Security Consultant

Reed Professional Services is a Management Consultancy and technology services company specialising in IT, financial services, and associated sectors. We are currently seeking a Security Consultant to join our dynamic team for a 6-month contract. This role is crucial for supporting a fast-paced digital portfolio that includes cloud-hosted platforms, enterprise SaaS solutions, and integration-heavy services.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Support project-level security assurance and risk management activities.
• Gather and document control evidence and assurance artefacts.
• Maintain risk registers, actions, and remediation tracking.
• Support audits, reviews, and formal assurance processes.
• Work with delivery teams to implement agreed security controls.
• Assist with cloud and SaaS security assurance tasks.
• Ensure decisions, risks, and controls are clearly documented and traceable.

• Experience supporting security assurance and risk management in live environments.
• Familiarity with cloud and SaaS platforms (AWS exposure preferred).
• Ability to work methodically with evidence, risks, and actions.
• Comfortable working across multiple workstreams.
• Practical, delivery-focused approach.

• Desirable:

• Exposure to public sector or regulated environments.
• Experience with ServiceNow, Salesforce, or similar SaaS platforms.
• Interest or exposure to OT / IoT / PropTech security.