Security Testing Consultant

Rate: up to £533.60 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Role Title: Security Testing Consultant

A Security testing consultant would be embedded within the Client's team and would work at the direction of the client Security Testing Capability lead.

• This consultant will be able to perform internal led security testing and hold relevant equivalent experience and qualifications
• Contribute to the development of Security Principles, Policies and Technical Standards
• Engage with the client's project teams as required to identify, estimate, and complete agreed security testing activities.
• Help build team capabilities, and establish testing methodologies
• Creation of required process, playbooks and document sets to support Security Testing capability
• For each test, the testers will produce a formal technical proposal and report utilising the client's standard templates
• Provide testing guidance and advice to projects
• Review scopes and where CHECK testing required manage engagement with 3rd party pen testers
• Create scope/proposals/reports for internal testing work
• Aid with the development of Security Testing Strategy and production of outputs
• Develop Secure by design framework for security testing, documenting testing approaches against control sets
• Scope, conduct and support security assessments, pen testing and other non-functional security testing, appropriately recording and sharing any findings.
• Provide Vulnerability management and continual security compliance expertise across on premise and cloud-based solutions.
• Work collaboratively with project managers and programme leads to provide subject matter expertise on a range of security testing requirements
• Act as escalation point to deal with security testing related incidents
• Lead assessments of threats and vulnerabilities determine deviations from acceptable/defined baselines.
• Communicate threat, vulnerabilities, and risk information to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Assist in the development and delivery of Security testing documentation sets.
• Research and assess new threats and security/vulnerability alerts, and recommend remedial actions

Duration: 6 month contract

Location: Telford - Visits to an office as agreed with the project

• Security Testing
• Test Strategy

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

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Salary: Negotiable