Cyber Security Consultant/Architect

Are you a dynamic and adaptable professional with a passion for cyber security? Do you excel in providing expert guidance and innovative security solutions? If so, we are looking for you! This position is for an initial 3 month contract with hybrid working of 2 days each week in Reading. This position is working for a high profile company and offers the opportunity to work on a variety of projects across security so you can really utilise your breadth of security experience.

What the role will be doing:

As a Cyber Security Consultant, you will have a diverse and challenging remit. Your flexibility and agility will be key as you switch between various security disciplines within the team. You will:

• Actively represent the security organisation in business project initiatives, ensuring security requirements are considered throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders to articulate the security vision, principles, and governance/assurance standards.
• Provide security requirements and design input across multiple projects within Network and Enterprise domains.
• Offer effective governance and assurance of security deliverables, supporting consultants and solution architects as needed.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of industry standards and continuously evolve your technical expertise.
• Create, review, and approve architecture, design, delivery, and test documentation to ensure effective governance and technical assurance.
• Ensure effective capacity management and planning for security services and solutions, integrating these into our technical and budget roadmaps.
• Support Programme and Project Managers in project planning, risk management, and budgeting processes.

What experience do you need:

• A mix of security consulting, architecture/design, and professional services experience.
• Proven ability to lead the design and review of secure system architectures, challenging existing norms to set new directions.
• Deep knowledge of system architectures and an understanding of the impact of vulnerabilities.
• Expertise in one or more technical domains: Cloud/Hybrid security, Infrastructure and data centre security, Network security, Application security, Identity and access management, Vulnerability Management.
• Familiarity with common information security management frameworks (NIST, PCI, GDPR, ISO Series, OWASP, ITIL, ISF SoGP, COBIT).