IT Security Consultant

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A FS Firm requires a Contract IT Security Consultant to be responsible for assessing, designing, and implementing robust security measures across IT providing Technical Assurance across Red Team / Pen Testing & Vulnerability Management . This role requires a deep understanding of security technologies, risk management, and best practices in information security.

Day Rate : £500-£540pd

IR35 Status : Outside

Duration : Initial 6 months

Travel : 2 days a week in Central London

Key Responsibilities :

• Conduct comprehensive security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards.
• Perform risk assessments of known vulnerabilities, audit actions, and issues, considering severity, application criticality, and system function.
• Develop prioritized remediation plans for urgent items.
• Develop strategic plans to address systematic gaps and weaknesses in the organization’s security posture.
• Collaborate with application owners on remediation plans until final resolution.
• Validate and test resolved vulnerabilities and issues.
• Identify new vulnerabilities, issues, and risks through automated and manual assessments.
• Create and regularly produce management reports with meaningful KPIs.
• Maximize the organization’s investment in Qualys by expanding the use of the tool.
• Support vulnerability-related change requests.
• Review technical security policies for different security tools and update operational procedures.
• Assist the IT Security team with threat intelligence and security advisory information gathering.
• Manage the central vulnerabilities repository.

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