Security Consultant

Security Consultant x2 - Urgent

Contract

Croydon

Immediate start

3 months +

My client is a Global IT Services company and they are looking for two Security Consultants to start within the next month.

The Security Consultants will be familiar with DevOps culture and with working in multi-skilled self-forming teams using Agile methodologies, having previously work in agile teams.

You will also need to recommend security controls and solutions that support the business needs and balance requirements and decisions across different approaches and how they may impact On-prem or Cloud solutions. As part of the role you will need to lead on secure design input for complicated solutions and be able to challenge approaches and suggest innovative alternatives including providing input to architectures and patterns. As the projects will involve both On-Prem and Cloud solutions, you should be very comfortable with both environments and able to identify and articulate any risks.

In addition to your significant experience, you will have demonstrated your skills by achieving the relevant certifications.

This role will require working with a variety of stakeholders, including clients, vendors and accreditors. This means working closely with accreditors so that all accreditation can be delivered and you will need to be comfortable in identifying and mitigating any risks associated with this. Given the stakeholders you will be working with, you should be able to easily translate complex security issues to match the audience, particularly to explain risks or challenges with any proposed solutions as you may need to provide specialist advice, recommendations or advise technologies and their impacts.

Skills - Essential

Experienced in full risk assessment activities and any risk treatment mitigation's, plans or actions.

Very experienced in 'Secure-by-design' approaches and ensuring it is part of quality decisions by default - you will have worked with other stakeholders such a programme managers or service managers to ensure they own this.

Full awareness of the latest developments in the security and technology industry including best practice and industry standards.

All advice and recommendations are based upon the latest risk analysis

Ability to chair SWGs and other groups.

A national security clearance is required for this role but candidates not holding this level of clearance will be considered

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