Security Consultant
Posted 2 days ago by Verify Europe
£800 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Summary: The role of Security Consultant involves leading a Cybersecurity Assessment & Resilience Programme for a major enterprise customer. The consultant will engage with senior stakeholders while conducting assessments, producing security artefacts, and supporting remediation activities. This position requires a blend of strategic oversight and hands-on execution in cybersecurity governance and risk management. The role is outside IR35 and is expected to last for over six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct ongoing cybersecurity assessments and reviews of policies, procedures, controls, and governance.
- Identify, analyze, and prioritize cyber risks and vulnerabilities across on-prem, cloud, and third-party environments.
- Provide advisory support for incident response planning, crisis management exercises, and resilience improvements.
- Support SOC operations, including process improvement and escalation protocols.
- Perform supplier and third-party security assessments in collaboration with Procurement and Sales teams.
- Contribute to security governance forums, risk reviews, and senior stakeholder briefings.
- Develop and maintain security documentation, reports, and recommendations.
- Deliver targeted security awareness and training initiatives.
- Provide regular status updates, monthly progress reports, and end-of-phase summary reporting.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience at CISO, Deputy CISO, or Senior Security Leadership level in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong hands-on background in cybersecurity governance, risk management, and security operations.
- Proven experience in delivering cybersecurity assessments, audits, and improvement programmes.
- Experience with incident response, crisis management, and cyber resilience planning.
- Strong understanding of recognized security frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2, TISAX, Cyber Essentials).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing executive-level reports and presentations.
- Ability to manage priorities and deliver to agreed timelines in a customer-facing role.
- Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCISO, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor) are desirable.
- Experience in regulated industries and/or multinational environments is a plus.
- Previous experience as an embedded/virtual CISO or security delivery lead is advantageous.
Salary (Rate): £800/day
City: Wolverhampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Security SpecialistThis role is outside IR35 We are seeking an experienced hands-on Senior Cybersecurity Consultant to support a major enterprise customer in delivering a Cybersecurity Assessment & Resilience Programme. This full-time, 6+ month project, combines senior-level customer engagement and leadership with practical, day-to-day delivery.You will define strategy and also actively conduct assessments, produce security artefacts, support remediation activities, and work alongside customer teams to implement improvements. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating both at the whiteboard and in the detail, acting as a trusted advisor while remaining directly accountable for tangible security outcomes. The support will include:
- Ongoing cybersecurity assessments and reviews of policies, procedures, controls, and governance
- Identification, analysis, and prioritisation of cyber risks and vulnerabilities across on-prem, cloud, and third-party environments
- Advisory support for incident response planning, crisis management exercises, and resilience improvements
- Support to SOC operations, including process improvement and escalation protocols
- Supplier and third-party security assessments, working closely with Procurement, Supplier Management, Bid and Sales teams
- Contribution to security governance forums, risk reviews, and senior stakeholder briefings
- Development and maintenance of security documentation, reports, and recommendations
- Delivery of targeted security awareness and training initiatives
- Provision of regular status updates, monthly progress reports, and end-of-phase summary reporting
Experience requirements:
- Must have extensive experience operating at CISO, Deputy CISO, or Senior Security Leadership level within complex enterprise environments
- Strong hands-on background in cybersecurity governance, risk management, and security operations
- Proven experience delivering cybersecurity assessments, audits, and improvement programmes
- Demonstrable experience with incident response, crisis management, and cyber resilience planning
- Experience assessing supplier and third-party cybersecurity risk across the supply chain
- Strong understanding of recognised security frameworks and standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2, TISAX, Cyber Essentials)
- Ability to engage confidently with senior executives and technical teams, providing clear, pragmatic security advice
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing executive-level reports and presentations
- Ability to manage priorities, deliver to agreed timelines, and operate effectively in a customer-facing delivery role
Desirable:
- Relevant security certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CCISO, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor)
- Experience working across regulated industries and/or multinational environments
- Previous experience operating as an embedded / virtual CISO or security delivery lead