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We are seeking a talented and motivated Cyber Security Technical Security Consultant to join our team and contribute to our mission of protecting the UK through data-driven insights and solutions. As a technical Consultant, you will be expected to demonstrate versatility as you work closely with our public sector clients, governmental departments and project teams. You will be expected to help design, document, and build secure networks or systems: solving some of the UK’s most exciting cyber security challenges.\nWhat’s in it for you?\nYou will be joining the company at Daintta \"Consultant\" grade. In addition to being rewarded fairly for your contribution to the business, you get to work in a dynamic organisation that is agile and responsive. A business that is growing fast and where you get to drive and shape the future. A place where you are respected by everyone and your voice is important. Somewhere where you can be innovative and creative. A place where you have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of business from marketing to sales, to delivery and business operations.\nKey Responsibilities\nDeveloping, justifying and implementing organisational and system security management strategies that address risk and control requirements, ensuring a UK Gov't Secure by Design approach \nSelecting, understanding and adapting/adopting appropriate security control frameworks\nIdentifying security risk business and stakeholder security requirements and proposing proportionate assessment, design and implementation of secure systems to meet the requirements \nPerforming threat modelling and risk assessments to develop a holistic picture of threat \nEnsuring security principles are applied during solution planning, design, test, deployment and operations to reduce risk and ensure compliance, including: \nDeveloping or supporting the development of secure solution designs to mitigate the risks posed by new technologies and business practices \nSupporting third-party and supply chain security assessments, including vendor due diligence, secure procurement, software supply chain risk and ongoing assurance of externally sourced technology \nApplying identity-led and zero trust security principles, including strong authentication, least privilege, contextual access control and segmentation of services, users and devices \nDefining and reviewing security assurance activities, including design assurance, verification, validation, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing inputs and interpretation of assurance evidence \nDeveloping and communicating corporate and domain information security policy, standards, guidelines and design guardrails \nIdentifying and monitoring environmental and market trends and proactively assessing impact on business strategies, benefits and risks \nAssessing your client’s' needs, understanding how their needs may differ from their wants, and appropriately managing stakeholder relationships \nDelivering high-quality work to agreed milestones, and adapting quickly to unfamiliar client environments. \nSupporting the technical aspects of client engagements, including pitches and presentations \nHelping to support & grow Daintta by actively inputting into the company strategy and helping to shape our future \nRepresenting us and our core values: Transparency, fairness and being daring. \nSkills/Knowledge\nYou have relevant and recent practical experience in cyber security engineering, architecture, design or technical assurance, and can apply that knowledge credibly in client-facing consulting engagements \nYou have worked in technical client deliveries across a range of cyber security related projects \nYou understand technical controls and business risk \nYou can demonstrate working-level experience in one or more of the following domains: Security Architecture; Security Operations; Identity & Access Management; Cloud, Infrastructure and Platform Security; Network and Connectivity Security; Application Security and DevSecOps; Data Security and Privacy; Governance, Risk & Compliance; \nYou have experience embedding security into agile, DevSecOps and iterative delivery models, including design reviews, security requirements management and pragmatic risk treatment in fast-moving projects \nYou have experience working with security control standards and frameworks e.g. ISO27001, NIST, NCSC guidance and NCSC CAF, JSP 440 or others \nYou have demonstrable continuous personal development, supported by relevant certifications and accreditations \nYou have good interpersonal skills at both the business and technical level \nYou have UK security clearance at SC or above or are eligible and willing to go through clearance \nDesirable\nYou have experience working with security controls within cloud-based infrastructure (e.g Azure, AWS, GCP). 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