• Problem-Solving: ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve a wide range of security issues effectively, both tactically and strategically.
• Adaptability: ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Driven, Self-Starters: we are not a large FTSE organisation with a procedure for everything. You will need to be willing to put in the extra effort and operate in an environment often with little guardrails.

The Role

You will be in a dynamic, client-facing team, where you will deliver the security needs of a number of high-growth clients through our consultancy and managed services offerings. You’ll work alongside a skilled team provided by CyPro, including a CISO, SOC Manager, Security Architects, Penetration Testers, and Cloud Security Specialists.

As a Senior Consultant, your role will be diverse and engaging, with responsibilities that span across 4 key areas; client delivery, practice development, people management and business development:

🏆 Client Side Delivery

• At least three to four years working within cyber security, ideally with experience in a consulting capacity, at an MSSP or in-house within industry.
• Proven ability to deliver high quality security projects, and coordinate with stakeholders, including client senior management and technical teams.
• Deliver very high quality work, acting as a team expert in the Microsoft suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). This delivery will include but not limited to;
  • Preparing and delivering monthly executive and operational governance meetings.
  • Identifying and recording cyber risks, defining appropriate remedial actions.
  • Leading operational delivery for client certification audits, e.g. ISO 27001, CE+ and SOC2.
  • Supporting our Security Operations Centre during incident response, ensuring effective threat mitigation.
  • Raising cyber security awareness through our entertaining bulletin, blogs, phishing simulations and tabletop exercises.
  • Co-ordinating penetration tests to improve client security.
  • Leading the response to third-party due diligence questionnaires and assessing new vendors.
  • Ensuring you continue to make yourself marketable and credible to clients and prospects by maintaining professional accreditations.
• A Senior Consultant would be expected to have at least 2 professional accreditations such as ISO27001 Lead Auditor or CC (Certified in Cyber Security) or CISSP or CISM.

⚙️ Practice Development

• Regularly support the improvement of our internal operations under direction from a Manager or above.
• Start to drive forward activities (not just in a supporting role) that improve the operation of the company such as:
  • Designing and implementing new business processes.
  • Successfully implementing automation and AI to speed up client delivery (securely and controlled).
  • Maintaining a bank of client deliverable templates and assets.

💁🏼 People Management

• Whilst no formal line management responsibilities as yet, a Senior Consultant will be able to demonstrate periodic examples of managing individual Consultants and Analysts.
• Starting to act as a role model of professionalism for junior members of the team. For example, you;
  • Have mandatory training completed on time – no chasing required.
  • Task management in Teamwork is always up-to-date and organised.
  • Timesheets are never missing or late.
  • Helping graduates (and other team members where appropriate) onboard and embed within the team.

📈 Business Development

• Support the winning of new work for the company by:
  • Responsible for drafting of proposals and bids to a high standard.
  • Contributing to discovery call minutes and proposals.
  • Enabling / running outreach and business development processes.
  • Contribute to our thought leadership by regularly writing engaging cyber security blogs.
  • Start contributing to the external CyPro brand, such as writing cyber security service pages for the CyPro website.

🧠 Soft Skills

There are a handful of ‘soft skills’ which are of critical importance when fulfilling a Consultant role. For example;

• Effective – a Consultant is able to “make sh*t happen”. They are not someone who finds reasons why something didn’t happen. They constantly find ways round obstacles, gain traction and get things done.
• Accountable & Humble – much like a professional athlete, you recognise that you hold the responsibility for your performance at work. The ego is left at the door. Consultants are able to look inward, reflect and constantly identify areas for improvement.
• Polished Delivery – a Senior Consultant will capable of consistently producing highly polished client deliverables, relatively autonomously.

💻 Interview Process

We operate differently. No long drawn out recruitment processes - we generally can get candidates through our process (from START to FINISH) within 10 days 🎉. Successful candidates can expect the following 3 stage process for this role:

• 📞 Telephone Interview - a 20 minute initial chat with a Cyber Security Manager.
• 🧪 Psychometric Testing - 3x 15min tests to test your cognitive skills.
• 🎮 Assessment Centre - a morning in our Canary Wharf office where we do some fun exercises together and hold the final interview with a practice partner.