Cyber Security Consultant in Horsham

Cyber Security Consultant 🔐

Horsham | UK wide | SC or DV eligible

I am supporting a specialist organisation that delivers high integrity cyber, risk and secure design work into some of the most sensitive government environments in the country. They are expanding the team and hiring a Cyber Security Consultant who can work confidently in complex, high assurance programmes.

What you will be doing 🚀

• Leading on cyber risk advice for critical national systems
• Producing security documentation, policies and risk treatments
• Reviewing technical controls and building clear mitigation plans
• Supporting secure design activity on major transformation projects
• Working directly with senior stakeholders who expect clarity and pace
• Becoming a trusted adviser across multi‑discipline engineering teams

What you need 🎯

• Experience in a cyber or security assurance role
• Strong understanding of governance, risk and assurance in sensitive environments
• Baseline technical knowledge across cloud, identity and networks
• Confident communicator able to simplify complex risk for non‑technical teams
• Strong ownership mindset with good task management

Nice to have ⭐

• Experience working in secure government programmes
• Knowledge of HMG frameworks, JSP documentation or high assurance design
• Secure by Design, NIST, CAF or GovAssure experience
• Background in defence or mission critical projects

Requirements 📌

• SC or DV preferred or willingness to undergo vetting
• Right to work in the UK
• Travel to site when needed