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# Principal Security Consultant

- **Company:** Experis
- **Location:** Somerset, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £70,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Javaserver Pages, SC Clearance
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://computerjobs.com/gb/en/mob/job/BBE550AEE76465DEFD

## About the Role

* Security Assurance and Secure by Design
 * Defence, Government or Critical National Infrastructure
 * Security governance, risk management and accreditation
 * Building trusted client relationships and influencing stakeholders
 * Producing high-quality assurance documentation

Desirable experience includes:

 * JSP 440/JSP 604
 * NIST, CAF, ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials
 * Active SC Clearance (DV advantageous)

Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CRISC are highly desirable. Chartered Cyber Security Professional (or working towards Chartered status) would be a significant advantage.

## Description

Principal Security Consultant

Travel to UK Client sites and home working (Hybrid) | Travel to UK Client Sites | £70,000-£80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Looking to influence security across some of the UK's most critical Defence and Government programmes?

We're recruiting a Principal Security Consultant to lead Security Assurance and Secure by Design activities across complex client environments. You'll act as a trusted advisor, working with senior stakeholders to embed security throughout the system life cycle while helping shape secure, resilient solutions.

You'll have experience in:

 * Security Assurance and Secure by Design
 * Defence, Government or Critical National Infrastructure
 * Security governance, risk management and accreditation
 * Building trusted client relationships and influencing stakeholders
 * Producing high-quality assurance documentation

Desirable experience includes:

 * JSP 440/JSP 604
 * NIST, CAF, ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials
 * Active SC Clearance (DV advantageous)

Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CRISC are highly desirable. Chartered Cyber Security Professional (or working towards Chartered status) would be a significant advantage.

Join a growing cyber consultancy where you'll work on genuinely meaningful programmes, collaborate with experienced consultants and have the opportunity to shape both client outcomes and the future of the business.

If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.


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