Cyber Security Consultant

Cyber Security Consultant

Department: Security

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Hybrid

Reporting To: Vlad Birgauanu

Compensation: £50,000 - £55,000 / year

Description

The role of the Security Consultant is to deliver Wanstor’s security offerings and capabilities within our hosted, managed and customer networks.   This role involves consulting with our customers to define their needs, implementing existing tools and services and driving the build of new products and services to improve our customers’ Cyber Security and Data Security. 

Key Responsibilities

· Function as a subject matter expert on risk and compliance helping our customers with their and technology change programmes. · Consult with our customers on their Security needs and drive the delivery of security products & services by working with internal & external stakeholders to translate requirements into tangible actions. · Implement and configure the tools and services that we provide to our customers. · Support the development of our protective security monitoring services and implement relevant tooling such as SIEM. · Oversee the threat and vulnerability platform for scanning of assets. Assessing the results and drive actions required to address findings and maintain coverage. · Manage emerging security incidents within our customer base. · Conduct consultancy and audits against security certifications such as Cyber Essentials · Keep up to date with the threat landscape, trends and emerging technologies. · Inspire, influence and coach others to execute security principles 

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

· Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically  · Strategic thinking – able to identify a vision along with the plans, which need to be implemented to meet the end goal, evaluating situations, decisions and issues in the short, medium and long term.  · Creative problem solving – able to use logic as well as imagination, to determine practical and pragmatic solutions to overcome problems  · Influencing and persuading - able to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Adapts to the situation and can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change ·  Communication - able to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information   -Good familiarity with frameworks such as GDPR and ISO27001 -Cyber Essentials experience-A demonstrable understanding of the core concepts of Cyber Security: -Security and Risk Management.  -Incident Response -Identity and Access Management (IAM) -Security Assessment and Testing 
-Familiarity with common security tools such as Vulnerability Scanners and SIEM solutions. ·       Experience of incident response/incident management. 

What You'll Love

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy 24 days of annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year up to 28 days, plus Bank Holidays.
• Continuous Learning: Participate in regular lunch and learn sessions with both internal and external speakers.
• Personal Development: Take advantage of 5 paid days annually to pursue new skills or knowledge.
• Volunteer Opportunities: Contribute to your community with 2 paid volunteer days each year.
• Team Spirit: Join a friendly team and engage in various social events organized throughout the year.
• Health and Wellbeing: Benefit from Vitality health programs to keep you at your best.
• Bonuses: Get rewarded for the exams you take and the service you provide