Summary: The Operational Security Consultant role requires a DV cleared security professional to lead and manage security operations, focusing on protecting critical assets and environments. The position involves monitoring security threats, providing guidance to teams, and ensuring compliance with security policies. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of operational security management. This is a challenging opportunity within a dynamic team environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing operational security to protect critical systems and environments.
• Monitoring, detecting, and responding to security threats, ensuring all risks are assessed and mitigated.
• Providing expert guidance to teams including architects, project leads, and integration specialists to maintain a secure delivery framework.
• Investigating security incidents, analysing activity, identifying unauthorised access, and preventing potential breaches.
• Engaging with stakeholders across the organisation and external agencies to ensure compliance with security policies.
• Developing and delivering security training to ensure all staff are well-versed in security protocols and best practices.
• Ensuring policy adherence by acting as the primary security point of contact for internal teams and external agencies.
• Managing classified materials, handling secure information transfers, and maintaining compliance with strict regulatory standards.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience in Operational Security Management, with a deep understanding of security policies, risk mitigation, and incident response.
• Experience as a Security Officer (STRAPSO highly desirable) with strong asset management skills.
• MUST have NIST 800 53.
• Secure by Design (SbD) experience.
• Strong leadership skills, capable of working across teams and disciplines to enhance security operations.
• Expertise in incident classification, response, and reporting, with the ability to identify, assess, and mitigate evolving threats.
• Ability to manage security training, document security policies, and conduct audits to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of advising both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Salary (Rate): 550

City: Basingstoke

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other