Cyber Security Consultant

Hybrid

England, United Kingdom

£ 88,000 / year

Full Time

27-03-2025

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Job Specifications

Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Hybrid remote – London, Glasgow or Manchester HQ’s
We are looking for candidates with 2 years - 5 years experience - £45k-£88k

A leading Digital Consultancy are looking to onboard multiple Cyber Security Engineers to support the growing Cyber Security division. The ideal candidate will be CISSP/CISM or CompTIA certified, although this is not essential, although it is essential you are either holding or are eligible form security clearance.

Key skills:
Security cleared or security clearance eligible (This is essential)
Experience in any of these Security domains (Security and Risk Management, Security architecture, IAM or similar.
NIST CSF, ISO27001 and any experience with financial regulations such as DORA, FCA or BOE
Experience of Gen Ai security
Any Cyber Security certifications such as CISSP/CISM/CompTIA would be desirable

We partner with clients to transform their Cybersecurity, Architecture, and Operational Resilience, empowering them to reduce business and technology risks while ensuring long-term success.
Our expertise spans across the strategic, organizational, and human aspects of Cybersecurity—beginning with high-level security strategy and operating model design. These foundational steps help influence key decision-makers, including board members and CxOs, ensuring top-down buy-in and comprehensive understanding of the security landscape.

We provide invaluable insights in threat modelling, risk management, and security overlay strategies through thorough security maturity assessments, enabling clients to make data-driven, informed decisions.

By demystifying technical domains and tailoring solutions, we help our clients maximize value and seize quick wins throughout their transformation journey. We engage directly with business, IT, and security teams, effectively guiding senior stakeholders toward achieving their desired outcomes.

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do—we work closely with teams to deliver robust security strategies, governance, comprehensive security testing, IAM, privacy solutions, security architecture, and cutting-edge cyber data analytics.

Get in touch for a discussion about how you can join a growing Cyber Security team.

About the Company

We are a Digital, Data and Cloud technology consultancy, specialising in delivering solutions to clients across financial services, government, management consulting/outsourcing, media and broadcasting. Our extensive experience allows us to provide a specialised, individually tailored service backed by consultants that have industry specific knowledge to better understand your needs. Our expertise are complemented by the use of leading-edge technologies. We work with some of the UK's leading companies, as well as being reta... Know more

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