Zero Turst Consultant

About this role

Sanderson are working with a consulting client who are looking to grow their Zero Trust capability. The client is seeking a consultant to come in and design, support and maintain Zero Trust security architectures.

Your responsibilities will include

Architecture & Design Support

• Assisting with the design and implementation of Zero Trust architectures for enterprise environments, supporting senior team members in covering users, devices, applications, data, and networks.
• Supporting secure access patterns using cloud-based security and zero-trust platforms under guidance.
• Contributing to enterprise-wide security blueprints and reference architectures aligned with Zero Trust principles, including data protection and network segmentation.
• Learning to design scalable identity-centric security controls using SSO, MFA, device posture, and least-privilege access models, with mentorship.
• Collaborate with networking teams to support WAN and remote access modernisation using cloud security and SASE frameworks, and to ensure secure data flows across enterprise networks.

Implementation & Hands-On Experience

Supporting the deployment, configuration, and optimisation of Zero Trust technologies, including:

• Assisting with policy creation and fine-tuning, as well as data loss prevention and encryption controls.
• Supporting app segmentation and connector deployment and contributing to network segmentation projects.
• Assisting with Zero Trust Client configuration and rollout, including secure network and data access.
• Integrate Zero Trust solutions with identity providers, SIEM/SOAR systems, endpoint platforms, and data repositories.
• Assisting infrastructure teams in migrating legacy VPN, proxy, and firewall solutions to cloud native Zero Trust models, and supporting secure network and data migration activities.
• Participating in proof-of-concept evaluations and technical validation sessions as a supporting team member, including data and network security solutions.

Professional Development & Team Collaboration

• Supporting the team's Zero Trust initiatives and roadmap, contributing ideas around data protection and network modernisation.
• Ensure security best practices are followed across projects and tasks, including network and data security controls.
• Assisting with threat modelling, gap assessments, and risk evaluations for both data and network assets.
• Promoting the adoption of modern security frameworks and secure-by-design principles within the team, including those related to data and network security.

Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Assisting in troubleshooting Zero Trust deployment issues, performance concerns, identity-related access failures, network connectivity issues, and data protection incidents.
• Monitoring and helping to tune telemetry, logs, and analytics to maintain operational performance across networks and data platforms.
• Actively participating in team training and knowledge-sharing sessions to develop your skills in data and network security.

Key Skills and Qualifications

We are looking for experience across a selection of the following skills:

Technical Foundations

• Up to 2 years' experience in IT, cybersecurity, networking, data protection, or related technical roles
• Familiarity with concepts such as Zero Trust, cloud platforms, identity and access management, data classification, encryption, or network segmentation is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of networking, endpoint security, cloud technologies, or data protection strategies is desirable.
• Eagerness to learn new technologies and security practices, including those related to network and data security.

This role will require you to be willing and eligible to undergo UK security clearance.

If you're interested in the above, apply or reach out to steven.mitchell@sandersonplc.com

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