Daintta Cyber Security Technical Security Consultant

Daintta are a rapidly growing, values-driven team of specialists who work with government clients across Cyber, Telecommunications and Data. We are seeking a talented and motivated Cyber Security Technical Security Consultant to join our team and contribute to our mission of protecting the UK through data-driven insights and solutions. As a technical Consultant, you will be expected to demonstrate versatility as you work closely with our public sector clients, governmental departments and project teams. You will be expected to help design, document, and build secure networks or systems: solving some of the UK’s most exciting cyber security challenges.

What’s in it for you?

You will be joining the company at Daintta "Consultant" grade. In addition to being rewarded fairly for your contribution to the business, you get to work in a dynamic organisation that is agile and responsive. A business that is growing fast and where you get to drive and shape the future. A place where you are respected by everyone and your voice is important. Somewhere where you can be innovative and creative. A place where you have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of business from marketing to sales, to delivery and business operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing, justifying and implementing organisational and system security management strategies that address risk and control requirements, ensuring a UK Gov't Secure by Design approach
• Selecting, understanding and adapting/adopting appropriate security control frameworks
• Identifying security risk business and stakeholder security requirements and proposing proportionate assessment, design and implementation of secure systems to meet the requirements
• Performing threat modelling and risk assessments to develop a holistic picture of threat
• Ensuring security principles are applied during solution planning, design, test, deployment and operations to reduce risk and ensure compliance, including:
  • Developing or supporting the development of secure solution designs to mitigate the risks posed by new technologies and business practices
  • Supporting third-party and supply chain security assessments, including vendor due diligence, secure procurement, software supply chain risk and ongoing assurance of externally sourced technology
  • Applying identity-led and zero trust security principles, including strong authentication, least privilege, contextual access control and segmentation of services, users and devices
  • Defining and reviewing security assurance activities, including design assurance, verification, validation, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing inputs and interpretation of assurance evidence
• Developing and communicating corporate and domain information security policy, standards, guidelines and design guardrails
• Identifying and monitoring environmental and market trends and proactively assessing impact on business strategies, benefits and risks
• Assessing your client’s' needs, understanding how their needs may differ from their wants, and appropriately managing stakeholder relationships
• Delivering high-quality work to agreed milestones, and adapting quickly to unfamiliar client environments.
• Supporting the technical aspects of client engagements, including pitches and presentations
• Helping to support & grow Daintta by actively inputting into the company strategy and helping to shape our future
• Representing us and our core values: Transparency, fairness and being daring.