Security Consultant
Job Reference Number: PG1
Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires Security Consultant.
This role is fully remote, with only occasional travel required to attend team events.
This is a 7 month temporary contract to start asap
Tarifa diaria: Tarifa competitiva del mercado
As a Security Consultant focusing on Economic Crime team, provide end-to-end cyber security assurance across the Economic Crime technology estate, ensuring that applications, platforms, infrastructure, integrations and technology changes are designed, built and operated securely. The role will act as a trusted security advisor to engineering, architecture, infrastructure, DevOps, product, risk and business teams, embedding Secure by Design principles throughout the technology lifecycle
Responsabilidades clave
- Act as the primary Security Assurance Consultant for projects and technology initiatives within the Economic Crime domain.
- Conduct security assessments of new systems, material changes, integrations and technology solutions.
- Provide pragmatic security advice that balances risk, regulatory expectations, customer protection and business delivery objectives.
- Determine whether required preventative, detective and responsive controls are present and operating as intended.
- Assess the likelihood and business impact of identified security risks & track them through to remediation, mitigation or formal acceptance.
- Assess solutions against applicable security frameworks, policies and control requirements including NIST CSF 2.0 , ISO/IEC 27001, organisational security guardrails.
- Define and enforce security policies, standards, and best practices ensuring Ensure compliance with financial regulations (e.g., PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR).
- Provide security assurance and guidance regarding IAM and PAM , Network Security , Penetration Testing Results , Vulnerability Scans etc.
- Challenge solutions constructively where required security controls have not been implemented or have been implemented inadequately.
- Maintain traceability between identified risks, security requirements, controls, evidence and residual risks.
Requisitos clave
Habilidades esenciales:
- Proven experience performing security assurance or security consultancy within complex enterprise environments.
- Demonstrable experience applying Secure by Design principles.
- Proven understanding of security risk assessment methodologies.
- Experience managing security risks, exceptions and remediation activities.
- Experience and proven knowledge of working with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001, Zero Trust, OWASP Top 10 etc
- Good understanding of Access Management, Data Security, Cloud Security, Network security guardrails
- Confident enough to challenge architects, engineers and project leadership where security requirements are not adequately addressed.
- Works collaboratively with delivery teams to find secure solutions instead of acting solely as an approval or governance function.
Habilidades deseables:
- Previous experience of working in UK Financial Services or similar highly regulated industry.
- Have a relevant professional qualification (or be working towards certification), such as CISM / CISSP.
- Knowledge / experience of PCI-DSS, NIST CSF , OWASP Top 10 , ISO 27001
- Knowledge / experience of Data privacy and GDPR;
- Experience with regulatory compliance frameworks specific to financial organizations.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to differentiate between theoretical security concerns and material business risks, ensuring security decisions remain proportionate.
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