Network & Cyber Security Consultant

Holland & Barrett; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in the UK is looking for a Network and Cyber Security Consultant responsible for providing technical solutions to enhance security frameworks. You will engage directly with clients to deliver consultancy and project work, requiring strong networking and cyber security knowledge. Candidates should hold relevant certifications and have experience in industrial environments. This role involves flexible working arrangements and the potential for site visits to clients.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of networking and cyber security concepts in industrial markets.
• Experience with Industrial Control Systems is essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Propose innovative IT infrastructure architectures.
• Conduct cyber security workshops with clients.

Skills

Networking knowledge

Cyber Security expertise

Communication skills

Customer engagement

Education

CCNA certification

CISSP/GICSP certification

Tools

Kali Linux

Cisco products

Fortinet products

Job description

At SolutionsPT, our Network and Cyber Security Consultants perform a key function within the One Technical Team (OTT), they provide hands‑on technical input to assist in driving toward the OTT vision with respect to all aspects of networking and cybersecurity for our industrial customers.

With the ability to work flexibly/remotely from anywhere in the UK or Ireland, and directly with customers on site and at their offices (up to 25% of the time), they provide technical engineering and consulting during all stages of network and cyber security‑related customer projects, including accurate effort estimates, writing specifications, deployment, installation, commissioning and acceptance testing.

The role is expected to be a technical authority/subject‑matter expert in the application of network and cyber security solutions and also their place in the wider context of the SolutionsPT business.

Excellent communications skills and the ability to interact with customers from engineer to C‑Suite is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• To understand customer requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions in order to scope consultancy and project work.
• To propose and present innovative solution architectures that meet the needs of our industrial customers.
• To deliver consultancy and project work to time, cost and quality requirements.
• Assist with the creation and delivery of network and cyber security workshops with customers.
• To deliver or assist others with the delivery of network and cyber security focused training courses.
• To lead and assist with the delivery of Proof of Value projects.
• Deliver obsolescence / security / upgrade / governance audits.
• To actively support our customers with technical issues and identify new opportunities for future growth.
• To escalate technical and/or commercial concerns to your line manager.
• Understand the product market space in terms of trends, customer needs and opportunities in relation to SolutionsPT products/services. Provide direct customer feedback to products group and sales. Feed into the supplier technical pain lists.
• To stay up to date with the development of new products, industry best practices & operating systems, including hypervisors.

General Responsibilities

• To actively participate and shape the development of the solutions that SolutionsPT offers to its customers.
• To work with minimum supervision remotely, at SolutionsPT and customer premises.
• To provide guidance and mentoring to more junior members of the team as expected by our collaborative team ethos and culture.
• To ensure quality is maintained and to improve where necessary.
• To provide excellent customer service as well as maintain and improve customer satisfaction as measured by our customers’ Net Promoter Scores.
• To engage at all levels within the organisation to ensure input is provided in the innovation of products, procedures, technologies & services to ensure the organisation continuously improves value to our customer base.

Authority and Key Accountability

• Accountable for ensuring that your technical knowledge and expertise is current and of high standards.
• Authority to determine the most applicable technical advice, guidance or consultancy to meet a customer or peer’s requirements.
• Accountable for on‑time and on‑budget delivery of consultancy or project work.
• Accountable for adherence to processes, procedures and working practices applicable to activities being carried out.
• Accountable for the technical suitability and correctness of advice or consultancy delivered to customer or peers.
• Accountable for Stakeholder Satisfaction, both internally and externally.
• Note: In addition to these responsibilities, employees are required to carry out other such duties as may reasonably be required.

Skills, qualifications and competence level

Essential

• Recognised networking qualification such as up‑to‑date CCNA certification.
• Recognised security qualification such as up‑to‑date CISSP/GICSP certification.
• Deep understanding of typical networking and cyber security products and concepts as they apply to industrial markets: i.e. value proposition, features, implementation and configuration.
• Experience of live working on Industrial Control Systems.
• Being able to align to the company values.
• An understanding of Microsoft Server OS administration and networking.
• An understanding of configuring and working in a virtualised environment.
• High standard of presentation and communication skills, able to tailor messaging to fit the target audience from engineer to C‑Suite.

Desirable

• Experience in delivering security solutions to defined security frameworks such as IE62443, OG86, CAF, PAS86, NIST etc.
• Experience of Cisco and Fortinet products as well as industrial networking equipment such as Hirschmann / Belden etc.
• Excellent Microsoft Windows and Linux experience.
• Good understanding of network monitoring, event logging and security practices such as zones and conduits.
• Working knowledge of security testing tools included within Kali Linux.
• A basic / high level understanding of SCADA systems, preferably prior exposure to the AVEVA portfolio.
• Experience with network monitoring and threat detection solutions.
• Experience with device hardening across multispectral technology stacks.