Cybersecurity Consulting Graduate Programme London 2024

At the crossroads of management and digital consulting, you will assist large organisations - including FTSE 100, Fortune 500 and CAC40 clients - in their most critical transformations.

The role

As a Cybersecurity Analyst at Wavestone, you will play a key role in delivering cybersecurity transformation projects across a wide range of areas of excellence and varying from maturity assessments, crisis exercises, strategy pieces, remediation activities and many more.

As an analyst, you will typically support Wavestone engagement teams and our clients by building deliverables, helping run workshops, gathering information and requirements, and working alongside client stakeholders to ensure smooth running of the project.

In the UK, the majority of our clients are Financial Services Institutions, but we also have experience working in transport, energy, retail and public sector among other industries.

As part of the Cybersecurity Graduate programme, you will assist client and your project lead in the following areas:

• Innovate for our clients, partners, and employees; Identity and access management, IT and OT cybersecurity convergence, IoT security & product security office, Third party risk management, etc.
• Protect our clients; Security principles & architecture definition, cloud & API, SOC & Fusion Centers definition & sourcing, Industrial plant cyber security, resilience & crisis management, etc.
• Ensure operational excellence; Cybersecurity and/or operational resilience convergence, Strategy & roadmap, Risk management & compliance, Program development & management, etc.

Your key responsibilities

• Project Management; Demonstrating efficient organizational and time management skills by ensuring deadlines are met, communicating the progress status of tasks, and understanding project management processes (decision cycle, operating model etc.)
• Business development; Demonstrating knowledge of clients’ business sector, news and competitive environment as well as having awareness of one’s personal role as an ambassador of Wavestone
• People development; Contributing to creating a pleasant and professional working environment (team player), actively develop skills and solicit feedback from your project manager, embody all Wavestone’s values
• Collaborating and coordinating across various locations (New York, Dallas, London, and Paris) to participate in the global practice development by creating thought leadership and marketing materials for selling and promoting our offerings
• Contribute to various internal activities (Marketing, Third Party Articles, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), etc.)

Qualifications

• Students graduating in 2023 or those who have already graduated and now have up to 12 months experience
• Natural curiosity about how technology can solve business problems and have an interest in working on projects in cybersecurity and operational resilience
• Interest in a client facing role with a solid understanding of what consulting entails
• Good communication skills and the ability to foster relationships, build trust and work collaboratively
• Good use of Microsoft Office 365; Excel and PowerPoint
• You need to be eligible to live and work in the UK at the point of joining. Wavestone do not offer visa sponsorship for this position

Additional Information

Our commitment: Wavestone values and Positive Way

Client satisfaction

• An ability to make an impact in a high-growth business in the US, UK and European markets, by getting involved in business development, contributing to our value propositions and helping to shape culture by working on internal activities

Employee development

• A clear career path (Wavestone horizon)
• A competitive compensation package (Benchmarked against industry standards) and transparent salary policy with published milestone salaries
• Multiple training opportunities
• Bespoke and personalised support by a dedicated Career Development Manager
• Internal mobility opportunities (between countries & practices)
• A generous referral programme to hire more awesome people like you!

Collective mindset

• An opportunity to work in a collaborative and positive team within a flat structured environment, without any internal barriers
• Be part of a company with a strong people culture. Our team loves to build connections through monthly team meetings, forums, committees, clubs and regular events such as our monthly team socials, summer and winter parties and annual ski trip

Responsibility & Ethics

• A flexible work environment: work from home/office flexibility
• A strong commitment to our CSR strategy and initiatives
• Importance on work life balance: Paid time-off, parental leave and a culture that encourages time off to be taken

Benefits

• £37,000 base salary eligible for a fixed £2,000 bonus in your first year
• Benefits include 4% company pension, private health and dental cover, life insurance, company share scheme and additional flexible benefits you can select from such as additional holidays, subsidised gym, subscriptions to wellbeing apps or Netflix
• 25 days annual leave + 1 week off for your wedding / civil ceremony