Managing Security Consultant – Crisis Management

About the role

As a Managing Security Consultant specialising in cyber crisis management, you will help organisations strengthen their ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents. You will act as a trusted advisor, delivering strategic guidance and practical solutions that translate complex technical issues into clear business recommendations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and manage project workstreams to ensure high‑quality delivery.
• Design, develop and facilitate operational, tactical and strategic cyber crisis readiness exercises.
• Conduct risk assessments, cyber crisis management assessments and resilience reviews, providing actionable recommendations and improvement roadmaps.
• Collaborate with IT and development teams to embed security practices into business processes.
• Create reports and presentations for senior client stakeholders.
• Advise management on high‑level security strategies and draft security policies, guidelines and control frameworks aligned with regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Strong analytical and critical‑thinking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including professional proficiency in Dutch.
• Proven collaboration and teamwork within multidisciplinary teams.
• Effective project and time‑management skills for handling multiple engagements.
• Commercial awareness and ability to present findings to external clients.

Required skills

• Cyber crisis management and cyber resilience expertise.
• Incident response, business continuity and recovery knowledge.
• Understanding of security protocols, authentication, authorization and common vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2 and DORA.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements including GDPR and HIPAA.
• Experience designing and facilitating crisis exercises, tabletop simulations and executive‑level drills.

What we offer

• Flexible working options to balance personal and professional life.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the possibility to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme, pension, life assurance and Share Save Scheme.
• Community volunteering programmes and a Green Car Scheme.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme and special time‑off for major life events.
• Generous maternity and paternity leave, plus support for fertility treatments.