Information Security Consultant

Position: Information Security Consultant

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Bristol, UK

Requirements: CISSP or CISA or CISM certified

Desirable: Exposure to JSP 440

Travel: Some travel within the UK will be required

Information Security Consultant

Our Global Client (working Exclusively with Allen Recruitment) is looking for an Information Security Consultant who holds either a CISSP, CISA, CISM certification and has ideally some exposure with JSP 440

Overview

Information Security Consultant will work with a number of important Key stakeholders within the business and sit closely with our client’s enterprise Information security team. Our client will be looking for a confident individual who has strong communications skills so that they can provide high level security consultation and leadership to the business by overseeing and raising awareness to all security related issues. This candidate will conduct a number of proactive assignments such as security audits, defining the security strategies, information assurance, and risk assessment to our clients IT systems, networks and security components. The Information Security Consultant will in turn then be expected to develop, define, author and apply security policies, secure systems architecture design methods, processes, tools and techniques to the business so that security requirements and compliances can be met according to their business needs.

Responsibilities will include the following:

* Acts as an industry expert in information security technologies and participates as an organisational technical representative in industry association discussions and other activities.
* Provide information security consultation to our clients business organisations on information security strategy, design and integration efforts for systems, network and security components.
* Confer on received cyber proposals, which relate to new business opportunities.
* Support IT International and Business Partner organisations in accomplishing their work statement within the United Kingdom and other locations.
* Develop and apply secure systems architecture and design methods, processes, tools, and techniques to ensure compliance with security requirements..
* Provide enterprise security compliance and audit support for UK locations

Qualifications & Competencies

* Must have broad knowledge and working experience in all aspects of the Information Security Programs (e.g. governance, risk management, compliance, and technical controls).
* Fluency in information assurance and information technology body of knowledge is required.
* Ability to work creatively, analytically and decisively in a problem-solving environment.
* Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills; experience in working with senior government officials, industry leaders and general practitioners.
* Expertise with UK and other EU governmental regulations and frameworks for information assurance.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE MUST HAVE FOLLOWING:

* Industry recognised security certification (e.g. CISSP, CISA, CISM).
* University degree in computer science, information technology, or related technical degree.
* And should ideally be SECURITY CLEARED