Senior Information Security Consultant (GRC)

CyberNorth; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterstons in Durham, England and Glasgow, Scotland, seeks a Senior Information Security Consultant (GRC) to help clients protect data and meet regulatory requirements while aligning security with business goals.

The role is hybrid, offering collaboration, mentoring, and growth within Waterstons' Cyber division. You’ll drive information security projects and advise clients on data protection, risk, and compliance, including ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials.

Qualifications

• Experience in GRC and data protection is essential.
• Experience in DPO roles is required or highly desirable.
• Ability to mentor and coach colleagues across teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver information security and compliance projects, mentoring junior team members.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities with clients as trusted advisor.
• Lead security strategy, data protection consultancy, and assessments against ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials.

Skills

Information Security

GRC

Data Protection

DPO roles

Client relationships

Mentoring

Tools

ISO 27001

Cyber Essentials

Job description

Senior Information Security Consultant (GRC)

Waterstons

location_pin Durham, England / Glasgow, Scotland

ROLE: Senior Information Security Consultant (GRC)

EMPLOYER: Waterstons

access_time Full Time

work_outline Hybrid

location_on Durham, England / Glasgow, Scotland

Senior Information Security Consultant (GRC)

Who you’ll be joining

We’re problem solvers at heart. Sometimes the answer is technology, sometimes it is strategy, and sometimes it is a strong cup of tea and a bit of thoughtful conversation. Whatever it takes, we work it out with our clients.

We’re an IT consultancy that helps organisations get the best out of their technology. That means keeping them secure and keeping the bad guys out, making sure everything works and is easy to use, and doing smart things with data and software to give their business an edge. It is important work, and we care about doing it well and for the right reasons.

Life at Waterstons is friendly, flexible and built on trust. We hire people who are curious, thoughtful and good at getting to the heart of a problem. You get support, trust and room to grow in a place that still feels human. The unlimited holidays and private healthcare are a nice touch, although most people stay because it feels like the right place to do good work with good people.

What You’ll Be Doing

We’re looking for an experienced Information Security professional with a strong focus on GRC. As a Senior Information Security Consultant, you’ll have a good understanding of data protection and experience in DPO roles. This position does not require line management, but you should be willing to take on such responsibilities in our growing Cyber division.

Your Day-to-Day

• Deliver information security and compliance projects, while mentoring and supporting junior team members to raise the team’s skills and service offerings.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities with clients and prospects, acting as their trusted advisor.
• Deliver projects, including information security strategy, data protection consultancy, and assessments against frameworks like ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials.
• Stay updated on the latest information security and data protection best practices to provide clients with the best advice.

What we’re looking for

If some (or most) of the following sound like you, we’d love to hear from you:

• A strong background in Information Security and a focus on GRC.
• A good understanding of data protection and experience in DPO roles.
• The ability to build relationships with prospective and active clients across the business and act as their trusted advisor, helping them to secure their business through the pragmatic use of technology and protect them from incoming threats.
• Someone who enjoys a varied environment, sharing their knowledge and experience to support, coach and mentor colleagues.

Nice to have

• A willingness to take on line management responsibilities as our Cyber division grows.

How We Take Care of You

As well as offering a competitive salary, we have an attractive benefits package including:

• A healthy work life balance with flexible and agile working being the norm
• EV car scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Room to grow with supported development opportunities and sponsored training
• Enhanced family policies
• If you ever need it, company sick pay and life assurance
• Supported wellbeing with regular initiatives, an employee assistance programme and private medical insurance
• Flexible benefits such as a dental scheme, eye care support, season ticket loan and cycle to work

We require a security check to be carried out on all colleagues due to the nature of some of our clients’ industries.

Waterstons is committed to creating and an inclusive, understanding, and flexible place to work. We value diversity, equality and inclusion and encourage everyone to ‘bring their whole selves’ to work. We believe that a company that works to truly embrace and value diversity, create an environment where everyone from any background can do their best work, and feel valued and appreciated is a better company to work for.

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