Lead Consultant - CyberSecurity

Job Title: Lead Consultant - CyberSecurity

GCL: E

Introduction to role

The Lead Consultant - CyberSecurity will lead a team of security specialists and analysts, ensuring that AstraZeneca’s information assets are protected in terms of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This role is responsible for delivering services in line with Service Level Agreements, business requirements, and customer experience expectations while maintaining quality and compliance standards. The role involves close collaboration with other IT functions, business areas, and suppliers. Additionally, the Lead Consultant may contribute individually, supporting the broader security function.

Accountabilities

The Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) team oversees all Infrastructure, Security, IT Operations, and End User Services and technologies. This group ensures seamless and secure IT Services, delivered efficiently and effectively with a strong focus on user experience. It’s a dynamic and challenging environment with countless opportunities to learn and grow. Whether exploring new technologies in hackathons or transforming colleagues' roles and work, this is your chance to be part of a team that innovates, disrupts an industry, and changes lives.

Understand that security is a journey and not a destination. Cyber Security is not something that can be “fixed”; we need to focus on innovation to maintain a sustainable risk position against the evolving threat landscape.

Understand that we can’t just buy our way out of a Cyber Security problem. Technology may win the battle, but it won’t win the war.

Understand that Cyber Security is not just dealing with individual hackers. We are potentially working against state-sponsored attacks and multi-billion-dollar organized crime syndicates.

Understand attackers, their motivations, and their ways of working to be able to get ahead and keep ahead of them.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Extensive experience working in Security, in a complex, multinational, corporate environment.

• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of Cyber security & proven experience in Network Devices & OT devices.

• A high level of governance knowledge.

• A deep understanding of various security technologies and controls.

• Experience of vulnerability management methodologies and tools (Qualys, Claroty or similar tools).

• A relevant technical degree, competence to lead various Security initiatives.

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, autonomous working, direction and goal setting.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills along with the proven ability to present complex, technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Be valued and respected for collaboration, integrity and enablement.

• Experienced in developing and leading innovative solutions and “thinking outside of the box.”

• Ability to analyze complex situations, assessing risks and balancing strategic and tactical Security requirements with business pragmatism, risk appetite and innovation.

• Ability to prioritize, re-schedule and adapt to changes in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent business acumen with sensitivity to environment.

Desirable Skills/Experience

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When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

AstraZeneca is at a crucial stage of its journey to become a digital and data-led enterprise. Our work directly impacts patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We combine cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data to empower the business to perform at its peak. With countless opportunities to innovate and grow, AstraZeneca is committed to driving cross-company change to disrupt the entire industry.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and join us on this exciting journey!

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.