Cyber Security Consultant - IASME

Job Title Cyber Security Consultant

Reporting to Head of Delivery – Cyber & Technical Advisory

Job Type Permanent, full time

Location Home based (This role will require regular UK travel and at times need you to stay away from home)

Since our establishment in 1990, Methods has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK.

Our mission is to improve and safeguard public-facing services. We apply digital thinking to ensure the future of our public services is centred around our citizens.

Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - we have a customer-centric value system whereby we focus on delivering what is right for our clients.

We passionately support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them.

Methods are experts in delivering secure, resilient cyber and information services – keeping systems and data safe.

We help reduce risk and vulnerabilities from cyber-attacks by developing a security road-map tailored to your unique needs.

We help organisations improve processes such as threat management by building an identity management programme, and establishing prevention, detection and response capabilities to cyber-attacks.

Requirements

• Managing and delivering cyber security and cyber risk assignments, including producing documentation, reports, recommendations and quality assuring the work produced by team members.
• Working as a subject matter expert in your particular field to support a team, and/or managing a larger team in delivering engagements at scale.
• Maintaining awareness of key business and industry trends, and understanding how they impact responses to cyber risk.
• Providing our clients with trusted advice, rooted in a pragmatic understanding of their business situation and objectives, to help them navigate complex, risk-driven Cyber decisions.
• Investigating major breaches of security and recommending appropriate control improvements.
• Contributig to development of information security policy, standards and guidelines.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• IASME / Cyber Essentials Plus Certified
• Experience providing expert strategy, risk and technical advice, guidance and support on cyber security, both in business-as-usual and for live and planned projects within our clients’ business.
• Broad range of cyber and information security skills, knowledge and experience such as security threats and vulnerabilities that impact/and/or emanate from system hardware, software and other infrastructure components, and relevant strategies, controls and activities to prevent, mitigate, detect and resolve security incidents affecting system hardware, software and other infrastructure components.
• Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM)
• Demonstrably experienced in working as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Pro-active approach to personal and professional development.
• Must hold, or be able to hold, an HMG Security Check (SC) clearance.
• Ability to apply standards, practices, codes and assessment of certification programmes relevant to the IT industry and the specific organisation or business domain.
• Knowledge ot the IT/IS infrastructure (eg databases and LANs) and the IT applications and service processes used within own organisation, including those associated with sustainability and efficiency.
• Ability to use any tool or system which provides security access control (eg Active Directory)
• Showing proficiency in the principles and application of cloud/virtualisation (including ownership responsibilities and security implications) and be able to use tools and systems to manage virtualised environments eg Server/desktop virtualisation and SDDC (Software Defined Data Centre).
• Am I the right fit? We're looking for:
• Resilience
• Strong collaboration and team working
• Good Communication skills
• Genuine passion/commitment to improving public services
• A determined and tenacious approach to work
• A creative approach to problem solving
• Good listening and comprehension
• Great stakeholder management
• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring, and thought-provoking leadership
• A supportive and collaborative environment

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge of evolving digital technology/applications e.g. AI/Digital twins
• Knowledge of principles, practices, tools and techniques of IT auditing.
• Experience in the discipline associated with data sets so large and/or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate. The data files may include structured, unstructured and/or semi-structured data, such as unstructured text, audio, video, etc. Challenges include analysis, capture, curation, search, sharing, storage, transfer, manipulation, analysis, visualization and information privacy.
• Knowledge, application, implications and technical aspects of computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks.

Methods and techniques for preparing and presenting business cases, requests for proposal (RFP) invitations to tender (ITT) and statements of requirements/work both verbally and in writing.

Am I the right fit? We're looking for:

Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.

By joining us you can expect

Benefits

• Holiday: 25 days a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year
• Pension: 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary bonus: based on company and individual performance
• Life assurance: 4 times base salary
• Private medical insurance: non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide travel insurance: non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave after 18 months service
• Wellness: 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme, including counselling
• Social: Parties and social events, and commitment to charitable causes
• Professional development: access to LinkedIn Learning, and discretionary training budget
• Travel: season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme