Control Risks
Graduate Consultant, Cyber Incident Response: One Year Fixed Term Contract

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About the Role
We are now seeking talented individuals with a keen interest in developing a career in Cyber Security to join us as Graduate Consultants in London. As the Graduate Consultant you will work on an initial one-year fixed term contract (with potential to extend). This is an excellent career opportunity to join a specialist team dedicated to supporting clients with the most severe cyber security incidents. We operate a hybrid working model that requires you to work at our office in Bank at least three days per week.
Please note that the recruitment process will require your attendance at a virtual assessment centre during the week commencing 5th October so you must be available to attend on one of the days that week (5th - 9th October).
As the Graduate Consultant you will support the existing team in responding to incidents and crises.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Cyber Crisis Management
- Support the Cyber Incident Response (CIR) team advising clients on live cyber crisis management.
- Support initial assessment of case and where appropriate, providing immediate verbal/written advice, recorded in an initial information gathering form.
- Support the Crisis Management team as it provides clients with ongoing advice covering:
- Managing the business impacts of a critical cyber incident and shaping recovery plans.
- Liaising with key stakeholders, including our clients, law firms and communications specialists.
- Discuss and input into communications strategies and plans.
Cyber Incident Response
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- Support the Cyber Incident Response team as it provides clients with on-going incident response support covering:
- Creating and providing client-deliverable technical documentation and advice for wider technical elements of our engagements.
- Additional technical analysis e.g. log analysis, tooling deployment, EDR delivery and hunting, and wider incident response activities where required.
Case Management
- Maintain records of each case worked on by Cyber Incident Response.
- Manage case management metrics tools and support in analysing case histories to drive insights for future use.
Reporting
- Provide situation reports and other significant case related material to the client and/or the case lead.
- Provide documentation to the case lead in sufficient time to allow review and feedback, before submitting to a client.
- Produce case summary and other reports as directed.
Supporting the growth of the Cyber Incident Response practice
- Refining Control Risks' cyber response methodologies and approaches and tailoring the approach in changing market conditions.
- Develop and enhance existing in-house technical toolsets where appropriate.
- Supporting marketing initiatives.
Business development
- Support in creating proposals and bid-related material.
- Support client presentations and pitches relating to new cyber response opportunities.
- Work closely with other Control Risks departments on joint opportunities.
Requirements
Qualifications and specialist skills
Essential
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent, preferably in a field related to risk, security, information security, intelligence or computer science.


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Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the cyber threat landscape and key cyber security concepts.
- Existing technical proficiency in areas relevant to cyber incident response or demonstrable interest and ability in developing technical skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly in written and oral form at senior levels.
- Able to explain difficult technical concepts and ideas in non-technical terms.
- Ability to see security from the attacker's point of view.
Preferred
- Business proficiency in one or more European languages.
- Demonstrable self-led development and research.
Benefits
Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer. Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.
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