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Associate Security Consultant - Accelerator Programme
nccgroup
GBR Cheltenham Jessop House, Cheltenham, GloucestershireHybrid2w ago
- Employment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Junior
About the role
- Held from August 2026
- Candidates must be available during August–early September
- Includes:
- Structured interview
- Practical task/skills assessment
- Pre-prepared presentation
What this programme is
- A 4-month, intensive training and development programme
- Designed to build core consulting capability alongside foundational security knowledge
- A blend of instructor-led learning, practical exercises, client exposure, and real-world scenarios
- Structured with clear milestones, feedback loops, and assessment points
What you’ll learn
- Consulting fundamentals
- Engagement lifecycles
- Client communication and stakeholder management
- Consultancy role-play and scenario-based delivery
- Security and assurance foundations
- ISO 27001, exposure to Lead Auditor and Implementer concepts
- ISO 42001 (AI governance) and emerging risk areas
- Supplier assurance and third-party risk
- Applied consulting skills
- Report writing and presenting insights
- Running workshops and client sessions
- Case studies and simulated engagements
- Broader security exposure
- Incident response fundamentals
- Privacy and PETs
- Security engineering basics
- Threat analysis, resilience, and organisational risk
- Cross-functional collaboration across security disciplines
- Professional development
- Practical assignments and guided research tasks
- Exposure to real client environments
- One industry-recognised certification (e.g. ISO 27001 or ISO 42001)
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Natural problem-solving and critical thinking ability
- Interest in security, risk, or consulting
- Ability to learn quickly and operate in structured programmes
- High levels of ownership, curiosity, and resilience
Job Benefits
- Fast-track into a consulting career in cybersecurity
- Structured development, not “sink or swim”
- Exposure to real clients, real problems, real delivery
- Clear pathway into a Delivery Consultant role
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