# Graduate Consultant, Cyber Incident Response: One Year Fixed Term Contract > Control Risks · London, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Temporary · Posted 2026-08-13 **Workplace:** hybrid **Department:** Incident Response Consulting ## Description We are now seeking talented individuals with a keen interest in developing a career in Cyber Security to join us as Graduate Consultants in London.  As the Graduate Consultant you will work on an initial one-year fixed term contract (with potential to extend).  This is an excellent career opportunity to join a specialist team dedicated to supporting clients with the most severe cyber security incidents.  We operate a hybrid working model that requires you to work at our office in Bank at least three days per week.    \*\*Please note that the recruitment process will require your attendance at a virtual assessment centre during the week commencing 5th October so you must be available to attend on one of the days that week (5th – 9th October). As the Graduate Consultant you will support the existing team in responding to incidents and crises. **Tasks and Responsibilities** **Cyber Crisis Management**  - Support the Cyber Incident Response (CIR) team advising clients on live cyber crisis management.  - Support initial assessment of case and where appropriate, providing immediate verbal/written advice, recorded in an initial information gathering form.  - Support the Crisis Management team as it provides clients with ongoing advice covering:  \- Managing the business impacts of a critical cyber incident and shaping recovery plans.  \- Liaising with key stakeholders, including our clients, law firms and communications specialists.  - Discuss and input into communications strategies and plans.  **Cyber Incident Response**  - Support the Cyber Incident Response team as it provides clients with on-going incident response support covering:  \- Creating and providing client-deliverable technical documentation and advice for wider technical elements of our engagements.  - Additional technical analysis e.g. log analysis, tooling deployment, EDR delivery and hunting, and wider incident response activities where required.  **Case Management**  - Maintain records of each case worked on by Cyber Incident Response.  - Manage case management metrics tools and support in analysing case histories to drive insights for future use.   **Reporting**  - Provide situation reports and other significant case related material to the client and/or the case lead.   - Provide documentation to the case lead in sufficient time to allow review and feedback, before submitting to a client.  - Produce case summary and other reports as directed. **Supporting the growth of the Cyber Incident Response practice**  - Refining Control Risks’ cyber response methodologies and approaches and tailoring the approach in changing market conditions.  - Develop and enhance existing in-house technical toolsets where appropriate.   - Supporting marketing initiatives.  **Business development**  - Support in creating proposals and bid-related material   - Support client presentations and pitches relating to new cyber response opportunities  - Work closely with other Control Risks departments on joint opportunities ## Requirements **Qualifications and specialist skills** **Essential** - Degree-level qualification or equivalent, preferably in a field related to risk, security, information security, intelligence or computer science. **Knowledge and Experience** **Essential** - Understanding of the cyber threat landscape and key cyber security concepts. - Existing technical proficiency in areas relevant to cyber incident response or demonstrable interest and ability in developing technical skills - Ability to communicate clearly in written and oral form at senior levels. - Able to explain difficult technical concepts and ideas in non-technical terms. - Ability to see security from the attacker’s point of view. **Preferred** - Business proficiency in one or more European languages. - Demonstrable self-led development and research. ## Benefits - Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer. - Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working. - As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.[](https://apply.workable.com/control-risks-6/j/B3FF75F3C2/apply/) If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs. ## Apply [Apply at Control Risks](https://apply.workable.com/control-risks-6/j/16CB1489B9/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)