Senior Cyber Security Analyst

About Baringa

We set out to build the world's most trusted consulting firm - creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector. You’ll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life.

Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick - slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges. We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there’s a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Senior Cyber Security Analyst – Governance, Risk and Culture Practice

Our Governance, Risk and Culture practice are looking for an experienced Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join the team.

What you will be doing

• Develop a complete understanding of Baringa's technology and information systems.
• Lead in the response to RFPs/audits, including supplier security due diligence and third-party audit and assurance activities.
• Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats and cyber risks.
• Support a program of awareness-raising and training to deliver compliance and to foster a cyber conscious culture across the company.
• Actively lead on the definition, implementation and maintenance of corporate security policies, standards and procedures.
• Provide 'hands on' assistance, particularly in technical control implementation and incident response.
• Coordinating the needs of in-house IT experts and remote employees, vendors and contractors.
• Work as part of a team to communicate ideas, suggestions and solutions that achieve the firm's long-term objectives, especially the GRC Strategy.
• Align organisational security strategy and infrastructure with overall business and information technology strategy.
• Manage company compliance with information security, policies, standards, contractual obligations and guidance through business managers and champions providing advice, support and guidance on risk based good practice.
• Lead on and produce technical security MI in support of governance and vulnerability management engagements.
• Support client engagement leads on client queries and requests - during the business development process and during ongoing client engagement - regarding Baringa's information technology security policies and processes.

Your skills and experience

We recruit individuals at all levels based on merit. Some of the key skills we are looking for:

• Experience in full-time operational Senior Cyber Security GRC, or Cyber Security role.
• Experience of the Microsoft and AWS Technology Stack.
• Experience utilising emerging technologies to design and implement security solutions, monitoring and improving those solutions while working with a Cyber Security team.
• Thorough understanding of relevant industry security standards and protocols including ISO27001, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NSCS CAF, SOC, NIS 2 Directive and NCSC Cloud Security Principles.
• Background of consulting and engineering the design and development of security best practices, implementation of security measures, policies and processes to meet business goals, customer needs and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of IT systems, while seeking out vulnerabilities in IT infrastructures.
• Managing risk assessment procedures, policy formation, role-based authorisation methodologies, authentication technologies and security attack pathologies.
• Growth mentality with excellent problem-solving skills, willing to assist in all areas of Cyber and to learn new technologies & processes.
• A self-motivated individual with a "can do" attitude, who can work on their own initiative as well as part of a team.
• An excellent communicator who can help develop good Cyber practices with an ability to interact with all levels within the company.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and project/team-building skills, including the ability to lead teams and drive initiatives in multiple departments.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First. Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We know that the 'ideal' work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We've introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace. You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' - with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.

Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

Join us

All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

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