards, or optimising cyber defence operations. We value flexibility and breadth of experiences and you may also provide support to other cyber disciplines such as identity and access management, data protection or ‘next generation’ security operations.

You will work with colleagues both in the UK and globally to develop new and innovative solutions and specific industry propositions that solve client security problems/issues and integrate with their overall IT delivery and support strategy.

In addition to the above, you will have an opportunity to work across all aspects of Cyber, Technology and business solutions.

Your key responsibilities -

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Work across a portfolio of cyber security engagements with our clients, responsible for the day to day delivery of engagement activity contributing to the achievement of quality, time and budget targets

• Creating high quality reports as part of a team, for review by engagement and project leaders.

• Identifying sales opportunities and working with senior practice leaders and market leaders in the creation of proposals and marketing material

• Leading and developing junior team members by sharing knowledge, acting as mentor and coach to them and leading by example

• Creating thought leadership and market materials for selling and promoting EY cyber security offerings

To qualify for the role you must have

• Professional experience delivering cyber security either in an operational or consulting role

• High level of drive, commitment to achieving solutions, and ability to work under pressure and under limited supervision (‘self-starter’) in unstructured environments

• Ability to develop impactful written presentations and participate effectively in meetings with senior stakeholders

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Security related qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISMP, ISO27001 lead implementer or auditor, MBCI or IAPP. We value practical experience so welcome applications from those who do not hold, or are still working towards their qualifications.

• Key delivery experience in the following security disciplines cyber strategy, transformation and compliance

• Key sector experience in one or more of the following: Government & Public sector / Energy & Utilities / Retail and Consumer products / Life sciences / Telecoms, Media and Technology / Transport

• Professional services experience working with market leading organisations in the delivery of their cyber solutions (not essential)

• Experience working with others in the development and delivery of complex solutions and/or proposition development

What we look for

• Core consulting skills –Advanced data and evidence management, client management on remediation programmes, driving innovation and continuous improvement

• Technical skills – Strong technical insight, practical knowledge and specialist capability

• Versatility – Proven ability to adapt and learn in an innovative environment

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around

• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY is committed to be an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals may be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

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