Company Overview
CDS Defence & Security (CDS DS) is part of the Bailie Group - a family-owned group of agencies and consultancies with the collective mission to improve people's lives by sharing knowledge.
CDS DS is an industry leading technical consultancy delivering world class services in Support Engineering, Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Training & Leadership Development and Communications. We exist to make the world a safer place and do this by providing sophisticated training solutions, operational support, information assurance and engineering support to a breadth of clients within the defence and security domain.
With over 50 years' experience, we have a well-deserved reputation for providing our clients with complete peace of mind. From delivering forward-thinking training to the UK Armed Forces, to working in partnership with Tier 1 defence and security providers on some of the most significant defence programmes of recent years, the CDS DS name has become synonymous with trust, quality, collaboration, and truly visionary approach to the most complex of problems.
Main Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and conscientious individual who has the relevant CS&IA qualifications, certifications and experience in line with the level of consultant you are applying for. You will work on a range of client facing projects, large and small, but will also be expected to contribute to winning new business and managing delivery. To be successful in this role you need to have the ability to work on multiple projects and with many stakeholders concurrently. Your key responsibilities will encompass the following:
* Provide security advice and guidance for clients in 'business as usual', technical refresh and new project environments.
* Identify and establish good security governance to meet client business requirements.
* Identify client CS&IA risks within client operational environments and determine appropriate remediation based on business risk appetite that protects information assets from loss, misuse, leakage or corruption.
* Perform compliance activity on client systems and business processes to assess the levels of CS&IA controls and identify gaps to address.
* Create or review client CS&IA policies and procedures to meet corporate and regulatory requirements.
* Build successful working relationships with team members, key customers and stakeholders that improves the value of the CS&IA services being performed.
* Work in partnership with clients to implement CS&IA controls in pragmatic ways that deliver investment value and support business operations.
* Mentor others within the CS&IA team in a technical and consultancy capacity.
* Proactively assist the Head of CS&IA Services in the strategy and growth of the BU.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will meet the majority or all the following (in line with level of consultant you are applying for):
* Willingness to frequently work at secure government facilities (minimum 3 days/week for periods of time).
* Experience of delivering technical CS&IA consultancy within a Defence environment, or other UK Government sectors.
* Ability to provide technical CS&IA assurance risk management and solutions within complex scenarios.
* Ability to conduct, deliver and maintain technical security risk assessments using established or novel approaches.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* High proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
* Ability to work on multiple projects and tasks concurrently, successfully balancing business and client priorities.
* Ability to provide high-quality work under pressure that delivers security outcomes to tight deadlines and manage client-stakeholder expectations.
* Ability to work effectively both individually and as a senior team member in a multi-disciplined organisation.
* Ability to coordinate and manage multi-disciplined CS&IA resources including technical specialists, while providing coherent reporting to non-technical business stakeholders.
* Ability to provide threat detection and monitoring technologies and services.
* Ability to produce CS&IA incident response plans and coordinating desktop incident response exercises.
* Broad knowledge and application of common CS&IA bodies, standards, frameworks, guidelines and legislation, including:
o HMG/NCSC Information Assurance Policies, Standards and Guidelines
o Cross-government security accreditation and secure by design processes
o JSP440 (plus other standard MoD IA methods)
o DCPP's Cyber Security Model
o List X, List N
o Cyber Essentials
o Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) Security Assessment Principles (SyAPs)
o NIST
o GDPR, DPA, Computer Misuse Act, Official Secrets Act
o NIS-D
* Flexibility to travel and work throughout the UK.
* Ambition to work in a challenging and rewarding role that provides real benefit to clients.
* A proactive interest in maintaining and enhancing technical and consultancy skills.
Examples of Professional Qualifications, Certifications and Security Clearances
* Full Member of CIISec and/or UK Cyber Security Council (Security and Information Risk Advisor, Auditor or Security Architect) or the agreement and ability to achieve such certification within 6 months of employment.
* Holder of current key security industry certifications such as COMPTIA Security +, CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001
* CS&IA associated degree level education (desirable)
* Current high-level security clearance and ability to maintain it.
In return
CDS DS will offer you a competitive salary, pension and package to reflect your knowledge, skills and experience as a senior CS&IA risk consultant.
CDS DS is a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award winner.
Benefits
* Competitive remuneration package
* Life Assurance Scheme
* 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
* Onsite Parking
* Flexible working hours
* Cycle to work scheme
* Pension scheme
* Medicash
Hybrid & Homeworking
To ensure the health, safety & wellbeing of our employees we have minimum standards for homeworking environments which must be maintained. Further details available on request.
Recruitment Agency Disclaimer:
Bailie Group (including all operational companies under our parent company - CDS, CDS Defence & Security, Newspress & Loop) operates with Preferred Suppliers list for recruitment agencies, which is reviewed periodically. When we choose to work with a preferred supplier, this supplier will be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for specific roles (submitted via a secure online portal).
Bailie Group (including all operational companies under our parent company - CDS, CDS Defence & Security, Newspress & Loop) only pay agency fees where an authorised member of the HR/Recruitment team has provided prior instructions to the recruitment agency to work on our behalf with reference to a particular role. We do not accept unsolicited speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. Receipt of unsolicited CVs via email or any other online platforms does not imply an introduction to Bailie Group (including all operational companies under our parent company - CDS, CDS Defence & Security, Newspress & Loop); therefore, no ownership of such candidates will be given. In the event that recruitment agencies submit unsolicited speculative CVs, we retain the right to contact, pursue and hire these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers. Should you wish to be considered as a preferred supplier in the future or feel you have a niche skill set you can help with, then please send some company information to Recruitment@Bailiegroup.co.uk
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