Senior Consultant - Cyber Security Analyst - Consulting Service Delivery, FS

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Are you ready to make a real impact in financial services? We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Cybersecurity professional to join our Newcastle team. In this role, you will apply your experience and specialist knowledge to help clients strengthen cyber resilience, manage technology risk and deliver effective security outcomes across complex change and transformation programmes. You’ll be part of our Consulting Service Delivery (CSD) team in Newcastle, which specialises in the operational delivery of engagements that help our clients with their business challenges.

You’ll have the opportunity to support clients across different CSD competency areas, with a primary focus on Cybersecurity, while continuing to build broader consulting and delivery skills to succeed in a digitally enabled future.

• Work effectively as part of operational delivery teams to support clients with Cybersecurity, technology risk and broader Consulting engagements
• Support the delivery of cyber assessments, control reviews, remediation activity and security improvement programmes in line with client and EY standards
• Analyse cyber risks, issues and control gaps, helping clients understand findings and identify practical actions to improve their security posture
• Prepare and review clear, insightful reports, presentations and management information for clients and stakeholders
• Coordinate delivery activities across project teams, ensuring work is completed on time, to quality expectations and in line with agreed engagement plans
• Supervise and support junior team members, providing coaching, feedback and ongoing professional development
• Act as a workplace coach for assigned junior colleagues, providing coaching, performance feedback, pastoral and development support
• Review and quality assure analysis, working papers, reports and client deliverables produced by junior team members
• Build strong relationships with clients and colleagues across EY, contributing to a positive and collaborative culture
• Own assigned engagement management activities, including resource tracking, financial monitoring and delivery reporting
• Identify opportunities to improve delivery through digital, automation, data and AI capabilities, championing adoption of digitally enabled ways of working across project teams
• Contribute to the development of Cybersecurity and broader CSD capability through knowledge sharing, training and continuous improvement initiatives

• Strong understanding of Cybersecurity concepts, including cyber risk management, security controls, governance, resilience and regulatory expectations
• Ability to assess cyber risks and controls, identify issues and translate technical findings into clear, practical recommendations
• Strong team leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate delivery activities, provide direction and support high-quality team performance
• Curiosity and enthusiasm to develop digital skills and embrace emerging technologies, data-driven delivery approaches and digitally enabled ways of working
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Creativity and good problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good interpersonal, communication and writing skills, with the ability to explain cyber topics to technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment
• Ability to work as part of a team whilst providing day-to-day support and guidance to junior colleagues
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new challenges, projects and client requirements across Cybersecurity and broader Consulting Service Delivery engagements

• Experience working in Cybersecurity, technology risk, information security, cyber resilience or a related…