Cyber Security Consultant/Architect

Are you a dynamic and adaptable professional with a passion for cyber security? Do you excel in providing expert guidance and innovative security solutions? If so, We are looking for you! This position is for an initial 3 month contract with hybrid working of 2 days each week in Reading. This position is working for a high profile company and offers the opportunity to work on variety of projects across security so you can really utilise your breadth of security experience.

What the role will be doing:

As a Cyber Security Consultant, you will have a diverse and challenging remit. Your flexibility and agility will be key as you switch between various security disciplines within the team. You will:

• Actively represent the security organisation in business project initiatives, ensuring security requirements are considered throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders to articulate the security vision, principles, and governance/assurance standards.
• Provide security requirements and design input across multiple projects within Network and Enterprise domains.
• Offer effective governance and assurance of security deliverables, supporting consultants and solution architects as needed.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of industry standards and continuously evolve your technical expertise.
• Create, review, and approve architecture, design, delivery, and test documentation to ensure effective governance and technical assurance.
• Ensure effective capacity management and planning for security services and solutions, integrating these into our technical and budget roadmaps.
• Support Programme and Project Managers in project planning, risk management, and budgeting processes.

What experience do you need:

• A mix of security consulting, architecture/design, and professional services experience.
• Proven ability to lead the design and review of secure system architectures, challenging existing norms to set new directions.
• Deep knowledge of system architectures and an understanding of the impact of vulnerabilities.
• Expertise in one or more technical domains: Cloud/Hybrid security, Infrastructure and data centre security, Network security, Application security, Identity and access management, Vulnerability Management.
• Familiarity with common information security management frameworks (NIST, PCI, GDPR, ISO Series, OWASP, ITIL, ISF SoGP, COBIT).

Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.