Secure Design Consultant - SC Cleared - Outside

Position: Secure by Design Consultant - SC Cleared - Outside
Location: South East London

Secure by Design Consultant - Outside IR35 Location :
London Type : 1 day a week on-site Clearance :
Active SC Cleared IR35:
Outside Rate: £500 - £550 Contingency:
Must be able to start within 1-2 weeks Sanderson G&D are seeking a Secure by Design Consultant. The role revolves around providing expert Secure by Design leadership across digital services, ensuring security is embedded from the earliest stages of discovery through delivery and into live operation. The role focuses on identifying risk early, shaping secure solutions, and enabling teams to make proportionate, well-evidenced security decisions.

Responsibilities:
Lead Secure by Design discovery and assessment activities across digital services Identify security risks, constraints, and dependencies, and translate these into clear, prioritised recommendations. Facilitate threat modelling and risk workshops with multidisciplinary teams. Define pragmatic security control expectations aligned to service risk and context. Produce concise written outputs that support decision-making and assurance. Coach delivery teams to embed secure ways of working without impeding delivery pace.

Support governance and assurance activities by articulating risk, mitigation, and residual exposure. Essential Experience Strong experience embedding security into digital delivery, not just reviewing it. Deep understanding of Secure by Design and risk-based security principles. Ability to influence senior stakeholders and delivery teams. Excellent written and verbal communication, with a focus on clarity and actionability. If you're interested in any of the above and interested in learning more, apply or reach out to Reasonable Adjustments:
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