Cyber Security Consultant - Location: Preston, London or Birmingham Hybrid - 30% office 70% home -£586 per day inside IR35 - 2 months
This temporary contract is inside IR35 and will require working under the direction of the client delivery manager as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will follow established delivery processes and working practices.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting at SC level. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, reserved post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
The Cyber Security Process Alignment & Supplier Onboarding Consultant operates within the Operational Integrator (OI) function to support the onboarding of new service providers into a multi-supplier (SIAM) environment within a Defence programme. The role focuses on translating established security processes, policies, and governance into structured onboarding materials, ensuring that incoming suppliers clearly understand their obligations and are aligned from day one. Working closely with Security Assurance, Incident, and Vulnerability Management leads, the consultant ensures that supplier processes are understood, integrated, and evidenced, rather than redesigned. The outcome is a consistent, controlled onboarding approach that enables suppliers to operate effectively within the existing security operating model.
This is a governance, integration, and enablement role, not a hands-on operational security or engineering function.
Key Skills & Experience
- Essential
- Experience in cyber security governance, GRC, or security process roles
- Experience working in multi-supplier or SIAM environments
- Strong understanding of security processes such as:
- Incident Management
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Assurance
- Ability to interpret operational outputs (eg SOC reporting) without direct tool ownership
- Strong stakeholder engagement and coordination skills
- Experience supporting audit, compliance, and assurance activities
- Experience working in transition or transformation programmes
- Desirable
- Knowledge of:
- MOD
- NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF)
- Secure by Design principles
- NCSC/UK Government security guidance
- Experience in defence or other high-security environments
Key Deliverables
- Supplier onboarding packs aligned to security processes and governance
- Standardised supplier interaction model within SIAM
- Supplier-aligned process documentation and guidance
- Verified supplier readiness for Service Commencement
- Repeatable onboarding approach for future suppliers