Graduate Cyber Security Consultant

About Us

Viatel Technology Group is a complete Business Communications and Digital Services provider. We provide fully managed security, networking, cloud, and communications services to a wide range of clients across a variety of business sectors. Our Culture ensures a work environment where everyone can contribute equally and reach their full potential.

Job Purpose

The Graduate Cyber Security Consultant will support customer delivery while developing practical experience across cyber governance, risk, assurance, advisory, and operational resilience. Under the guidance of experienced consultants, the role will focus on research, evidence gathering, analysis, documentation, report preparation, and workshop support. The role will primarily support customers in Northern Ireland while contributing to wider consultancy engagements across Ireland and the UK when required. Previous consultancy experience is not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Support customer engagements through research, evidence gathering, analysis, and accurate documentation.
• Assist with evidence requests, control mapping, interview notes, action tracking, and engagement administration.
• Research cyber security frameworks, standards, regulatory requirements, threats, and recognised good practice.
• Help prepare reports, presentations, risk registers, findings, recommendations, and other customer deliverables.
• Support workshops, interviews, assessments, cyber exercises, and follow-up activities.
• Learn and apply Viatel methodologies, templates, tools, and quality standards.
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, service development, and pre-sales research.
• Complete an agreed training and professional development plan.

Required Skills and Experience

• A recent degree or equivalent qualification in cyber security, computing, IT, engineering, risk, audit, business, or related discipline.
• Foundational understanding of cyber threats, risks, controls, and information security principles.
• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to organise information and draw clear conclusions.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce accurate documents and presentations.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and confidence using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A genuine interest in developing a customer-facing career in cyber security consultancy.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Placement, internship, university project, service desk, SOC, audit, compliance, or other relevant experience.
• Awareness of frameworks and standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework.
• Awareness of the UK NIS Regulations, Cyber Essentials, GDPR, or wider cyber security regulatory requirements.
• Awareness of NIS2, DORA, Irish NCSC guidance or the Cyber Fundamentals Framework, or CyFun, would be advantageous when supporting colleagues and customers in the Republic of Ireland.
• University projects, labs, capture-the-flag activity, volunteering, or other demonstrable interest in cyber security.
• Basic knowledge of cloud services, networking, operating systems, identity and access management, scripting, data analysis, or security tooling.

Certifications (Desirable)

• ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
• CompTIA Security+ or Network+
• ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation or equivalent
• Microsoft, AWS, or other relevant cloud fundamentals certification

Personal Attributes

• Curious, enthusiastic, and willing to learn
• Professional, customer-focused, and dependable
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Collaborative and comfortable asking for guidance
• Able to accept feedback and apply it constructively
• Willing to take ownership of assigned work and personal development

Additional Requirements

• Applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.
• The role requires regular attendance at the Belfast office and travel to customer locations across Northern Ireland as required.
• Occasional travel to Dublin, Glasgow, and other customer or Viatel locations may be required.

Development and Career Progression

Structured mentoring, practical customer exposure and an agreed training plan, with progression to Cyber Security Consultant based on demonstrated capability and performance.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Spending Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Extra Holiday Purchase
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Sick Leave
• Summer Flextime