Cyber & Resilience Consultant

About Beyond Blue

Beyond Blue has an exciting and unique opportunity to join our multi-award winning, growing boutique consultancy. If you have a passion for cyber and resilience and are looking to begin your career in these areas, then please consider applying! The team engages at all levels but specialises in assisting and advising boards and senior management, with first-hand experience dealing with the unique challenges cyber and resilience poses for leadership. We recognise that our clients’ questions and problems are typically distinct and unique, and we draw upon the team’s extensive experience of advising and working at the highest levels of government, financial institutions, and critical national infrastructure to deliver innovative, tailored approaches that enable our clients to effectively manage the dynamic landscape they operate in.

The role

You will gain invaluable experience and learn from our talented team of cyber and resilience experts to help you progress. You will get the chance to develop your people and consulting skills by supporting work with clients across a range of sectors, to address a variety of cyber and resilience related problems, projects, programmes, and issues. As a result, the role is best described as a cyber and resilience generalist role which will cover the following domains:

• Operational Resilience
• Cyber, Risk & Resilience Governance
• Cyber & Resilience Risk and Controls
• Business Continuity
• Crisis Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Strategy including transformation programmes and target operating models (TOM)
• Cloud Security
• Third Party Assurance
• Identity & Access Management
• Board and Senior Management Training
• Training & Awareness
• Industrial Controls Systems including SCADA
• Threat Intelligence & Threat Landscape

The day-to-day responsibilities of the role include the following:

• Client work and deliverables – including supporting the development of innovative, tailored, and creative client proposals, presentations, and pitches, playing a role in client delivery including project management, stakeholder management, preparing and participating in interviews and workshops, and supporting the development of deliverables.
• Self-motivated learning & training - to stay relevant for our clients it is important to stay abreast of the latest trends, innovations, industry standards, thought leadership and best practice in cyber, resilience and tech fields. Beyond Blue will offer applicable training and development which will be tailored to you based on your interests and the firm’s required capabilities and skills.
• Service and methodology development – provide input into the development of Beyond Blue’s client offerings and methodologies, conducting research, tracking progress, and standardising approaches.
• Business Development - support the team and contribute ideas with bids, proposals, and pitches.
• Project and Financial Management – assist the team in developing and following project plans, own appropriate project and financial trackers and status updates.
• Operations – assist the Operations team with client facing activities including marketing and event management.

As a growing consultancy, there are ample opportunities for personal and professional growth, and to help develop service offerings and strategy.

The candidate

Required skills, knowledge & experience:

• You have a Masters or Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) preferably in Computer Science, Cyber Security or Business Resilience related subjects (but all subjects will be considered) AND/OR 2-3 years’ experience working in a related field.
• You can communicate complex ideas effectively both verbally and in written form.
• You enjoy problem solving and proactively using your initiative to develop innovative solutions to complex issues.
• You pride yourself on your critical eye, attention to detail and organisation.
• You are intermediate or above in the use of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• You have a great work ethic and self-motivated to effectively work independently, but also be a strong team player.
• You have a personal interest in cyber, resilience and technology and actively keep up to date with the latest security and technology developments.
• You have a good level of personal resilience and embrace and adapt well to ever-changing circumstances.

Desired skills, knowledge & experience:

• You have knowledge of implementing industry standards and frameworks including those produced by NIST, MITRE, ISF and ISO
• You are commercially aware and can reflect this in your approach to organisation’s cyber and resilience issues. You have a good understanding of cyber and resilience regulations and relevant regulatory tools including CBEST, GDPR and the upcoming global financial regulatory policies on Operational Resilience.

Benefits

• Salary: £44k - £60k
• Working Environment: Whilst the role is a full-time role, we do not measure our team members success on how long they spend at their desk and want to offer a flexible environment where possible. The role will predominately be working from home, but you will be expected to travel nationally and internationally to fulfil client work. The team is happy to discuss this in more detail during the recruitment process.
• Bonus: Access to an annual performance related scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Training and Qualifications: Access to formal training and qualifications to help develop and progress your career
• Annual leave: 25 days annual leave + 8 UK bank/public holidays

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must also send a cover letter, or a short voice note or slides to recruitment@beyondblue.tech detailing why you would like to join Beyond Blue and why you think you would be a good fit for the role. Only applicants who complete this stage will be considered.