Senior Cyber Security Consultant

Salary: £70,000 - 110,000 per year

Requirements:

• Significant experience delivering Vulnerability Management improvements from both process, procedure and policy perspectives, and operational delivery and implementation.
• Experience improving Security Operations (SOC) capabilities, including operating models, processes and procedures, governance and policy, and operational effectiveness.
• Previous consulting experience across multiple clients or organisations.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience advising and challenging technical teams, operational security functions, senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Experience leading discovery and assessment engagements, translating findings into strategic roadmaps, business cases and prioritised improvement plans.
• Strong planning, facilitation and organisational skills.
• Experience working within complex cloud and enterprise IT environments.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels, taking ownership of outcomes while providing authoritative advice and direction.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Experience within UK Government or other highly regulated environments is desirable.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys, Tenable or Rapid7 is desirable.
• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel or similar Security Operations platforms is desirable.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Controls, and ISO/IEC 27001 is desirable.
• We require you to have, or be willing to obtain, Security Clearance and complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard check.

Responsibilities:

• Lead discovery activities to understand current Vulnerability Management and Security Operations capabilities.
• Assess existing processes, procedures and policies, identifying opportunities to improve operational effectiveness and cyber resilience.
• Review and enhance Vulnerability Management operating models, governance and day-to-day operational processes.
• Review and improve Security Operations (SOC) processes, procedures, policies and operational workflows.
• Design practical, scalable improvements that align with client objectives and existing technologies.
• Lead the design and implementation of strategic improvements, influencing stakeholders and driving adoption of new operating models, processes and controls.
• Establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with technical, operational and executive stakeholders, providing authoritative guidance and influencing decision-making.
• Lead workshops, planning sessions and design activities with operational teams and executive stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and quality assurance across consulting workstreams, and support the development of junior consultants.
• Take ownership of reporting, delivery governance and risk management activities, ensuring stakeholders are informed and business objectives remain aligned to delivery outcomes.
• Work across complex hybrid technology environments including cloud platforms, enterprise infrastructure and modern digital services.

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support
• Security

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We are Methods, established in 1990, and we partner with central government departments and agencies to transform public sector services in the UK. Our mission is to improve and safeguard public-facing services through digital thinking, customer-centric consulting and collaborative problem-solving. We work hard, learn from mistakes, and support each other in a fun, supportive and collaborative environment. This is a full-time, client-facing cyber security consulting role within our Capabilities, IT - Cybersecurity department, focused on improving capability across people, process and technology. We offer flexible working, home working and part-time options, development support including LinkedIn Learning and management training, wellness support, 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, the option to buy additional leave, paid volunteering days, pension contributions, life assurance, private medical insurance, worldwide travel insurance, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and travel benefits.

last updated 35 week of 2026