Technical Security Consultant

Waterstons; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

EV car scheme

Training sponsorship

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Wellbeing programme

Dental & eye care

Job summary

Waterstons is seeking a Technical Security Consultant to deliver Cyber Essentials Plus assessments, security consultancy and vulnerability assessments. You will shape the company’s security services nationwide and work closely with the Cyber team on projects.

You’ll be client facing, delivering operational security consultancy, management and security testing while keeping ahead of best practices. A degree or equivalent experience is required, with 3+ years in the field.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a similar security role
• Qualified Cyber Essentials Plus assessor
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools
• Experience conducting technical security reviews
• Incident management experience and ability to lead technically
• Vulnerability scanning with tools such as Nessus/OpenVAS/Kali Linux
• Knowledge of information security standards and best practices

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Cyber Essentials Plus assessments and security consultancy for client projects
• Provide operational security management and vulnerability assessments
• Stay ahead of information security best practices and advise clients
• Identify new business opportunities and act as trusted advisor to clients

Skills

Cyber Essentials Plus

Operational security

Vulnerability assessments

Incident management

Security reviews

Client advisory

Cloud security

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Nessus

OpenVAS

Kali Linux

SIEM platforms

EDR tooling

Job description

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

As the Technical Security Consultant, you will be involved in Cyber Essentials Plus assessments, operational security consultancy and management, and vulnerability assessments, and have the appetite to deliver a wide spectrum of interesting security related work. You'll help shape the company's security and compliance services nationwide.

Your Day-to-Day

• You will be client facing and based on client demands but the type of things that could be undertaken will be the delivery of operational security consultancy, operational security management, vulnerability assessments and Cyber Essentials Plus assessments
• Working with the rest of the Cyber team, you will deliver projects including Cyber Essentials Plus certification, operational security consultancy and management, vulnerability assessments and technical information security assessments.
• You will keep ahead of the latest information security and data protection best practice, to provide clients with the best advice.
• You will be responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities with clients and prospects, acting as their trusted advisor to provide them with unrivalled advice and solutions and demonstrating how the company’s Cyber team can add value to their business.

What we're looking for

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

• With a minimum of 3 years + experience in a similar role, you will be educated to degree level or have equivalent industry experience.
• Already be qualified as a Cyber Essentials Plus assessor
• Prior experience working in operational security, managing industry standard monitoring and alerting tools
• Good technical competency and experience of conducting technical security reviews
• Experience in incident management and ability to take technical leadership
• Experience of vulnerability scanning and testing software such as Nessus, OpenVAS, Kali Linux etc.
• Wider technical knowledge of information security standards and best practice
• Excellent customer service values ensuring the consultant becomes a trusted strategic advisor

Nice to have

• Experience in cloud environments and security configurations like Microsoft Azure, AWS, etc
• Exposure to security architecture requirements
• Formal technical security certifications attained or working towards such as OSCP, CREST CRT or similar
• Exposure to security monitoring tooling desirable e.g. SIEM platforms and EDR tooling
• Experience in O365 administration and Exchange security practices

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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