Hamilton Barnes 🌳
Principal Security Consultant
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🚀 Principal Security Consultant
£65,000 – £80,000
This role offers the opportunity to define and lead cyber security assurance strategy across major Defence and Public Sector programmes. You will operate at a senior level, influencing risk decisions, shaping governance, and guiding organisations through complex accreditation and compliance challenges.
✨ Why this role stands out:
- Strategic influence — define and own assurance strategy at programme and portfolio level
- High-level stakeholder exposure, engaging directly with senior leadership and governance boards
- The ability to directly impact organisational security posture across major Defence and Public Sector programmes
🎯 Responsibilities:
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- Define and lead security assurance strategy across programmes or portfolios
- Act as senior authority on cyber risk and accreditation
- Engage with senior stakeholders and governance boards
- Lead risk acceptance and assurance decision-making
- Oversee application of ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, and CAF
- Ensure consistency of assurance across multiple programmes
- Support strategic growth and client engagement
🛠️ Skills/Must Have:
- Extensive experience in security assurance leadership
- Proven track record of owning programme or organisational risk decisions
- Experience defining assurance frameworks and governance models
- Deep expertise in ISO/IEC 27001, NIST SP 800-53, and Cyber Assessment Framework
- Strong understanding of Defence assurance and accreditation (JSPs)
- Ability to influence at senior leadership level
- Active SC clearance
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🎁 Benefits:
- Flexible, remote working
- Private health insurance (including dental & optical)
- Annual bonus scheme
- Learning and training allowance
- Quarterly in-person team days
- Car and Bike2Work schemes
- Mental health & wellbeing support
- Generous pension contributions
- Life cover
💰 Salary: £65,000 – £80,000
📩 Interested? Get in touch to find out more or send your CV directly.
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