Cyber Security Operations Consultant

Cyber Security training courses; Remote; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organisation in the UK is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Operations Consultant to conduct a thorough assessment of its security landscape. The role involves mapping the current architecture and advising on SecOps strategy, including tooling and incident response improvements. Candidates should have experience in a regulated environment, particularly finance, and possess strong knowledge of cyber security tools. This is a remote role offered on a 6-month contract with a £800 per day rate.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in finance or banking sectors.
• Proficient in evaluating security architectures.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the existing cyber security operations.
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, and inefficiencies.
• Advise on SecOps strategy and tooling.
• Create strategic roadmaps for cyber resilience.

Skills

Experience in highly regulated environments

Knowledge of architecture reviews and cyber transformation

Strong knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR

Excellent communication skills

Job description

JOB DETAILS

• £800 Per Day
• Outside IR35
• 6-Month Contract
• Remote Role

About the role

A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Operations Consultant to conduct a deep-dive assessment of the current security landscape. The company currently utilises a blend of external services, tools and providers to support its cyber operations. They are looking for a Cyber expert to analyse, evaluate and optimise the overall security architecture.

Skills

• Experience working in a highly regulated environment, ideally in finance/banking.
• Extensive knowledge of performing architecture reviews and driving cyber transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence platforms, logging and monitoring frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform a detailed analysis of the organisation's existing cyber security operations.
• Map out the current architecture, identifying strengths, weaknesses, gaps and inefficiencies.
• Advise senior leadership on SecOps strategy, covering tooling, SIEM/SOAR use, incident response maturity, vendor consolidation and internal capability development.
• Create actionable remediation plans and strategic roadmaps for long-term cyber resilience.

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