Job Description
Cyber Security Consultant - Telecoms - Telecoms Network Security
Up to £80,000 per annum - London/Manchester/Cardiff/Edinburgh - Permanent
Working closely with other members of the Network Security team, you will be responsible for establishing and supporting the roll out of a network security regime for the communication providers.
This role will require you to have in depth knowledge of communication providers and demonstrate technical insights to help develop and implement guidance on network topology, security, operations and processes.
This role will require you to provide technical insights and support the delivery of a new telecoms security framework for Communications Providers.
Key Responsibilities:
Work with other members of the team in responding to and assessing telecoms and digital infrastructure company responses to security and resilience incidents that occur in their infrastructure which are reported.
Support the rollout, management and monitoring of a programme promoting the adoption of the new legislation underpinning the TSR. This will include maintaining and supporting a compliance monitoring regime that will provide an annual report to the SOS (Secretary of State) for DCMS. This will include, supporting the development and drafting of a code of practice, compliance guidance, and requesting evidence to support CP assessment including carrying out and/or managing compliance assessments against that code .
Work with industry stakeholders, Government, and other relevant agencies to ensure policy goals are aligned and effectively coordinated.
Essential Skills/Experience:
Experience and understanding of conducting security assurance assessments and audits and managing remediation plans, within a Communications Provider (mobile, fixed, Internet).
Experience with evaluating technical vulnerabilities and identifying reasonable and appropriate control measures knowledge of vendor risk assessment and evaluation.
Experience in fixed and mobile signalling (GSM through to 5G) and virtualisation from a telecoms perspective.
Experience across all cyber security risk management domains (strategy; governance and risk management; protection, detection, response, recovery, and resumption of services; situational awareness; testing).
Understanding of fixed and mobile architectures, standards, and GSMA deployment guidance.