Cyber Security Consultant

Cyber Risk Consultant

Job Title

Cyber Risk Consultant

Job Level

Senior Consultant / Manager

Years of Experience

7-8 years

Employment Type

Full-Time / Project-Based

Function

Cybersecurity Risk Management

ROLE PURPOSE / JOB SUMMARY

The Cyber Risk Consultant is a senior practitioner responsible for delivering end-to-end cybersecurity risk management services. With 7-8 years of focused experience, this role bridges technical cybersecurity knowledge with enterprise risk management principles to help the organisation identify, quantify, prioritise, and treat its cyber risks in a structured and defensible manner. The Cyber Risk Consultant works across business units and technology domains, producing risk intelligence that informs strategic and operational decision-making, and supports the development of risk-aware culture throughout the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead cybersecurity risk assessments across business units, technology platforms, and critical processes, applying structured methodologies to produce risk-rated findings with clear business context.
• Maintain and evolve the cyber risk register, ensuring risks are accurately captured, consistently assessed, appropriately prioritised, and linked to treatment actions with defined owners and timelines.
• Develop and refine cyber risk assessment methodologies, scoring matrices, and reporting templates to ensure consistency and repeatability across the organisation.
• Produce cyber risk reports for varying audiences including technical teams, risk management committees, and executive leadership, tailoring the level of detail and language appropriately.
• Identify and monitor cyber risk scenarios relevant to the organisation, including third-party risks, supply chain vulnerabilities, emerging threat vectors, and regulatory compliance gaps.
• Design and maintain a Key Risk Indicator (KRI) library for cybersecurity risk, establishing monitoring thresholds and escalation protocols.
• Support the quantification of cyber risk using qualitative and quantitative approaches, contributing to risk-informed investment decisions and security programme prioritisation.
• Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls, identifying residual risks and recommending targeted improvements.
• Facilitate cyber risk reviews and workshops with IT, security operations, and business stakeholders, driving productive risk dialogue across functional boundaries.
• Coordinate cyber risk inputs into third-party risk assessment processes, including supplier due diligence, security questionnaire review, and vendor risk ratings.
• Support regulatory engagement activities by providing structured cyber risk information in formats aligned with examiner expectations.
• Track and report on remediation progress against identified cyber risks and control gaps, escalating overdue or deteriorating items through appropriate governance channels.
• Stay current with the threat landscape, providing periodic threat intelligence briefings and assessing the relevance of emerging threats to the organisation's risk profile.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 7-8 years of experience in cybersecurity risk management, information security, or GRC roles, with a clear focus on risk assessment and risk management activities.
• Proven experience conducting cyber risk assessments in complex, multi-system environments.
• Experience maintaining and evolving cyber risk registers in live operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience producing cyber risk reporting for diverse audiences including senior management and risk committees.
• Familiarity with third-party and supply chain cyber risk assessment processes.
• Experience in regulated sectors such as financial services, banking, government, or critical infrastructure.
• Prior experience with eGRC platforms for risk tracking and reporting is an advantage.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Strong risk assessment and analytical skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into business risk narratives.
• Proficiency in cyber risk scoring and prioritisation using qualitative and semi-quantitative methodologies.
• Clear and concise written communication, with the ability to produce well-structured risk reports, executive summaries, and management dashboards.
• Facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and manage concurrent risk assessment workstreams under delivery pressure.
• Intellectual rigour and professional objectivity in risk assessment findings and recommendations.
• Good understanding of cybersecurity controls and their risk-reduction effectiveness.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) - strongly required.
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) - preferred.
• ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor - preferred.
• ISO 31000 certification - an advantage.
• CISSP - an advantage for broader technical credibility.
• CISA - an advantage where audit and assurance activities are part of the role scope.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AREAS

• Cyber risk assessment methodologies: ISO 27005, NIST SP 800-30, OCTAVE, FAIR.
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and risk management integration.
• ISO/IEC 27001/27002 control domains and their relationship to risk treatment.
• KRI library design and cyber risk reporting frameworks.
• Third-party cyber risk assessment and vendor due diligence processes.
• Cybersecurity control domains and their risk-reduction applicability.
• Threat intelligence sources and threat landscape monitoring.
• eGRC platform usage for risk register management and reporting.
• Risk quantification concepts including FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) - preferred.
• Applicable cybersecurity, technology risk, and data protection regulatory requirements.

PREFERRED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• Financial services and banking (highly preferred).
• Insurance.
• Government and public sector.
• Telecommunications and critical infrastructure.
• Energy and utilities.