Researcher

Researcher

JM QAD 4565/1308

Remote based

Contract Length: 4 months

IR35: in Scope
Pay rate £47 per hour PAYE (Equiv. Umbrella £66 per day)

Our Client is a small consultancy seeking skilled researchers to contribute to a short-term project assessing the relative priority the client's UK Partners on Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) dependencies. The findings will help shape future international cyber security risk mitigation strategies.

Researchers will be responsible for:

• Conducting CNI dependency research across a range of sectors.
• Applying a structured data evaluation methodology.
• Using a CII prioritisation approach informed by dependency risk analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with team members to achieve project outcomes.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and interviews, including presenting findings and gathering feedback.
• Engage directly with stakeholders in the public and private sectors, including academia where appropriate.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience in the protection of Critical National Infrastructure from cyber threats, ideally spanning sectors such as Chemicals, Civil Nuclear, Energy, Finance, Food, Space, or Water.
• Experience in structured research and data gathering exercises.
• Broad understanding of the architecture and operation of modern Information Systems in a globally distributed service marketplace.

Essential Skills:

• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Ability to map dependencies effectively.
• Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities.

Those with DV will be fast tracked