Cyber Security Consultant

Direct message the job poster from Lorien

Position – Hybrid/Remote with infrequent site visit

Location - London, UK

Employment - Contract

Duration - 3 Months

This role is essential for identifying, analysing and facilitating the remediation of vulnerabilities within the wider infrastructure to mitigate risks and protect the company's assets. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in Cyber Security practices, with a focus on vulnerability assessment and management. Working closely with IT and Cyber Security teams, you will contribute to developing and maintaining a robust vulnerability management program that supports security posture and compliance requirements.

• Support and execute a comprehensive vulnerability management strategy aligned with organisational risk and security policies.
• Identify, analyse, prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities across systems, networks and applications.
• Conduct regular scans, interpret results based on real risk and provide actionable remediation guidance.
• Oversee the full vulnerability lifecycle: identification, prioritisation, investigation, tracking and remediation.
• Partner with IT, development, business units, asset owners, vendors and security researchers to ensure effective remediation and continuous improvement.
• Maintain and optimise scanning tools (e.g. Qualys, Tenable, Insight
  
  VM) and manage the vulnerability database.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, policies, operating models and documentation for standardised processes.
• Produce detailed reports, dashboards, metrics, KPIs/KRIs for technical teams and leadership.
• Contribute to compliance audits, incident response, risk assessments and technology evaluations.
• Use threat intelligence to inform prioritisation and proactively identify risks.
• Support patch management strategies and coordinate implementation of patches and configuration changes.

• Extensive experience in vulnerability management.
• Competence in managing and optimising vulnerability and configuration scanning tools (e.g. Qualys, Tenable, Insight
  
  VM).
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanners (commercial and open-source solutions).
• Proven experience of using APIs of various solutions.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools (Excel, Power BI) to support vulnerability management reporting.
• Good understanding of cloud architectures (Azure, AWS) and the security implications of cloud-based infrastructure.
• Knowledge / experience of vulnerability testing and validation techniques, including the use of Kali Linux and associated tools.
• Project management skills, with the ability to work within multiple projects and initiatives concurrently.
• Good analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Mid-Senior level

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