Head of Information Security & Cyber Risk

About Our Client :

A leading global Strategy Consultancy who operate across a well-established international customer base. This is a highly compelling brand with a rich history and deep expertise operating across the German, European and global markets.

This is a senior leadership position and will be responsible for supporting a diverse client portfolio across Information Security & Cyber Risk.

Job Description

About the role :

The role will see you providing specialist advice as part of a large multi-discipline engagement team. You will be responsible for leading projects in the following areas - cyber and cloud transformation / migration, security engagements, advising on the development and adoption of secure architecture patterns, secure software engineering practices (such as DevSecOps), or optimising cyber defence operations.

You will work with colleagues in Germany and globally to develop new and innovative security solutions and specific industry propositions that solve client problems / issues and integrates with their overall IT delivery and support strategy.

The ideal candidate will have experience working for a market leading consultancy

Key Responsibilities :

• Managing delivery of Cyber Security engagements with our clients, responsible for the day to day running of the engagements including meeting quality, time and budget targets
• Working with prospective clients to agree, scope and plan the delivery phase of engagements
• Contributing to developing the market for security services across all sectors, identifying sales opportunities and working with other senior leaders across the business to create proposals and marketing material
• Leading and developing team members by sharing knowledge, acting as mentor and coach to them and leading by example
• Creating thought leadership and market materials for selling and promoting the businesses Cyber and Cloud Security offerings

Skills and attributes for success :

• Be professional, quickly establishing personal credibility and demonstrating expertise
• Be a good communicator with the ability to contribute assuredly to technical security discussions with peers and your team.
• Be a team player who is not only looking to enhance their own career but recognises the value of teamwork, facilitating and encouraging collaboration amongst team members, and is capable of motivating teams to maximise performance
• Take a practical approach to solving issues and gaining client agreement
• Be able to analyse complex problems and to deliver insightful, practical and sustainable solutions.
• Be confident and effective in recognising and managing potential issues during client assignments
• Structure and manage projects which meet client expectations and mitigate any risks or issues

To qualify for the role you must have :

• Professional experience operating as a cloud or security architect in a management capacity.
• A background in Cloud and Infrastructure with real-world experience that goes beyond IaaS (PaaS, SaaS, Microservices, Containers, Serverless) and demonstrable Cloud Engineering knowledge.
• Experience of Cloud Platform Services (IaaS, SaaS and PaaS), Cloud Architectures and Cloud Engineering across one or more global providers : Azure, AWS and GCP.
• Experience managing and coaching others in the development and delivery of complex client solutions and / or proposition development

Ideally, you’ll also have :

• Security and Cloud related qualifications such as : CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, TOGAF, SABSA, and / or vendor architectural qualifications in : AWS, Azure and / or GCP.
• Key sector experience in one or more of the following : Energy & Utilities / Retail and Consumer products / Life sciences / Telecoms, Media and Technology / Transport
• Proven track record of supporting business development
• Professional services experience working as a consultant with market leading organisations in the delivery of their Cloud Security solutions

What we look for :

• Core consulting skills - Advanced data and evidence management, client management on remediation programmes, driving innovation and continuous improvement
• Technical skills - Strong technical insight, practical knowledge and specialist capability
• Market / Sector knowledge - Demonstrable market / sector expertise in your field
• Versatility - Proven ability to adapt and learn in an innovative environment

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the position in more detail within 48 hours of receiving your CV.

Please assume your application has been unsuccessful if you do not hear back from us within 48 hours.