Managing Security Consultant (Crisis Management)

Employment: Fixed Term Contract Workplace: Hybrid Please note: Professional proficiency in both written and spoken Dutch is essential for this role As a Managing Security Consultant specialising in Cyber Crisis management, you will help organisations strengthen their ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents. Using your industry experience and technical expertise, you will provide strategic guidance and practical solutions to identify, assess, and mitigate cyber security risks. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, leading the delivery of cyber resilience programmes, crisis management exercises, and incident response preparedness activities. You will translate complex technical issues into clear, business-focused recommendations that support effective decision-making and organisational resilience. You will lead client engagements and manage projects or workstreams, ensuring high-quality delivery and client satisfaction. You will also provide guidance and oversight to junior consultants, foster collaboration across the team, and share knowledge and lessons learned to continuously develop capability within the practice. Key Responsibilities Deliver client engagements as lead consultant and/or part of a team Design, develop and facilitate operational, tactical and strategic cyber crisis readiness exercises Conduct risk assessments, cyber crisis management assessments and resilience reviews, providing actionable recommendations and improvement roadmaps Manage or collaborate with IT and development teams to integrate security practices into the business processes Creating reports or presentations for clients Advise management on high level security strategies. Draft independently security policies, guidelines, and control frameworks in alignment with regulatory requirements Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Technical Skills Knowledge and use of various relevant tools, methods and techniques; Strong knowledge and practical application of cyber crisis management, cyber resilience and organisational response frameworks Understanding of incident response, crisis management, business continuity and recovery principals within resilience programmes Ability to design and validate cyber response plans, crisis management plans and cyber playbooks Understanding of security protocols, authentication, authorization, and security vulnerabilities; Basic knowledge with security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2, DORA) and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA); Proven experience designing, facilitating and evaluating cyber crisis exercises including; crisis exercises, tabletop simulation and executive-level exercises Understanding of incident response, crisis management, business continuity and recovery principals within resilience programmes Ability to design and validate cyber response plans, crisis management plans and cyber playbooks Understanding of security protocols, authentication, authorization, and security vulnerabilities; Basic knowledge with security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2, DORA) and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA); Personal Skills Analytical and critical thinking abilities; Effective communication skills (written and verbal, both internal and external facing) across various levels of an organization; Dutch language verbal en writing Collaboration and teamwork within multi-disciplinary teams; Project management skills for client projects; Time management and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously; Reporting & Presentation skills for external presentations to clients after a project; Commercial awareness Certifications are an advantage Examples such as: CISM, CISSP for C&I consultants. Ways of Working Focusing on Clients and Customers. Always Learning. Delivering Brilliantly. Benefits We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits: A good salary that matches the things you have already done and will do; Flexible working hours and flexibility in working from home or at the office, allowing you to optimally combine your private life with your work; A favorable pension scheme, 26 vacation days (+4 mandatory days off), and 8% holiday pay with a full-time contract; Plenty of development opportunities: you can gain and share knowledge through training, TechTalks, events, and our own Fox Academy; A laptop and business phone. If you use your own phone, you will receive a reimbursement of up to €25 per month; A remote work allowance (for hybrid working); A performance bonus and profit sharing because we value your effort; When we work in the office, we gather every day for a delicious lunch.