Security Consultant (Junior) Reading, Berkshire £250 - £280 (p.a)

An exciting new job opportunity for a Junior Security Consultant contract based in Reading.

£250 - £280 + VAT per day
6-month contract (In-scope of IR35)
Reading, Berkshire UK

Your new company
Based just outside of Reading town centre on a large, green and open business park, we are a revolutionary global business, specialising in the delivery of SaaS and Telecommunication solutions; our work is ground-breaking and world class. We always put our customers' needs at the forefront of everything we do and have established IT solutions that are simply pioneering, building a reputation of executing customer service to outstanding levels. To continue our momentum, we require an interim Security Consultant to strengthen our capability in the security consulting space.

Your new role
Working with a broad range of large international clients, you will deliver GRC/PCI projects, ranging from client identification and all steps through scoping and delivering the assignment to final invoicing. You will be willing to work at customer premises with very occasional travel to Germany. You will provide professional consulting to our clients therefore, this position requires strong interpersonal and technical skills and the ability to effectively identify business issues and propose compelling solutions from technical to Director-level clients.

What you'll need to succeed
At least 4 years of demonstrated professional consulting experience with enterprise IT-security, information security and Governance Risk Compliance services gained in a previous delivery capacity will lead to your success in this role. You will have Broad experience of developing Policies, process and documentation in Green or Brown field sites. Experience in delivering assignments using well known security frameworks, standards and methodologies such as PCI-DSS, ISO27001, NIST-CSF, GDPR and/or CoBIT is essential as well as Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, ISO27001 Implementer or Lead Auditor. CISA. The successful candidate will have a Bachelors Degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.

Desirable:
- Penetration testing experience
- Fluency in German and/or French

What you'll get in return
This is an immediate start PAYE/Umbrella (Ltd Company not an option) contract role to cover a secondment and will run for a minimum period of 6 months, with the potential to either extend up to 12 months, or become permanent. This position is working 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday.

What you need to do now
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