Senior Security and Information Risk Advisor/Consultant Important Security Clearance Information: Due to the nature of this role, candidates must be British Citizens. Candidates must have resided in the UK for the past ten years to be eligible for the required DV clearance which you must be prepared to undertake. Are you an experienced Information Security professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role? We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Security and Information Risk Advisor/Consultant to join a dynamic team. In this crucial role, you will provide specialist information security oversight, advice, and guidance across various projects and functions. Your expertise will ensure that sensitive and classified information assets are protected through robust risk management practices. Key Responsibilities: Analyse risks to information systems, informing risk owners and project managers to enable effective decision-making. Act as a subject matter expert, offering advice to the CISO and other IS management personnel. Provide timely technical security advice to IT projects. Develop, apply, and maintain the organization's overall security architecture, identifying the role of key security controls. Work collaboratively with functions, projects, and the supply chain to assess information risks and recommend management strategies. Stay abreast of HMG, MoD, and industry best practices in Information Assurance and Risk Management. Guide project solution architects on security requirements based on the overall security architecture. Review high and low-level solution designs for compliance with security architecture and requirements. Facilitate the formal MoD accreditation of corporate and other specified systems. Liaise with the National Technical Authority (NCSC). Oversee IT Health Checks and Vulnerability Assessments, approving scopes and testing programmes. Conduct technical risk assessment analysis. Champion the development of Information Risk Management professionalism within the organization. Participate in and where appropriate, manage project Security Working Groups. What You'll Bring: Proven expertise in information security, risk assessment, and management. Strong understanding of security architecture principles. Experience liaising with governmental bodies (MoD, NCSC) is advantageous. Excellent analytical and communication skills. A commitment to maintaining high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality. A collaborative, team-player attitude. Keywords : ciso, security, risk, cyber, manager, lead, leader, director, consultant, advisor, adviser, defence, defense, MOD, information, IT,