Summary: The role of Senior Cyber Project Consultant involves collaborating with clients to enhance their cybersecurity measures, ensuring comprehensive coverage across all areas. Candidates must possess a strong financial background and extensive knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, risk assessments, and cloud service security. The position also requires mentoring junior team members and advocating for secure design principles within projects. Overall, the consultant will play a crucial role in improving the organization's security posture in a dynamic threat landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

• Foster strong connections, help to shift our security culture and advocate for Secure by Design principles throughout our projects.
• Offer expert advice and consultation on our policy & standards, industry regulations, frameworks, and best practices to support our change initiatives and operational teams.
• Identify and evaluate security risks, making recommendations to continuously improve security posture in an ever-changing threat landscape.
• Ensure that any risks or findings from security scans or tests are addressed within risk appetite before changes are promoted to production.
• Assist our team lead and provide mentorship to junior team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

Key Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of Cyber Security Frameworks and their significance.
• Experience in scoping penetration tests, conducting risk assessments, and overseeing remediation plans.
• Familiarity with Cloud Service models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Experience in a similar role with valuable insights and expertise.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and 365 security products.
• Information Security certifications such as CISM, CCSP, CRISC, or CompTIA Security+.
• Participation in threat modelling using techniques like STRIDE.

Salary (Rate): £534/day

City: Newcastle upon Tyne

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT