Senior IT Security Consultant & Security-by-Design Leader

Netcompany; Ledston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical health care

Pension contribution

Certifications support

Retail discounts

Job summary

Netcompany is seeking an experienced Senior IT Security Consultant to support our UK customers and internal security projects. You will identify risks, design controls and help raise security maturity across delivery teams.

You'll work with security colleagues and stakeholders to ensure security by design, maintain threat awareness, and report on security metrics. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT security.
• Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and privacy by design
• Experience with security frameworks and standards (e.g. ISO27001, COBIT, NIST800-53)
• Experience in security by design, DevSecOps, etc
• General knowledge of IT architecture e.g. networking, databases, operating systems
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills and willingness to learn
• Demonstrable experience in pragmatically applying security policies, standards and patterns to build secure products and a positive security culture.
• Proven experience of delivering security improvements within a large organisation (Regulated industries, UK Defence and government departments are of particular interest).
• Certifications such as CISMP, COMPTIA Security+, CISSP, CISM. You may be actively working towards these or can demonstrate equivalent skills and experience.
• Knowledge of the NCSC cloud security principles and experience with a particular cloud vendor such as Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of HM government standards and processes including NCSC Guidance, GovS007, SAF, JSP 440 and JSP 453 is helpful but not essential

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, treat and monitor security risks to IT systems
• Conduct threat assessments and maintain threat awareness
• Design and assist with the implementation of proportionate security controls
• Collaborate on the design of new systems to ensure security by design
• Develop and report on security metrics to effectively manage risk
• Upgrade existing security systems or design new ones tailored to business needs
• Conduct security audits, controls tests and assurance exercises
• Ensure compliance with customer, international and national security standards and regulation
• Prepare technical documentation and reports for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Share knowledge and expertise, fostering a culture of security awareness within the organisation and with our customers.
• Support customer organisations with defining, improving and managing their security posture.
• Provide support to the IT, Personnel and Facilities Security Managers including incident response and security helpdesk assistance

Skills

IT security

Threat assessment

Security governance

Communication

Problem solving

Education

CISSP certification

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Netcompany is seeking an experienced Senior IT Security Consultant to support our UK customers and internal security projects. You will identify risks, design controls and help raise security maturity across delivery teams.

You'll work with security colleagues and stakeholders to ensure security by design, maintain threat awareness, and report on security metrics. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.