Cyber & Resilience Consultant

About Beyond Blue

Beyond Blue has an exciting and unique opportunity to join our multi‑award winning, growing boutique consultancy. If you have a passion for cyber and resilience and are looking to begin your career in these areas, then please consider applying! The team engages at all levels but specialises in assisting and advising boards and senior management, with first‑hand experience dealing with the unique challenges cyber and resilience poses for leadership.

We recognise that our clients’ questions and problems are typically distinct and unique, and we draw upon the team’s extensive experience of advising and working at the highest levels of government, financial institutions, and critical national infrastructure to deliver innovative, tailored approaches that enable our clients to effectively manage the dynamic landscape they operate in.

You will gain invaluable experience and learn from our talented team of cyber and resilience experts to help you progress. You will get the chance to develop your people and consulting skills by supporting work with clients across a range of sectors, to address a variety of cyber and resilience related problems, projects, programmes, and issues. As a result, the role is best described as a cyber and resilience generalist role which will cover the following domains:

• Operational Resilience
• Cyber, Risk & Resilience Governance
• Cyber & Resilience Risk and Controls
• Business Continuity
• Crisis Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Strategy including transformation programmes and target operating models (TOM)
• Cloud Security
• Third Party Assurance
• Identity & Access Management
• Board and Senior Management Training
• Training & Awareness
• Industrial Controls Systems including SCADA
• Threat Intelligence & Threat Landscape

The day-to-day responsibilities of the role include the following:

• Client work and deliverables – supporting the development of innovative, tailored, and creative client proposals, presentations, and pitches, playing a role in client delivery including project management, stakeholder management, preparing and participating in interviews and workshops, and supporting the development of deliverables.
• Self‑motivated learning & training – staying abreast of the latest trends, innovations, industry standards, thought leadership and best practice in cyber, resilience and tech fields. Beyond Blue offers applicable training and development tailored to your interests and the firm’s required capabilities and skills.
• Service and methodology development – providing input into the development of Beyond Blue’s client offerings and methodologies, conducting research, tracking progress, and standardising approaches.
• Business Development – supporting the team and contributing ideas with bids, proposals, and pitches.
• Project and Financial Management – assisting the team in developing and following project plans, owning appropriate project and financial trackers and status updates.
• Operations – assisting the Operations team with client‑facing activities including marketing and event management.

• You have a Masters or Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) preferably in Computer Science, Cyber Security or Business Resilience related subjects (but all subjects will be considered) AND/OR 2‑3 years’ experience working in a related field.
• You can communicate complex ideas effectively both verbally and in written form.
• You enjoy problem solving and proactively using your initiative to develop innovative solutions to complex issues.
• You pride yourself on your critical eye, attention to detail and organisation.
• You are intermediate or above in the use of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• You have a great work ethic and are self‑motivated to effectively work independently, but also a strong team player.
• You have a personal interest in cyber, resilience and technology and actively keep up to date with the latest security and technology developments.
• You have a good level of personal resilience and embrace and adapt well to ever‑changing circumstances.

• You have knowledge of implementing industry standards and frameworks…