Cyber Security Consultant - Financial Services
PA Consulting
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Job Description
Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.
PA’s Financial Services Cyber Security team helps our clients navigate a complex environment of risk and regulatory expectation. We help our clients set strategy, assess their maturity, reduce risk and support the business.
Cyber Security Consultants at PA engage in a range of different activities. These include:
* Business development – active support for the business development process including management of network, preparation of proposals, coordination of events and delivery of presentations.
* Client facing consulting engagements covering areas such as:
o Cyber maturity assessment – assessing clients using a combination of open source and our own frameworks and advising on improvements.
o Risk reporting – supporting clients to communicate levels of exposure, including through tooling and automation.
o Strategy development – structured approaches for delivering cyber improvement aligned to cyber maturity and broader business needs.
o Project and programme delivery – delivery of projects and programmes, including project management and supporting disciplines such as culture change and policy development.
o Procurement – support to procure tooling and managed services, including advice on competitive procurement exercises.
o People and culture change – understanding the drivers of people and culture change and their relationship with Insider Risk.
o Advising on regulatory expectations – supporting clients to meet regulatory expectations of Financial Services regulators.
* Internal research and development of thought leadership – researching relevant areas to provide advice and insight.
Our Financial Services Cyber Security team is growing. We are looking for consultants who can contribute by sharing their expertise and developing their peers.
Qualifications
We are looking for candidates who are passionate about Cyber Security and committed to helping organisations understand and reduce their cyber risk. This includes:
* A good level of awareness across core defensive security control categories.
* Understanding of the relationship between on-prem and Cloud security.
* The ability to discuss trends in the sector and map these to the needs of clients.
* Familiarity with frameworks such as the NIST Cyber Security Framework and ISO 27001.
* Experience in industry Cyber Security roles, particularly in Financial Services.
* Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Security, Technology or a related discipline.
* Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC).
We know the skill-gap can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today by completing our online application.
Additional Information
Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. We believe diversity fuels ingenuity and we are dedicated to supporting the well-being of our people.
We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, please contact us.
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