Cyber Security Consultant
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Role: Cyber Security Consultant
Salary: to £105,000 package per annum depending on experience
Location: hybrid in Birmingham 2-3x per week
We're looking for a Cyber Security Consultant to step into a senior cyber leadership role where you'll shape and deliver high-impact security engagements for complex, customer-focused organisations. You'll work at the forefront of cyber risk, partnering with senior leaders to tackle modern threats, regulatory pressure and large-scale digital challenges while driving excellence in delivery and growth.
You'll be working in a hybrid environment, split between 2-3 x per week on site in Birmingham / on the client site, and working remotely. Candidates must be UK-based, with full right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
This is a full-time permanent Cyber Security Consultant position, paying up to £105,000 package per annum, depending on experience.
Skills and experience required:
- A strong background in shaping and advisingon information security or technology risk within complex, customer-driven organisations
- Comfortable working across commercial functions, including sales process ownership, presales support, and customer success
- The capability to take ownership of delivery, balance competing priorities, and operate confidently with senior decision-makers
- A robust understanding of modern cyber threats and the application of recognised security standards and best-practice controls - ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, GDPR etc
- Hands-on exposure to risks arising from cloud adoption, digital platforms and the protection of identities and sensitive data
- Awareness of technology and supplier dependencies, including risks associated with extended ecosystems and business-critical services
- The ability to communicate technical issues in a clear, pragmatic way that supports informed business decisions
- Experience guiding, supporting and developing diverse teams operating at pace
- Familiarity with operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments
- Experience supporting or advising during security incidents or high-pressure situations is advantageous
- Progress towards, or attainment of, professional security or risk-related qualifications
What you'd be doing:
- Owning and delivering complex cyber initiatives from discovery through to implementation and change delivery
- Providing strategic guidance on security risk, preparedness, supplier assurance, cloud platforms and operational resilience
- Offering informed, pragmatic perspectives on modern commercial platforms and their security implications
- Establishing credibility and long-term working relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple industry sectors
- Contributing to market growth activities, including proposals, bids and development of new service propositions
- Using recognised security standards and regulatory principles to shape advice and delivery approaches
Benefits:
- A flexible benefits package
- Hybrid working model with time split between office, home and client site
- Private medical insurance
- Paid volunteering days
- Plus additional benefits
If you're interested, then we'd love to hear from you - please Apply Now and send a CV for quick review.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.
Security, Cyber, Risk, Compliance, Governance, Advisory, Consulting, Consultant, Roadmaps, Incidents, 27001, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOC2, CIS, CISSP, CISM,
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⭐ Highlight your ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls expertise prominently as these are specifically mentioned security frameworks
📊 Quantify your security delivery: "Led 8 cyber initiatives reducing incident response time by 45%"
🌐 Emphasise cloud security and digital platform experience as the role focuses on modern threats and cloud adoption risks
🎯 Showcase commercial experience including presales support and customer success as this combines technical and business skills
🤝 Demonstrate senior stakeholder management across multiple industry sectors as you'll be working with senior decision-makers
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- •Led ISO 27001 implementation across 12 cloud platforms, achieving certification within 8 months and reducing compliance gaps by 78%
- •Delivered NIST CSF assessment for £2.3M digital transformation programme, identifying 23 critical controls and securing executive approval for £450k security investment
- •Managed presales support for 15 enterprise clients, contributing to £1.8M in new cyber security consulting revenue over 18 months
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Circle Recruitment's Cyber Security Consultant position represents exactly the senior leadership opportunity I've been seeking, combining strategic security consulting with commercial delivery across complex organisations. My background in ISO 27001 implementation and NIST CSF application, coupled with hands-on cloud security experience, aligns perfectly with your requirements for modern threat management.
My background in leading cross-functional security initiatives while managing senior stakeholder relationships has prepared me to take ownership of complex cyber programmes from discovery through implementation. I've successfully balanced technical delivery with commercial objectives, including presales support and customer success management across regulated environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach implementing ISO 27001 controls in a cloud-first organisation?
- ›Describe your experience with NIST Cybersecurity Framework and how you've applied it in practice
- ›What are the key security considerations when evaluating third-party suppliers and extended ecosystems?
- ›How do you assess and mitigate risks associated with digital platform adoption?
- ›Walk me through your approach to incident response and crisis management
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to communicate complex technical security issues to senior executives
- ›Describe a situation where you had to balance competing priorities in a high-pressure security project
- ›Give an example of how you've developed and guided a diverse team operating at pace
- ›Tell me about a challenging customer relationship you've managed and how you built credibility
- ›Describe a time you had to influence senior stakeholders to make difficult security decisions
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Tell me about a time you had to communicate complex technical security issues to senior executives
Describe a situation where you had to balance competing priorities in a high-pressure security project