Associate Consultant - Cyber Response

Control Risks is looking for an Associate Consultant to join its rapidly growing Cyber Response team. This is a unique opportunity to grow a fast-paced and distinctive responsive capability that requires a highly motivated and diligent problem solver to join an exceptional regional team. This is a great opportunity to work in a fast growing team grounded in Control Risks’ 40 years of crisis management heritage and experience.

The successful candidate will support the delivery of Control Risks cyber response projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa which will involve working closely with Consultants in the response team and our technical partners.

We will need you to demonstrate key understanding of cyber security concepts, specifically those relating to cyber threats, and proficiency in communicating to our clients at the non-technical executive (CXO) level. We are also looking for someone who is fluent in English and French or German.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Case Management

• Maintain records of each case worked on by Cyber Response.
• Develop and manage working relationships with our panel of technical partners for cyber response projects.
• Manage case management metrics tools and support in analysing case histories to drive insights for future use.

Client Management

• Advise clients on post incident cyber crisis management independently or in conjunction with Control Risks response department.
• Conduct initial assessment of case providing immediate verbal/written advice, recorded in an initial information gathering form.
• Provide clients with on-going advice covering:

– Liaison with key stakeholders, communicators/intermediaries.
– Options, contingency plans and recommendations for managing the technical and non-technical elements of response.
– Additional technical support e.g. network forensics or additional support to the Digital Forensics department; that may be required alongside any non-technical support e.g. external legal counsel.

Reporting

• Provide situation reports and other significant case related material to the client and the team.
• Produce case summary and other reports as required.

Requirements

• Previous, relevant work experience in intelligence, investigations, consulting or threat analysis.
• Fluency in English and French or German.
• Understanding of the cyber threat landscape and key cyber security concepts.
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and oral form at senior levels.
• Able to explain difficult technical concepts and ideas in non-technical terms.
• Experience of cyber security issues, either within a consultancy or as a practitioner.
• Good knowledge of IT and network infrastructure.
• Ability to see security from the attacker’s point of view.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.