Information Security Consultant

Information Security Consultant
Location: London/Edinburgh/Cardiff or Belfast - Hybrid 

I am currently working with a well known organisation with a nationwide presence and reputation for being innovative and having a people first culture. They are currently recruiting for an Information Security Consultant that will focus on the key areas of technical security, security by design, engagement for new developments and system changes, staff education and ensuring the adherence to corporate policies, controls and industry best practices.

You will lead and deliver technical security engagements across the organisation, providing security requirements, advice and guidance, technical leadership and oversight of security controls for all new developments, or technical changes to existing systems or services. You will provide technical expertise and practical experience to drive policies and education, and to deliver appropriate and proportionate direction, on technical security issues and challenges. Including the creation and updating of technical baseline security standards.

About you

• An experienced Information Security Consultant with CISSP in good standing.
• Substantial experience relevant to the role requirements, as described in the role responsibilities and person specification, and accumulated through any combination of academic or vocational qualifications or experience.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role
• Experience of defining and refining security controls and standards
• Proven experience of implementing or reviewing technical security controls
• Experience of delivering cross organisation security change, with the ability to influence and guide both technical and non-technical colleagues, through policies and in best practices.
• Knowledge of Cloud security, microservices, Azure or AWS technical security experience and strong knowledge of the shared responsibility security model
• Self-motivated and dynamic with the skills to identify issues and willingness to own remediations.
• Excellent verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills with people at all levels

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of secure by design principles and guidance.
• Delivery of technical security requirements.
• Project and change security governance.
• Technical security collaboration both internally to the ICO and with external partners
• Technical security KPI's
• Leadership and management of cross function security engagement

If this role sounds interesting and relevant, please apply.