Senior Consultant, Cyber Security Readiness

About the Role

We are involved in complex, global and high-profile litigation, arbitration and investigations combining end-to-end risk advisory, investigative and disputes expertise to deliver holistic solutions for our clients. 

The position involves conducting cybersecurity assignments in our Global Risk and Investigations - Cybersecurity practice. This practice gathers and analyzes critical information, enabling clients to make informed decisions, maximize opportunities and protect assets.

  What You'll Do You will perform a wide range of cybersecurity engagements in a fast-paced, deadline-sensitive environment; summarizing the results accurately and concisely in written reports for a sophisticated client base consisting of top-tier law firms, financial institutions and corporations; managing consultants on engagements which involve teams of investigative researchers; and providing oral reports to clients, when appropriate.

Participate in assessments of threats, vulnerabilities and risks, applying a combination of technical skills and critical thinking.

Identify red flags, validating sources, and making judgment calls about the completeness and accuracy of open source information.

Maintain current knowledge of industry trends, threats, methodologies and core technologies in order to assimilate client needs and provide appropriate advises and recommendations.

Participate in assessment of current threat identification techniques and development of new methodologies and frameworks.

Assist leadership in developing strategies to expand the portfolio of services offered and improve the efficiency and consistency of service delivery.  

What You’ll Bring

•    Experience: as a consultant, you will already have some life experience and preferably with some variety. You will likely have one (or more) of the following: 1.    A strong degree from a top university with perhaps some work experience in research and analysis (such as working in corporate intelligence, law, academic research, market analysis or similar). Note, we are open to a degree in any subject so long as clear research and investigative skills are demonstrated. We can help develop your technical skills and experience.

2.    Demonstrable technical work experience, a versatility and level of comfort across multiple technologies including Cloud and Operational Technologies (OT), interests in cryptocurrency and NFT, and demonstrable problem-solving skills. You will be comfortable working with cybersecurity solutions and be able to show how you bring these skills to solve problems you’ve not seen before. 

3.    Work experience of minimum three years as an cybersecurity consultant or incident responder at cyber security or forensics companies, or within the services (government, law enforcement and military). You may have specific cyber certifications (eg OSCP/E, GIACs, CREST), and might also be on a professional development programme (PASSI).

•    Aptitude: you will have a natural curiosity and desire to learn. You’ll show passion for specific areas related to cyber and be able demonstrate wider thinking and well-informed reading about them. You may have published articles, have your own development project or simply follow specific topics within choice media. You will show the latent ingredients of being able to grow into an expert in your journey with FTI.   

•    Critical thinking: you will be able to demonstrate the difference between technical and business success. You can make an informed, fact-based and objective analysis of an issue to come to a judgement. You can operate with a level of ambiguity and make logical assumptions when dealing with unknowns. You’ll be able to outline premises and a hypothesis, and construct objective arguments to support and disprove before coming to a conclusion. You may have a natural inclination towards understanding root causes and can demonstrate this in your academic or professional work. 

•    Collaboration: you will recognize that the greatest success is mutual and that team spirit is key for our success. You will show self-awareness about how you best operate, and the ability to reflect on how others like to operate. You will be able to demonstrate an emotional intelligence to be able to adapt, personal resilience, and a strong team ethos within FTI’s relatively “flat” hierarchy.  

•    Communications: you can communicate clearly, concisely and with understanding of your intended audience. You will understand the value and importance of our written reports. You will feel comfortable raising questions when you are uncertain. You may have experience working internationally, and with other teams that are not immediately part of yours.

•    Dynamism: you will be a self-starter who can work on varied assignments often within tight timeframes. You will be comfortable in raising concerns or questions on a task in an efficient manner, and to be able to reach out for guidance when you feel uncertain. You will enjoy being given context, boundaries and an objective, and will take professional pride in delivering. You will relish the opportunities provided to you within an agile environment. You will suggest improvements or solutions where you think things could be done better.   

  How You'll Grow This is an excellent opportunity for a person with proven, hands-on cybersecurity experience to join a dynamic and growing Cybersecurity team. You will have the opportunity to be involved with fascinating, high-paced and high-profile cybersecurity engagements requiring the best talent to provide value to our clients. Alongside this you will receive coaching and mentoring from experimented cybersecurity professionals and within the team in order to develop your experience and confidence. With the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, the need for continuous professional development remains at the forefront of the quality of our team and is wholly supported. We will work with you to develop a career path within the FTI Cybersecurity team so you there is a clear progression path, coupled with the right level of support and guidance in order to achieve the next step in your career at FTI Consulting.