Cyber Security Consultant

Cyber Security Consultant Grade

The Role

The successful candidate will be a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and conscientious individual who has the relevant Information Assurance and Cyber Security qualifications. Your engagements will be consulting-led, focused on understanding our customers' business, building trust, winning work and providing Cyber Security expertise across the spectrum covering strategic and advisory through to secure solution design. To be successful in this role you need to have the ability to work on multiple projects and with many stakeholders concurrently. Your key responsibilities will encompass the following:
*Provide Cyber Security advice and guidance for clients in 'business as usual', technical refresh and new project environments
*Be able to apply technical knowledge, with creative and innovative thinking in a broad range of complex and non-routine contexts
*Identify and establish good security governance to meet client business requirements
*Perform Cyber Security risk assessments and determine the most cost effective deployment of security controls and solutions in line with the business risk appetite to protect information assets from loss misuse, leakage or corruption
*Create client Cyber Awareness policies and procedures to meet corporate and regulatory requirements and standards.
*Build successful working relationships with team members, key customers and stakeholders that improves the value of the security services being performed
The Requirements
Essential:
*Experience of delivering technical Cyber Security consultancy in multi-disciplined environments.
*Experience of developing Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), including risk assessments/management and the deployment of appropriate controls
*An excellent communicator, verbal (active listener) and written (able to write concisely)
*Ability to articulate and pitch Cyber Security advice both at a technical and non-technical level, directly to key customer stakeholders
*Ability to work on multiple projects and tasks concurrently, successfully balancing business and client priorities
*Ability to provide high-quality work under pressure that delivers security outcomes to tight deadlines and manage client stakeholder expectations
*Ability to work both effectively individually and within a team in a multi-discipline environment and in a matrix organisation.
*A wide awareness of Cyber Security across Government and Industry to include; HMG Information Assurance Policies, Standards and Guidelines, including the Security Policy Framework, the CESG IA Portfolio and JSP440 (plus other standard MoD IA methods
*CESG Certified Professional (Security and Information Risk Advisor or Security Architect)
*Successful candidates will be required to undergo a security vetting process and offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.
Desirable:
*Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent
*Associate/Full Membership of recognised security professional body such as the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) or the BCS
*A keen interest in the latest technology with a focus on security technologies
*Ambition to work in a challenging and rewarding role that provides real benefit to clients
*An interest in maintaining and enhancing technical and consultancy skills
*Experience within programme and project environments


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.