Cyber Security Consultant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 March 2026
LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£55,000 / year
CATEGORY
Cybersecurity
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

NIST CSF NCSC CAF SIEM XDR AWS Azure

FULL DESCRIPTION

We are seeking experienced Cyber Security Consultants to join a growing London based team within a fast-growing company in the Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) market. As a Cybersecurity Consultant, you’ll be providing cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions to clients across the globe and you will be responsible for overseeing Security Operations and ensuring the highest level of security for the customer.

Cyber Security Consultant

We are seeking experienced Cyber Security Consultants to join a growing London based team within a fast-growing company in the Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) market. As a Cybersecurity Consultant, you’ll be providing cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions to clients across the globe and you will be responsible for overseeing Security Operations and ensuring the highest level of security for the customer.

The Cyber Security Consultant leads detailed risk assessments, implements industry-standard frameworks (NIST, NCSC, NIS2), and actively manages SIEM/XDR tools such as IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, and Defender XDR. This role involves deeper client interaction, proactive risk management, and advanced threat detection consulting. Candidates must have demonstrated customer-facing experience (preferably in cybersecurity

Responsibilities:

  • Manage and strengthen client relationships with regular strategic interactions.
  • Lead comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessments aligned to industry standards.
  • Conduct environment reviews, ensuring compliance with NIST frameworks and related standards.
  • Oversee and implement SIEM/XDR deployments, custom rule development, and incident response processes.
  • Provide guidance on best practices for SIEM/XDR and threat detection.
  • Conduct security posture reviews and gap analysis.
  • Prepare reports and present findings to client stakeholders.

Location

London, UK (sponsorship not available for this role)

Essential Skills

  • Good understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, NCSC CAF, NIS2, NIST 800-30).
  • Good understanding of risk assessment methodologies (NIST 800-30).[NB1]
  • Hands-on experience with SIEM/XDR solutions (QRadar, Sentinel, Defender XDR).
  • Familiarity with cloud security principles across AWS, Azure, and GCP, particularly within managed services environments

Additional Skills

  • Proven experience within IT Support, Infrastructure and/or IT
  • Engineering and working with stakeholders
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as you will be interacting with clients and presenting to senior stakeholders from across the globe
  • Relationship Building
  • Critical Problem Solving
  • Effective Communication
  • Conflict Resolution

Experiences

  • Experience: 2 – 5 Years
  • CompTIA Security+ or CySA+ (Required)[NB2] [RR3]
  • Any SIEM Analyst Certification (Desirable)
  • Microsoft Certified Security Operations Analyst Associate (Desirable)
  • EC-Council ECIH (Incident Handling) (Desirable)
  • Multi-cloud Security Fundamentals training (AWS/Azure/GCP) (Desirable)
  • GCIH (Desirable)

Salary

£45,000-£55,000

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