Senior Cybersecurity Certification Consultant
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About the Role
BAE Systems seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Certification Consultant to lead certification assessments, manage teams, and ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards. Requires a Bachelor's degree, 20+ years experience, and 4+ years as a senior auditor.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and execute certification assessment activities to evaluate organizations’ compliance with cybersecurity and information security standards
- Manage the team and assign cases
- Maintain detailed and organized records of the certification process
- Ensure highest standards of competence and impartiality are maintained
- Review organizations’ compliance to national or international standards
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of security controls
- Document observations/findings clearly and traceably based on objective evidence
- Develop and maintain certification procedures and tools based on NISCF
- Provide recommendation on the outcome of an assessment
- Conduct efficient and effective cybersecurity risk assessments and audit procedures
- Develop and deliver internal training and workshops to upscale team capabilities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Cyber Security, or equivalent
- Minimum 20 years of professional experience in IT / Information Security / Cyber Security
- At least 4 years of experience as a senior auditor, assessor, or in cybersecurity risk/security management roles
- Experience in cybersecurity consulting or implementation aligned with national/international standards is an advantage
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity risk assessment and audit methodologies
- Expertise in security frameworks and standards (ISO 27001, NIST, NIA, CSF, etc.)
- Understanding of certification and accreditation standards (ISO/IEC 17021, 17024, 17065, 17006, ISO 19011, ISA, ITAF)
- Hands on experience in information security auditing and assurance
- Excellent analytical, evaluation, and problem solving abilities
- Strong technical report writing and documentation skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English
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Overview
- The Senior Cybersecurity Certification Consultant is responsible for leading and executing certification assessment activities to evaluate organizations’ compliance with national and international cybersecurity and information security standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Delivery of certification services Senior Information Security / Cyber Security Assessor is responsible for the day to day certification application assessment review, validation
- Manage the team and assign the cases
- Maintain detailed and organize records of the certification process, ensuring accuracy and completeness
- Ensuring that the highest standards of competence and impartiality are maintained, and that consistency is achieved across certification activities
- Review different organizations’ Information Security / Cyber Security compliance to national or international standards and best practices
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of Information Security / Cyber Security controls
- Document observations/findings in such a manner that they are clearly understandable and traceable and are based on objective evidence
- Develop and maintain certification procedures and required tools based on National Information Security Compliance framework
- Maintain impartiality, confidentiality and to declare any potential conflicts of interest
- Develop measurement and compliance mechanisms & tools to monitor improvements
- Provide a recommendation on the outcome of an assessment
- Stay up to date with the latest developments in security, emerging threats, and evolving technology
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Cyber Security, or equivalent.
- Minimum 20 years of professional experience in IT / Information Security / Cyber Security.
- At least 4 years of experience as a senior auditor, assessor, or in cybersecurity risk/security management roles.
- Experience in cybersecurity consulting or implementation aligned with national/international standards is an advantage.
- CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, or equivalent certifications (preferred).
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity risk assessment and audit methodologies.
- Expertise in security frameworks and standards (ISO 27001, NIST, NIA, CSF, etc.).
- Understanding of certification and accreditation standards (ISO/IEC 17021, 17024, 17065, 17006, ISO 19011, ISA, ITAF).
- Hands on experience in information security auditing and assurance.
- Strong awareness of evolving cybersecurity threats and technologies.
- Excellent analytical, evaluation, and problem solving abilities.
- Strong technical report writing and documentation skills.
Contract Duration
- The contract duration is 12 months, with the possibility of extension based on departmental requirements.
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