Cyber Security Consultant - Portsmouth

Salary: £50,000 - £50,000 per year

Requirements

• Solid working knowledge of MOD Secure by Design principles and their application across the defence acquisition and system lifecycle.
• 2-3 years of hands-on experience in cyber security risk assessment, security architecture review, or security assurance.
• Confidence to work within client organisations, build relationships, and influence without direct authority.
• Eligibility to obtain SC clearance, requiring at least 5 years of continuous UK residency.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to client sites approximately two days per week.
• Desired but not essential: practical experience applying MOD Secure by Design principles within defence programmes.
• Desired but not essential: experience working in defence or wider public sector cyber security environments.
• Desired but not essential: familiarity with the CAF, NCSC guidance, GovAssure, or related frameworks.
• Desired but not essential: a professional certification such as CISMP or CCP, or active progress towards CISSP or CISM.
• Desired but not essential: a cyber security related degree or equivalent professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess how Secure by Design principles are being applied across programmes and systems, producing well-evidenced findings and recommendations.
• Review system designs, architectures, and change proposals to identify where security has not been adequately considered.
• Support client teams in embedding Secure by Design into their ways of working from the outset.
• Evaluate risk ownership and escalation practices, helping stakeholders understand where accountability is unclear or gaps exist.
• Produce security cases, assessment reports, and assurance documentation to a high standard.
• Help develop practical Secure by Design guidance and processes that client teams can realistically use day to day.
• Support broader assurance activity including assessments against the CAF.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring findings are understood and acted upon at every level.
• Contribute to proposal writing, business development conversations, and the ongoing development of our Secure by Design service offering.

Technologies

• Support Security Embedded

We are a specialist consultancy with a strong reputation in the defence and government space, supporting a growing portfolio of MOD-facing work. This is a meaningful opportunity to do technically credible work in an environment that values expertise over headcount. We offer a salary of £42-52k depending on experience, plus a package that includes a gym, private medical cover, and a company pension. The role is hybrid based in Portsmouth, with approximately two days onsite each week, and requires eligibility for SC clearance.