- Company Name
- Computappoint
- Job Title
- Senior Security Consultant
- Job Description
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Job Title: Senior Security Consultant
Role Summary:
Lead security architecture and consultancy for large‑scale green‑field projects, influencing strategy, design, and implementation across cloud and hybrid environments.
Expectations:
- Deliver highly secure, compliant designs aligned with NCSC, CIS, ISO 27001, and CSA CCM.
- Drive innovation, continuously improve security processes, and mentor junior/security team members.
- Build strong client relationships, identify sales opportunities, and contribute to business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert security consulting on strategy, architecture, and innovation for internal and external projects.
- Design, document, and validate secure architectures in Azure and AWS environments.
- Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and security reviews to ensure alignment with frameworks and standards.
- Develop templates, advisory service offerings, and best‑practice documentation.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enhance overall security posture and incident response plans.
- Stay current on emerging threats and emerging security tooling (e.g., Purview, Microsoft Defender, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty).
- Present findings, recommendations, and roadmaps to stakeholders and executive leadership.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of security consulting and architectural design experience.
- Deep expertise in Azure and AWS security services, IAM, networking, encryption, monitoring, and incident response.
- Proficiency with cloud‑native security tooling (Purview, MS Defender, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty).
- Strong understanding of Zero Trust, data classification, hybrid connectivity, and identity management (Entra ID, CrowdStrike).
- Knowledge of NIST, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001, and CSA CCM frameworks.
- Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and mentorship abilities.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field.
- Relevant certifications (preferred): CCSP, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer.