Senior Cyber Project Specialist | 9 Months (Inside IR35) | Fully Remote
Harvey Nash's client is looking for a Senior Cyber Project Specialist to join their team on a contract running until 15/12/2025.
Main Responsibilities
1. Build Key Relationships: Foster strong connections, help to shift the security culture and advocate for Secure by Design principles throughout the projects.
2. Engage in Design Reviews: Perform design reviews, threat modelling, and risk assessments to ensure robust security measures are incorporated from the outset.
3. Provide Expert Guidance: Offer expert advice and consultation on policy & standards, industry regulations, frameworks, and best practices to support change initiatives and operational teams.
4. Capture Security Evidence: Ensure that security requirements and considerations are seamlessly integrated into the change solutions and evident.
5. Assess Security Risks & Threat Landscape: Identify and evaluate security risks, making recommendations to continuously improve the organisation's security posture in an ever-changing threat landscape.
6. Define Security Test Objectives: Set clear objectives, boundaries, and focus areas for security tests to prevent vulnerabilities in the technical ecosystem.
7. Remediate Risks: Ensure that any risks or findings from security scans or tests are addressed within risk appetite before changes are promoted to production.
8. Support and Mentoring: Assist the team lead and provide mentorship to junior team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
Key Skills
1. Be Cyber Security Savvy: Know your Cyber Security Frameworks inside out and explain their significance and impact to everyone from tech teams to senior business stakeholders.
2. Information Security Guru: Must have a comprehensive understanding across a range of Information Security domains, including Identity & Access Management, Network Security, Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure, Mobile & API security, and more.
3. Analytical Ace: Have strong analytical skills to help you interpret how industry trends, regulations, and the threat landscape can affect our business.
4. Penetration Testing Pro: Experience in scoping penetration tests, conducting risk assessments, and overseeing remediation plans.
5. Influential Communicator: You're skilled at influencing, communicating, and collaborating with senior management and stakeholders.
6. Cloud Connoisseur: Must be well-versed in Cloud Service models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS and the security context when deploying solutions into them.
7. Proven Track Record: You've got experience in a similar role, bringing valuable insights and expertise to the table.
This role falls inside of IR35 and is fully remote working. Please note that for this role you must have or be happy to get a Basic Disclosure Scotland. To apply, please send your CV using the link.
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