Cyber Strategy - Senior Consultant at Deloitte

Main job purpose:

• Support the Cyber Strategy team and the broader Cyber team with large-scale transformational projects.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary and varied set of team members, clients, and service providers from across the globe.
• Apply innovative thinking to define effective recommendations to clients by leveraging your experience, market knowledge and the broader Cyber Africa teams.
• Grow professionally through training, mentoring programmes and on-the-job learning.

Additionally you will be responsible for:

• Support the Engagement Manager/Senior Manager in the delivery of services on delegated client engagements/projects.
• Focus on the delivery of client engagements and share knowledge and experience with others.
• Produce high quality deliverables and support team members where required.
• Build strong client relationships and assist with growing our African footprint.
• Explore trending areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) with the aim of automating Cyber service offerings where possible.
• Understand and interpret complex security-related business challenges and assist the engagement team/s with conceiving innovative Information Security/Cyber solutions for clients to solve their problems through security design and architecture.
• Execute complex project activities and support less experienced team members where required.
• Assist Management/Senior Management with managing client relations and expectations.
• Manage own work against the project plan to ensure a world class client experience.
• Prepare documents such as reports and assessments – amongst others.
• Facilitate client workshop sessions.

Qualifications

We are looking for

A pro-active, adaptable, and keen to grow individual with:

• The ability to build good relationships with clients and colleagues
• A minimum of 3 to 5+ years of cyber advisory work experience across various industries
• Delivery focused
• Experience in assessing risks, reviewing, and testing controls
• Experience in Risk/Governance frameworks (COBIT, ISO, NIST)
• Experience in reviewing Policies, Standards, and procedures to ensure effective, targeted, and actionable analysis
• Understand the interaction of business and technology processes/risks and explain it in business terms to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong logical and analytical skills
• Being able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills with clients and colleagues
• Proficiency in the use of PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Attention to detail
• Creative and innovative thinking

Minimum qualifications:

• Relevant Degree, honours or post graduate diploma, professional qualifications e.g., B.Sc, B.Com, or B.Ing/Eng or M.Sc

Desired qualifications:

Advanced certifications, diplomas, professional certifications, advanced degrees in Cyber Security - examples include:

• ISO27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer Certificate
• ITIL – IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
• CISM – Certified Information Security Manager
• CRISC – Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
• Security +
• (ISC)² - Certified in Cybersecurity℠
• (ISC)² - CGRC - Governance, Risk and Compliance