Cyber Security Consultant

Horsham | UK wide | SC or DV eligible

I am supporting a specialist organisation that delivers high integrity cyber, risk and secure design work into some of the most sensitive government environments in the country. They are expanding the team and hiring a Cyber Security Consultant who can work confidently in complex, high assurance programmes.

What you will be doing

• Leading on cyber risk advice for critical national systems

• Producing security documentation, policies and risk treatments

• Reviewing technical controls and building clear mitigation plans

• Supporting secure design activity on major transformation projects

• Working directly with senior stakeholders who expect clarity and pace

• Becoming a trusted adviser across multi-discipline engineering teams

What you need

• Experience in a cyber or security assurance role

• Strong understanding of governance, risk and assurance in sensitive environments

• CISSP, CISM, CCP, or similar certifications

• Baseline technical knowledge across cloud, identity and networks

• Confident communicator able to simplify complex risk for non-technical teams

• Strong ownership mindset with good task management

Nice to have ⭐

• Experience working in secure government programmes

• Knowledge of HMG frameworks, JSP documentation or high assurance design

• Secure by Design, NIST, CAF or GovAssure experience

• Supplier assurance or ISO 27001 audit exposure

• Background in defence or mission critical projects

Requirements

• SC or DV preferred or willingness to undergo vetting

• Right to work in the UK

• Travel to site when needed