Overview
Defensive Cyber Security Analyst sought on behalf of a strategic advisory consultancy which specialises in providing advice on risk mitigation, governance, cyber security and regulatory compliance.
The firm’s cyber team focuses on the real challenges that businesses face today, and help clients understand and articulate risks from a commercial perspective. The firm works across finance, technology, infrastructure, and other industries that can present real risks to people and the world. Projects are wide-ranging in length, complexity, and scope and often works around deal lifecycles, so projects you work on could look like:
- Cyber due diligence, working quickly with limited information to understand what risks a company might be facing and how that could affect investment decisions;
- Helping large and complex companies that have grown through acquisition to manage their most critical security risks, balancing state of the art approaches and technology against financial and cultural limitations; or
- Coaching companies through the kinds of incidents that could happen to them, and helping them plan for both immediate response and long-term recovery.
The defensive analyst will be involved in projects across the team, and have the opportunity to express and develop specialism in areas of interest, such as focusing on operational technology and the challenges it faces, or even supporting our offensive operators as they run sophisticated, high-tradecraft red teams that emulate the pathways real attackers might take through networks.
Key Responsibilities
- Support high-quality engagements across defensive cyber security, including risk and maturity assessments, cyber due diligences and tabletop exercises.
- Assess how cyber security risks may impact the core business mission of our clients and communicate this message to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Actively work with the wider team to develop bespoke solutions for clients with complex cyber security requirements.
- Engage directly with high-profile clients, fostering strong relationships through credibility and excellence of the firm’s offering.
- Support with business development activities. This may include client briefings, proposal writing and/or development of marketing materials.
- Be an enthusiastic and supportive team member.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Interest in cyber security, following cyber news, and motivated to understand the why and how, as well as the what.
- Strong project coordination skills, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of small-scale projects, with the ambition to grow into leading larger, more complex initiatives.
- Excellent team player with positive attitude.
- Works well under pressure and to tight timelines.
- High attention to detail and excellence in written and verbal communication.
- Brings a growth mindset and asks questions to deepen understanding.
Desirable
- Demonstrable interest or experience in a specific domain of cyber security. This might include OT systems, cloud security, data protection, incident management, etc.
- Basic O365 skills (PowerPoint, Excel)
- Relevant Master’s degree or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
Additional Information & Benefits
- Scope to quickly increase independence and lead projects.
- Exposure to senior stakeholders across the the firm’s client base including cyber security leaders, company C-suites and Board members.
- Opportunity to travel globally to conduct assessments with clients face to face.
- Engage with cyber security topics and issues that are at the forefront of the industry and see how these are addressed across a wide range of clients.
- Learn from experienced coworkers with backgrounds in national security, NCSC, Bank of England, and consultancy.
- Develop your security knowledge with cyber qualifications and certifications.
In addition to;
- Salary: competitive, based on experience.
- Flexible working balance of home and office (London).
- Stakeholder employer pension contribution of 5%.
- Family friendly company – including enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Private medical insurance including generous terms of cover for both medical hospital, dental and mental health support for you, your partner and children (subject to T&Cs of the policy).
- Life insurance – 4 x annual salary.
- 25 days holiday per year in addition to bank holidays.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
