Barclay Simpson Hiring for Information Security Consultant Job at Remote , Ireland Full Time

Information Security Consultant required for market-leading financial services firm. The role will mainly be focusing on providing security project reviews.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main security point of contact & SME for required projects
• Manage security risk for whole project lifecycle
• Perform security activities, including but not limited to, security design reviews, threat modelling, on internally & externally developed software.
• Assess and review security in projects as part of the firms SDLC process.
• Act as the Security subject matter expert within Agile/waterfall project planning, development, and execution.
• Obtain and review all required artefacts as part of the application security framework
• Drive security evaluation early in the cycles through iterative security testing
• Provide advisory services and direction to application development teams during development cycles
• Manage control exemptions/remediations identified through projects.
• Advise on external regulatory requirements
• Provide metrics for relevant areas of responsibility when required.

Skills/Experience

• IT/Cyber Security degree or equivalent, preferably working in a technical discipline
• Good knowledge of security technology, with proven ability to apply knowledge to use case
• Knowledge of project life cycles, with working experience of both Waterfall and Agile project methodologies
• Strong understanding of IT security technologies such as networking, Servers, IOT etc.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and analyse complex business processes and technologies to make sound recommendations to constituents

As an ideal candidate, you will have an industry certification such as CISSP/CISM/CRISC and have expert knowledge of project-based Information Security. You will also have a proven track record of delivery in a similar role. Experience in financial services is highly advantageous.