At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead teams in protecting vital ICT investments for high-profile UK public sector projects.
- Company: Actica Consulting, a leader in Digital Transformation and Cyber Security.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, career development, and training for recognised certifications.
- Other info: Join a diverse team with opportunities for growth and impactful projects.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in national security while advancing your career in cyber security.
- Qualifications: Experience in ICT systems security and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
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As a Lead Cyber Security Consultant at Actica Consulting, you will have the opportunity to lead multiple, small Actica teams in their support to a wide range of high-profile UK public sector and defence organisations. Your help enables our customers to protect their ICT investments, and in doing so you will play a key role in nationally critical projects which make a real difference to people’s everyday lives.
You will be joining an established business practice with multiple in-flight projects and a continued demand for our services. Our projects require the skills and experience to:
- Develop IA strategies, policies, guidance and awareness
- Provide security expertise for major system procurements and Agile programmes to ensure secure delivery
- Identify, analyse and evaluate information risks across a range of programmes, projects and systems
- Explain to risk owners the causes, likelihood and potential business impacts of information risks
- Identify and present options for treating or transferring information risks
- Scope security testing activities, and explain the results and required remediation
As part of the management team for the security practice your responsibilities will also include:
- Managing the delivery of security services by Actica teams across several live projects
- Working with our industry-side customers to develop compelling, winning proposals and ultimately deliver projects into UK Defence or Public Sector
- Coaching, mentoring and helping develop junior Actica staff
Experience of complex ICT systems security in a technical delivery or consulting capacity in the UK Defence sector or Public Sector is required, along with:
- The ability to present and justify conclusions to project teams and business stakeholders
- Technical risk assessments
- Software development methods and techniques e.g. Agile methods such as SCRUM
- Enterprise security packages, security enforcing software and devices, such as identity management and federation, cryptography, public key infrastructure, firewalls, SIEM, vulnerability scanning, etc.
Must be eligible and willing to obtain UK Government Security Clearance.
Hybrid working model, with an office base in Guildford, Surrey and access to our other offices in London, Swindon and Cheltenham. Some projects may require up to 5 days per week on-site with colleagues. The practicalities of some project work means that individuals may need to stay away from home during the working week.
Team-based project environment with opportunities to participate in internal initiatives.
Career Development
You will have the opportunity to further your career in consulting, specialising in the application of information assurance and cyber security expertise to a wide range of business problems. We provide substantial training leading to nationally recognised certifications, such as chartered or principal status with the UK Cyber Security Council, or certifications such as CompTIA, NIST, PCiIAA, CISMP, CISSP, CREST, ISO27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, SABSA, and TOGAF.
You will also work with a Performance and Development Manager, often outside of your project line of control, who will conduct regular reviews based on project feedback to set career objectives and identify training courses which are both relevant to your current project work, and aligned with your planned career progression.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Discrimination against individuals on the grounds of protected characteristics is not permitted and we take steps to ensure that our staff are made aware of their legal responsibilities when making hiring decisions.
Actica Consulting is a leading Digital Transformation and Cyber Security consultancy focused on the UK Public Sector. Our projects often run over multiple years and contribute to clients’ mission-critical objectives and key strategic initiatives. We’re proud of our long-term client relationships and excellent track record of delivery; as a result, we’re trusted to work on some of the UK Government’s most important and sensitive projects.
Organisational Improvement, Delivering Complex Programmes, Digital Engineering, Cyber Security, and AI, Analytics and Data.
