Senior Principal (Managing) Cyber Security Consultant
// Role Summary
Join QinetiQ as a Senior Principal Cyber Security Consultant and shape the future of defence technology. You'll provide strategic cyber security advice, lead complex projects, and mentor junior colleagues across various UK sites.
// Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic cyber security consultancy to senior decision-makers.
- Lead and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve desired security outcomes.
- Assess cyber vulnerabilities and organizational maturity using recognized frameworks.
- Develop innovative cyber security solutions and contribute to bid responses.
- Requires prior experience leading cyber security activities in complex environments.
- Must be eligible for SC clearance.
// Role Specification
About the Role
At QinetiQ, we are at the forefront of creating tomorrow's defence technology. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Principal Cyber Security Consultant to join our team at one of our UK sites: Portsmouth, Farnborough, Malvern, Amesbury, Lincoln, or Bristol. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with brilliant minds.
Your Responsibilities
As a Senior Principal Cyber Security Consultant, you will apply your extensive cyber security expertise to complex business and operational challenges, offering strategic advice to senior decision-makers. You will lead, collaborate, and inspire both internally and externally to achieve desired outcomes, enhancing QinetiQ's reputation and guiding junior colleagues while developing our cyber capabilities.
- Provide expert cyber security consultancy to customers and senior stakeholders, helping organizations understand and mitigate evolving security challenges and business risks.
- Support the development of business cases and investment strategies by articulating the impact of cyber security risks on operational and organisational outcomes.
- Oversee and apply the outputs of cyber security maturity assessments to identify strengths, areas for improvement, and opportunities to enhance resilience.
- Interpret cyber security risk models, audits, and assurance activities to support informed decision-making and effective risk management across diverse environments.
- Assess cyber vulnerabilities and organizational security maturity using recognized frameworks such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and UK Government guidance to provide actionable recommendations.
- Contribute innovative cyber security solutions, methodologies, and bid responses that deliver value to customers and support business growth.
Essential Experience
- Prior experience leading cyber security activities within complex and ambiguous environments, building credibility and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Proven experience engaging, influencing, and persuading stakeholders to achieve positive business and security outcomes.
- The ability to develop cyber security strategies, business cases, and evidence-based recommendations within complex operational environments.
- Experience or demonstrable experience communicating the impact of cyber security on business and operational performance, including regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Previous experience applying and evaluating cyber security frameworks, standards, and approaches such as NIST, ISO27001, MITRE ATT&CK, and Zero Trust principles.
- Previous experience contributing to business development activities, including solution development, bid writing, and winning new opportunities within government, defence, or critical national infrastructure environments.
Essential Qualifications
- STEM degree or equivalent, or relevant experience.
We value diversity and welcome applicants from various backgrounds and educational paths. If you can demonstrate the required experience and a willingness to learn, we encourage you to apply.
Location and Working Hours
This role is 37 hours per week, based at our Portsmouth, Farnborough, Malvern, Amesbury, Lincoln, or Bristol sites, with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. Customer travel will be required.
Why Join QinetiQ?
QinetiQ is a growing company operating in new markets, making it an exciting time to join. Our success is driven by our appetite for innovation and our courage to tackle complex challenges. You'll experience a unique, collaborative, and inclusive working environment where diverse backgrounds and disciplines come together to solve problems.
Our Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
- Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
- Access to Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance.
- Employee discount portal with various offers.
- Support for the Armed Forces community.
- Volunteering opportunities with charities and the local community.
Recruitment Process
Our recruitment process is designed to be inclusive, ensuring everyone feels valued, heard, and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in assessments, please discuss potential reasonable adjustments with your Recruiter.
Many QinetiQ roles require national security vetting. Applicants who hold appropriate vetting may be able to transfer it. Some roles may have additional nationality-based restrictions.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.