Cape Town City Centre: Cyber Security Consultant

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Consultant to provide strategic guidance and leadership to our clients in Cape Town City Centre, with a focus on governance, risk, compliance, and security programme ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a cyber security advisor to clients, providing strategic guidance across governance, risk, compliance, and “owning” the security programme.
• Translate technical security issues, risks, and incidents into clear business language for leadership, management, and client stakeholders.
• Lead or support cyber risk assessments, gap assessments, internal audits, and remediation planning against recognised frameworks and standards.
• Maintain and improve security governance documentation, including policies, procedures, risk registers, and compliance-related records.
• Support clients with ISO 27001, privacy, and broader regulatory compliance activities, including audit preparation and ongoing control improvement.
• Coordinate incident response activities from a consulting perspective, guiding communication, escalation, stakeholder alignment, and post-incident review.
• Prepare and present client-facing reports, dashboards, and cyber maturity assessments with clear, actionable recommendations.
• Work closely with internal consulting, infrastructure, and SOC teams to guide security best practice and help drive successful project outcomes.

Requirements

• Mandatory Experience: 2 years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, GRC, compliance, or related advisory roles, or Experience working with clients in a consulting, advisory, or customer-facing capacity.
• Experience supporting ISMS implementation, risk management, internal audits, or compliance programmes.
• Ability to interpret security findings and express them clearly in business terms.
• Sound judgement and a practical, risk-based approach to problem-solving.
• Foundational understanding of cloud security, infrastructure, endpoint security, Microsoft 365 security concepts, and managed security services.

Qualifications

• Relevant industry certifications in security, governance, privacy, or risk management.
• Diploma or Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, Risk, Compliance, or a related field experience.

Salary & Benefits

• (No salary information is available in the original job description)