Security Consulting Practitioner (Financial Services) - #2173337

Security Consulting Practitioner (Financial Services)

Hybrid | Sheffield or Birmingham

Up to £800 per day

6-Month Contract

Inside IR35

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Security Consulting Practitioner to provide senior cyber security leadership within a complex financial services environment. This role will focus on cyber risk management, governance, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and security oversight across multiple business functions.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders, helping shape security strategy, strengthen cyber resilience, and ensure effective risk and control management across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior cyber security leadership, ensuring alignment between security strategy and business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, translating complex cyber risks into clear business-focused recommendations.
• Own and oversee cyber risk, governance, control frameworks, and security assurance activities.
• Support CIOs and senior leadership teams with security strategy, decision-making, and risk-based guidance.
• Lead the management and coordination of major cyber incidents, ensuring effective communication, escalation, and remediation.
• Drive regulatory and audit readiness, ensuring compliance with relevant policies, standards, and industry regulations.
• Partner with business and technology teams to improve cyber resilience, operational security controls, and risk management practices.
• Chair or contribute to governance forums, risk committees, and executive reporting sessions.
• Oversee risk assessments, control effectiveness reviews, and remediation programmes.
• Deliver executive-level reporting on security posture, key risks, controls, incidents, and ongoing improvement initiatives.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience in Information Security, Cyber Security, Security Governance, Cyber Risk, or Security Consulting roles.
• Proven track record operating at a senior leadership level within large, complex organisations.
• Strong experience managing cyber risk, controls, governance, and regulatory compliance programmes.
• Ability to engage and influence senior executives, business leaders, and technology stakeholders.
• Experience leading or managing responses to significant cyber security incidents.
• Strong understanding of security governance frameworks, risk management practices, and control assurance.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience producing and presenting executive and board-level reporting.

if you are interested please apply or send your CV to [email protected]