Technical Security Consultant - A JOB IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND!
Salary - £65k - £75k
Within 1.5 hours of Leeds - Hybrid Role = Home / office and site as required.
The recruitment market has seen a shift away from the larger practices towards the more boutique-size consultancies - such as my client. They’ve been enjoying sustained growth in a difficult market and they’re in a position to take the business in directions that follow the current cyber threat landscape and provide a wrap-around service that will help protect their clients against those threats.
And that’s exactly where you come in . You’ll be joining as the key technical consultant to support and enhancer their current service offering. This is a real chance for you to be the central figure as they look to build a successful technical arm to what’s already a thriving business .
This is a real chance to step up and be part of building something to be proud of!
This is a roll-your-sleeves-up company, with a flat hierarchy, a place for people who like to get stuck in and work in an environment of mutual respect, support, and collaboration.
Typical Responsibilities of the Technical Security Consultant:
- The bulk of the role will be to support client delivery, looking at engagements through a technical lens and ensuring the latest approaches are applied to projects – This will likely include Cloud, network, endpoint security, security architecture reviews, and IT security audits. From advisory to hands-on.
- Working with the CTO, you’ll support the review and development of the internal network, tooling, and architectural initiatives.
- Along with the senior leadership, you’ll consider how the technical services can be evolved and improved to enhance the service provided to the client.
- You’ll manage the pen test service with is provided by a 3rd party, and you’ll agree scope, schedule and report findings to the client in a language they’ll understand.
Some of the Skills Required by the Technical Security Consultant
- Technical skills:
- Network Security architecture/engineering.
- Cloud Security architecture/engineering.
- Infrastructure engineering/security.
- Vulnerability management.
- Endpoint security.
- IAM.
- Knowledge of security frameworks such as the ISO 27001 and NIST etc – However, remember that the technical side is the priority here.
- A current knowledge of the cyber threat landscape.
- Soft skills - A curious mind, a problem solver with great communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to communicate tech issues to non-tech audiences in jargon-free language.
Note: No set requirement for going to the office weekly, you just need to be able to get there if there’s an all-team meeting – you won’t be going in for the sake of it.
For more information on the Technical Security Consultant role, apply online now or reach out to Ryan Kelly on r.kelly@ltharper.com
