National Security Consultant

i2 Group, a Harris Computer company, is seeking an experienced National Security Consultant on a full‑time, permanent, remote or hybrid‑working basis with frequent travel to customer sites in the UK and across to our EMEA Customers. Our office is in Cambridge (UK).

You’ll join i2’s Professional Services team, working directly with UK clients or alongside our international partners to deploy, configure and optimise i2 intelligence analysis platforms across the full product lifecycle—from architectural design and implementation planning to training handover and long‑term optimisation.

You’ll bring deep domain and technical expertise to every stage of deployment, acting as a trusted extension of the client team to deliver impactful solutions, drive adoption and enable analysts to extract meaningful intelligence from complex datasets.

• Solution Architecture & Implementation

  Collaborate with clients to design and implement bespoke roadmap strategies, including planning, deployment, upgrades, data migrations, and performance tuning.

• Platform Customisation & Integration

  Configure and extend our core products (Analyst’s Notebook, iBase, Analysis Hub/Studio, Text Chart) to align with customer workflows, data requirements and integrate with existing systems.

• Client Engagement & Requirements Management

  Understand, gather and document business requirements and translate them into functional configurations and technical designs. Communicate progress, risks and outcomes clearly to client stakeholders.

• Performance Review & System Optimisation

  Conduct health checks, refine performance, recommend improvements, and guide clients on enhancing analyst workflows and system maturity.

• Knowledge Transfer & Training Support

  Deliver knowledge transfer sessions, best‑practice training and demonstrations. Support the internal training team or directly upskill client analysts.

• Consulting Experience

  3–5 years, (at least 2 years client‑facing) in technology or professional services, with exposure to intelligence, security, or government sectors preferred.

• Coding Skills

  Professional experience working with JavaScript/Type Script/REACT – hands‑on coding ability is essential.

• Database Skills

  Experience working with databases (SQL Server or Postgre
  
  SQL), including writing T‑SQL.

• Customer‑Facing Experience

  Comfortable and willing to work directly with clients in a professional setting, and with direct client‑facing work experience.

• Communication Skills

  Confident explaining complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.

• Security Clearance Ability

  Comfortable handling sensitive data and able to work in the UK without sponsorship (in order to obtain the required security clearances for the role).

Please note: The above essential requirements are core requirements of this role – please do not apply if you’re unable to evidence both the technical and wider professional experience outlined.

• Application Deployment/Configuration
  • Have deployed or configured applications on Windows or Linux Systems, using automation and in a professional context. Awareness of CICD pipelines and automated deployment testing would be a significant benefit.
• Development Experience
  • Any experience in Java or C# would be considered valuable.
• Virtualisation/Containers
  • Experience with virtualisation or container platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper‑V, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Pre‑existing i2 experience
  • Hands‑on knowledge of i2’s Analyst’s Notebook, iBase, Analysis Studio/Hub and Text Chart would be a significant advantage, along with experience with data connectors and visualisation.

Please note: The above desired attributes are additional requirements that would be beneficial for this role – you do not need to meet all of these in order to apply.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Certifications in business analysis or intelligence analysis domains would be beneficial but are not essential.

• Client‑oriented and responsive, with strong interpersonal skills
• Adaptable and collaborative, able to work cross‑functionally
• Proactive learner with a growth mindset
• Strong organisational capability with keen…