Senior Consultant, Information Assurance

Company Description

6point6 cyber practice is a fast-growing community of industry leading experts. The practice covers Assurance, Compliance, Security Operations, Offensive Security and Security Research. It is critical that the relevance and quality of the services that 6point6 provides is maintained and augmented and that the team members have every opportunity to grow and learn with the organisation.

As part of the security assurance team, you’ll build the blocks of policy and procedure alongside efficient risk management to ensure a structurally sound, repeatable cyber practice ensuring compliance with regulatory and certification requirements.

Job Description

Due to the nature of the client engagements, every employee needs to be able to achieve Security Clearance. This means that you need to have the right to take up employment within the UK, do not have or require any visa to work, and have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years without any gap(s) totalling more than 6 months.

As an employer we believe in facilitating a flexible work pattern whilst taking into consideration operational requirements,  client and individual needs. We are proud of our hybrid work pattern that typically sees employees in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week. 

You should be able to easily commute to our Manchester office.  For some roles/projects, travel to the clients offices will be required and the frequency is often determined by the client.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the success of 6point6. We welcome applicants with different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds, and are proud to have an organisational culture where employees can bring their authentic selves to work

We are looking for enthusiastic information security professionals to join our fast-growing information assurance team. We work with both public and private sector clients, such as UK central government and blue-chip companies, to deliver tailored solutions that meet their compliance and business requirements.

We expect you to demonstrate advanced skills and a high level of expertise in information assurance. You will undertake significant client responsibilities, and take a leadership role implementing and managing security practices within the scope of your projects.

Our IA consultants deliver both exceptional technical solutions and work as true partners to the organisations we support. To do this you must:

• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing:
  • Tailor and explain complex technical solutions to non-technical multidisciplinary groups.
  • Write meaningfully to deliver clear information and guidance
• Demonstrate critical thinking:
  • Analyse and evaluate information
  • Use information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions
  • Display familiarity and comfort with a range of technologies and an appreciation of how they can be combined and applied to solve customer problems
• Collaborate meaningfully with internal and external stakeholders:
  • Drive synergy in projects and initiatives
  • Reach outcomes efficiently and effectively

While having experience in consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in similar settings will always be considered.

Qualifications

Key responsibilities

Our Senior IA consultants:

• Build and nurture relationships with clients
• Guide our clients on application and operation of security controls
• Explain complex information security concepts to business stakeholders
• Identify information security risks in a solution and provide appropriate ways to mitigate the risks
• Contribute to planning and execution of risk-based audits
• Support threat modelling
• Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
• Manage assurance lifecycle processes in operational environments
• Excellent consultancy skills, and stakeholder management experience.

Essential experience

You should have proven information security experience in the following practices:

• Technical
  • Risk Management
  • Continuity Management
  • Information security
  • Information management
  • Auditing
  • Information assurance
  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Personal data protection
• Consultancy
  • Autonomy
  • Influence
  • Business skills
    • Building relationships across clients, stakeholders and management
    • Helping propagate a culture of collaboration
  • Knowledge
  • Communication Skills

While having experience in consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in similar settings will always be considered.

Desirable qualifications

Although qualifications are not mandatory at 6point6, we would love to talk to anyone with the following qualifications:

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA)
• Cloud Security
• General Data Protection Regulation
• ISO Standards / Frameworks

Additional Information

Who are 6point6? 

Founded in 2012, 6point6 drives the right change in every organisation through the positive impact of technology. Leading with strategy, architecture, and design, we connect cloud, data, and cyber to engineer and deliver large-scale, complex transformations across public and private sectors. 

We help organisations realise the value of their business strategy, allowing them to engage in a more meaningful way with their end customers. Our clients work with us because they know for us it’s never just about the project at hand. It’s about creating lasting partnerships built on trust and enabling their long-term success.

We are a growing privately owned company, with offices in central London and Manchester.

Why 6point6?

6point6 strives to create and maintain a work environment in which people are treated with dignity, decency and respect.  We champion diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  A number of employee-led groups work with us to create a unique, fun and fulfilling environment that contributes positively to our culture and our corporate social responsibility commitments.

We are fully committed to hiring, developing and retaining the best people and operate a zero tolerance culture towards any discrimination.

Irrespective of your needs, and no matter how small, please let the Recruitment Team know if there are any ways that we can support you during the hiring process. 

Benefits at 6point6 

From health and wellness to lifestyle and finances, we have your best interests at heart.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes all the standard offerings you’d expect like company bonus plan, pension, private medical, life assurance and income protection. Employee wellbeing is also of the utmost importance to us and we have many benefits supporting wellbeing such as an employee assistance programme, life coaching, a workplace nursery scheme, an electric car scheme and a cycle to work scheme with bike storage.

Our Values 

Our people shape our culture and our values are embedded into everything we do.

HUMAN: We celebrate our differences and bring our authentic selves to work. We are one, inclusive, team.

DEDICATED: We are dedicated to each other, our clients and to our profession. We care.

HONEST: We embrace transparency, act with integrity and encourage everyone to speak openly.

BRAVE: We empower each other to make bold decisions, to take ownership and to challenge with respect.

We are a disability confident committed employer.
If you have access requirements and would like to discuss with us, please contact us: recruitment@6point6.co.uk