BDO Digital Senior Cyber Analyst

Location: Digbeth

Ideas | People | Trust We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Manage risk for our clients to make them stronger for the future.

Our Digital Services are designed to enable organisations to leverage our innovative methodologies, technology, and highly experienced professionals to manage their business risks most effectively. Working at BDO offers curious-minded people excellent exposure to all aspects of business strategy, operations and more.

We’re a dynamic team of internal auditors, accountants, technology, and business transformation experts with disciplines in finance, risk, projects and change, cyber and digital, amongst others.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. We are looking to recruit an individual to join our expanding Digital Cyber Team to aid in delivering an increasing portfolio of cyber governance and advisory work.

The role will typically focus on performing assessments of cybersecurity controls to guide clients on their level of cyber risk and support technical engagement managers on cyber advisory services. As experts on cyber risk, the BDO Digital Cyber Team advises clients across industries and geographies, staying at the forefront of knowledge of the threat landscape, cyber defence best practices and regulatory expectations.

By joining the growing Digital Cyber Team, the role will also involve supporting the Cyber Management team as they look to develop the proposition and grow the business. In this busy and rewarding role, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of cyber engagements to help clients assess their cyber risk and support technical engagements.

Technical Knowledge, Professional Qualifications and Experience We encourage applications from a variety of candidates - the cybersecurity industry is constantly changing, so there is no single, fixed profile of an individual suitable for this dynamic environment. We’re committed to building a strong, resilient and adaptable team to lead the cyber governance market, which is built on diversity of profiles and skills.

You’ll be someone with:

Experience in IT security domains

Experience in performing IT security audits and/ or control gap assessments against CIS Benchmarks and NIST. Certification, such as CISA preferred

Demonstrable interest, training, experience or certification (e.g. Security+, Network +, SSCP, CISSP) in cybersecurity is highly beneficial

Strong technical foundation to support the understanding of controls. Experience in cybersecurity, IT risk (consultancy experience) or regulatory landscape

Ability to meet project deadlines and manage multiple engagements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner

Ability to build strong relationships with clients

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task  BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

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