Security Consultant - InfoSec

Security Consultant - InfoSec

Department: Security

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Wanstor London

Description

👋 Hello and welcome to Wanstor!
We’ve been delivering innovative, award-winning IT solutions for over 22 years, and we’re still growing. Our team of 240+ passionate professionals thrives on solving complex challenges and creating real impact for our customers. Whether is managed services, infrastructure, or security, our work in grounded in strong partnerships and outstanding results. If you’re looking for a place where your skills are nurtured, your voice is heard, and your development is a priority, you’ll feel right at home here. 

About the Role
Join our dynamic team as a Security Consultant and take your career to the next level!

As the go-to Security Consultant on our customer site, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the secure delivery of projects, products, and services. Your day will be filled with providing expert security guidance, conducting risk assessments, implementing security controls, and owning security-related projects end to end.

We think this is a really great opportunity because you’ll be at the heart of our client’s security operations, making a meaningful impact. Additionally, you’ll gain exposure to a wide range of security frameworks, tools, and challenges, helping you deepen your expertise in the fast-evolving field of information security.

What You'll Do

• Maintain ISO27001 accreditation for Wanstor 
• Manage incident reporting 
• Establish and maintain monitoring and measuring structures against cyber security certifications such as Cyber Essentials, PCI, CIS & ISO27001 for internal & external systems. 
• Update and maintain Business Continuity Plan, ensuring that all tests are completed, fully documented and remedial actions followed up 
• Ongoing development of the Information Security Management System, hardening IT security within our service offerings to ensure the business is able to achieve external recognition as a leading organisation. 
• Drive organisational change to bake security into their business processes 
• Maintain GDPR compliance by assisting departments with DPIAs, updating policies and ensuring new solutions are risk assessed   
• Respond to changes in regulation affecting the business/industry and implement policy changes and training where necessary 
• Manage security awareness and training for all employees 
• Lead the Information Security Working Group (ISWG) on a monthly basis 
• Engage with key stakeholders on areas for improvement within the business and set out plans to improve Wanstor’s security landscape. 

What You'll Need

• Experience with implementing and managing customers and organisations in line with ISO27001, Cyber Essentials 
• Familiarity with creating and maintaining Risk Management Procedures and Metrices, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery 
• 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   

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 private health programs to keep you at your best.