Security Operations Implementation Consultant

Security Operations Implementation Planning Consultant

• Rate: £800 £900 per day Inside IR35
• Duration: ASAP start - Initially until 31 March 2027, with potential extensions
• Location: London - 1 day per week onsite, remainder remote
• Clearance: Active SC clearance required

Overview

We are supporting a specialist Security Consultancy delivering a major security transformation programme for a UK Government Department.

We are seeking an experienced Security Operations Implementation Planning Consultant to translate high-level SecOps transition strategies into detailed, actionable implementation plans across multiple security services.

This role requires a strong understanding of enterprise Security Operations, combined with the ability to develop practical, sequenced delivery roadmaps that can be executed by operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed, low-level implementation plans for SecOps services, including Security Engineering, Threat & Vulnerability Management and security testing.
• Translate strategic objectives into clear, sequenced activities, milestones, dependencies and deliverables across a multi-year transformation roadmap.
• Define operational readiness criteria, service acceptance requirements and phase-gate checklists.
• Identify cross-service dependencies, delivery risks and blockers, maintaining a consolidated view of implementation progress.
• Engage with Security Architecture, GRC, technical SMEs and operational stakeholders to coordinate delivery planning.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience developing low-level implementation plans and delivery roadmaps within complex security transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of Security Operations (SecOps), including service design, operational readiness and implementation.
• Knowledge of enterprise security technologies, including SIEM, IAM/PAM, vulnerability management, CMDB and security monitoring platforms.
• Experience working within UK Government, Defence or similarly complex regulated environments.
• Familiarity with NCSC guidance, NIST, ISO 27001 and security governance frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and technical documentation skills.