Jobs in London - Senior Cyber Security Consultant - Financial Services • Central London

Company: Oliver James Associates

Central London

Oliver James is partnered with an international general insurance and reinsurance group in their search for a Senior Cyber Security Advisor. The role pays up to £90,000 basic salary excluding bonuses, pension and extra benefits - and is based in the City on a hybrid basis. Oliver James is partnered with an international general insurance and reinsurance group in their search for a Senior Cyber Security Advisor. The role pays up to £90,000 basic salary excluding bonuses, pension and extra benefits - and is based in the City on a hybrid basis. Our client's team provides significant planning, project management and internal and external consulting services to the broader insurance ecosystem. Our client seeks a Financial Services (ideally Insurance) savvy Cyber Security hire with experience of robust consultancy skills. This hire will predominantly:- Provide technical IT security insight to underwriting team; Assist in creation of roadmaps to deliver change in the Cyber class of business when strategic change or direction is required; Represent the business at appropriate industry committees and conferences; Support as the central point of contact for all major industry Cyber incidents; Work with third parties to review and assess appropriate levels of security infrastructure that our clients should maintain; Perform security risk assessments; Technical input to help inform Cyber exposure management and modelling. It is likely the hire will carry a number of the below desirable experiences:- Cyber Consultancy experience; Technical knowledge of IT including networks, operating systems, databases, firewalls, anti-virus, and patch management; Awareness of the Data Protection Act (and GDPR), NIST and PRA initiatives and the Governments Cyber Essentials programme; Knowledge and experience of the security products available including intrusion detection, SIEM vulnerability assessment and encryption tools; An understanding of UK insurance is desirable.