Cybersecurity consultant
Do you like to advise, analyze, do you have a critical mind and like to find solutions? Become a cyber consultant.
The post in a nutshell:
Services or the internal consulting center of an organization. It offers, based on a diagnosis, solutions, methods, tools, etc. that respond to the issues raised. To do this, it mobilizes elements from its expertise and experience as well as tools developed internally. It anticipates changes in the cybersecurity context, provides feedback and a vision of market practices. He can contribute to the definition of the organization’s cybersecurity strategy and the implementation of cybersecurity solutions. He brings his expertise on both methodological and technical subjects.
Equivalent title: Security consultant, ISS consultant
Missions
Advice on security policy:
- Contribute to defining the cybersecurity and compliance strategy (with regulations, requirements repositories) of the client’s organization, assess the necessary budgetary commitment
- Carry out assessments of the security level of the client’s organization, compare it to the state of the art on the market
- Make recommendations and recommendations on improving the level of security
- Inform and raise awareness of general management and business departments on cybersecurity issues and the state of the threat
Assistance to security teams:
- Set up security methodologies and processes, carry out security risk analyzes
- Intervene in the integration of security standards and provide expertise during the implementation of security projects
- Assist in the choice and use of security tools, inform on the evolution of tools
- Provide expertise to analyze security incidents and establish corrective and improvement plans for IS security (technical and organizational)
- Train users, technical workers and other operational relays in security technologies and systems
Contribution of technical expertise:
- Monitor existing and emerging threats and define the protective measures to be put in place
- Provide expertise on security incidents on the information system, on the techniques used and the profile of attackers if necessary
- Provide security expertise in a technical field (state of the art)
Our advice: this position is open to women and men. Motivation and the desire to learn are the fundamental qualities for the success of your project. Don’t put a barrier on yourself, you can do it.
Skills
Know how
- Mastery of the fundamentals in the main fields of ISS
- Knowledge of security technologies and related tools
- Risk management, cybersecurity policy and ISMS
- Knowledge of governance, norms and standards in the field of security: ISO standards (2700X), sector standards (PCI-DSS, etc.) Cyberdefence: knowledge of the vulnerabilities of environments Cybersecurity technology watch and study of trends
Abilities
- Ability to carry out a diagnosis and propose solutions adapted to the context
- Sense of listening to customer needs
- Ability to synthesize the elements analyzed
- Rigor
- Ability to report back to management
- Ability to work cross-functionally within the organization
- Drafting of reports adapted to different levels of interlocutors
- Pedagogy on cybersecurity topics
- Ability to work in a team
Description of the profession in the ANSSI directory
The security consultant is often specialized in one or more areas of cybersecurity: organizational security, technical security, IAM, etc.
How to access into the job?
Training: Bac+5 to doctorate or post-doctorate, Habilitation to Direct Research
5-year program
Are you looking forward to long studies? Is your job goal to quickly lead multidisciplinary teams?
Or do you enjoy life on our campus so much that you want to stay forever?
The 5-year program is made for you.
Master program
Our Master program is adapted to professions with supervising responsibilities and addresses specific cybersecurity requirements. It allows you to deepen and refine your knowledge and skills in one of our 3 specialisations: Information Technology (IT), Industrial (OT) or Management of Cybersecurity Operations (SOC).
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