Senior Cyber Security Advisory Consultant (Defence)

Atos SE; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital transformation seeks a Senior Cyber Security Advisory Consultant focused on UK Defence. The role involves supporting cybersecurity strategies, conducting assessments, and ensuring compliance with MoD standards while providing excellent client service. The position offers remote work flexibility and significant opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

25 days of Annual leave

Flexible benefits system

Pension matching contribution up to 10%

Private Medical Scheme

Life Assurance

Unlimited learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of IT/security experience in the Defence Sector.
• Experience with MoD Security GRC/Assurance Processes.
• Familiarity with cloud security architecture and compliance checking.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of cybersecurity strategies.
• Conduct security assessments and strategy development.
• Assist in maintaining client relationships through service delivery.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Organised

Teamwork

Job description

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Senior Cyber Security Advisory Consultant (Defence)

Publication Date: May 29, 2025

Ref. No: 530351

Location:

London, GB

The future is our choice
At Atos, as the global leader in secure and decarbonized digital, our purpose is to help design the future of the information space. Together we bring the diversity of our people’s skills and backgrounds to make the right choices with our clients, for our company and for our own future.

Our UK&I Advisory Practice is at the forefront of cybersecurity transformation, helping organisations navigate the complex landscape of digital threats and opportunities. We work with leading organisations across financial services, government, critical national infrastructure, and commercial sectors, delivering tangible security improvements and enabling business transformation.

The opportunity

As a Senior Advisory Consultant within our growing UK&I Advisory Practice, you will be an integral part of our client delivery team, working alongside experienced advisors to support the delivery of cybersecurity strategies. This role is specifically focused on supporting clients across the UK’s Defence sector, and as such, we’re looking for someone with experience directly supporting the UK’s MoD or indirectly supporting via a Defence Prime Contractor (e.g. BAE, Leonardo, Atkins), although there is also the potential to support non-defense accounts where appropriate.

The candidate must be eligible to obtain a security clearance - SC level.
Location: Remote working with flexibility for traveling to client sites as required

Role and responsibilities:

• Promoting and influencing practice growth
• Support the delivery of billable customer engagements across the UK Defence Sector
• Working alongside experienced team members, delivering solutions and services to Defence clients.
• Assisting in maintaining client relationships through excellent service delivery, identifying opportunities to grow the account, and identifying opportunities where Atos products and services could provide value to the customer.

Strategic Contribution

• Support the delivery of value through:
• Contributing to security assessments and strategy development
• Assisting with security architecture reviews and designs
• Supporting regulatory compliance initiatives
• Helping develop security transformation roadmaps
• Contributing to cloud security solutions
• Supporting innovation and research activities

Customer Focus

• Help create client value by:
• Supporting the delivery of security improvements
• Assisting with security capability assessments
• Contributing to technical documentation and deliverables
• Helping prepare client presentations and materials
• Supporting workshop delivery and client meetings
• Conducting research and analysis

Client Engagement Support

• Typical activities include:
• Leading client workshops such as security strategy sessions, Cloud security architecture reviews, Risk assessment workshops, technology evaluation sessions.
• Producing client materials including, Security assessment reports, technical architecture diagrams, implementation roadmaps and project status updates.
• Conducting security assessments by gathering and analysing security documentation, reviewing technical configurations, documenting findings and recommendations, supporting evidence collection.
• Conducting focused research on topics, emerging security technologies, industry regulations and compliance, security vendor capabilities, best practice frameworks
• Focus areas including, security vendor capabilities, industry regulations and standards, implementation approaches, best practice frameworks, emerging threats

Desired skills and experience:

Technical Foundation:

• At least 3-5 years of IT/security experience in the Defence Sector
• Demonstrable experience of one or more of the following areas:

MoD Security GRC/Assurance Processes:

• Secure by Design and RMADs/Risk Assessment
• Cloud security architecture documentation, s ecurity controls mapping and c ompliance checking automation

MoD Cyber Operations:

• SOC tool evaluation support, SIEM use case development, Metrics and reporting frameworks, and Technology integration assessment. Cyber Vulnerability Investigations

Identity & Access:

• IAM architecture reviews, p rivileged access solutions, authentication technology assessment, and Zero Trust implementation planning

OT Security

• OT Risk Assessment/Assurance and OT Vulnerability Management

Key Strengths

• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality
• Well-organised and committed to developing customer service skills
• Enthusiastic about working in a team environment while developing individual capabilities
• 25 days of Annual leave + an option to purchase more through our Flexible Benefits
• Flex benefits system – exciting opportunity to choose your own benefits
• Pension - matching contribution up to 10%
• Private Medical Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Unlimited opportunities to learn in our Training platforms

As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to ensure that disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. The data is only used to provide additional support at the interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you answer “Yes” to the question regarding disability included in the application form for our awareness. #Eviden

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