Principal Consultant

Role:Principal Security Consultant

Location: Taguig City, Metro Manila

Hybrid set up (2 days onsite per week)

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We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.

We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference, and we want you to join in our mission, to make the world safer and more secure.

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The Opportunity:

We have a fantastic new opportunity to join our Manilla Consulting and Implementation division as a Principal Security Consultant. The ideal candidate will have prior consulting experience within the cyber and assurance field, gained from delivering a diverse range of cyber and assurance services ideally across a broad client base. In addition to your technical skills, you will have strong client facing skills and be comfortable dealing with senior client stakeholders.

Role Responsibility:

• Build and maintain sustainable trusted client relationships through high-quality delivery, ensuring output exceeds client expectations.
• Conduct onsite and remote activities to advise, assess, analyse, and report in line with the engagement and client business requirements. This will involve meeting client stakeholders, conduct of documentation reviews, auditing technical solutions and systems as well as presenting information and advice to senior business partners.
• Translate the technical and non-technical findings from an assessment or exercise into relevant, actionable remediation road maps for customers.
• Responsible for adhering to all internal policy and procedures in relation to security and quality best practice.

Requirements:

Minimum Requirements-

• You will have working knowledge of core control frameworks, such as, NIST, SANS Top 20 CSC, ISO 27001, Privacy.
• Have experience of delivering risk assessments using common risk methodologies like ISO 27005, IRAM and FAIR.
• Have experience of common compliance standards such as PCI DSS.
• You are diligent and time conscious to deliver projects on time and in budget, and to a high level of customer satisfaction – exercising customer care at all times.
• Demonstrate a strong ability to develop a rapport with customers and to engender long lasting trusted relationships.
• Have strong consultancy and technical skills within the Cyber Security Industry.
• Excellent communication, consulting soft skills and presentation skills.
• Exceptional written communication and reporting skills.

Desired Skills and Qualifications-

Demonstrable capability and qualifications across multiple of the following technical areas is advantageous.

• SOC / SIEM assessments and tooling
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cloud related certifications across AWS/GCP/Azure
• CISM / CISSP / CRISC / ISO 27001 LI/LA / CISA

Behaviours:

• Flexibility in working hours (as per client requirement).
• Ability to travel both nationwide and internationally (where required).
• Ability to build strong, trust-based working relationships
• High standards about work output
• Strong and effective communicator
• Desire to continually improve and learn new skills.
• Self-motivating, innovative and creative

Why NCC Group?

At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry. Our teams' partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks.

Our colleagues are our greatest asset, and NCC Group is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, authenticity, and accountability. We want colleagues to put down roots at NCC Group, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for learning and development and career growth. We believe our people are at their brilliant best when they feel bolstered in all aspects of their well-being, and we offer wellness programs and flexible working arrangements to provide that vital support.

About your application

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we're looking for. If you don't hear back from us within 10 days, please don't be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process.