Managing Consultant - Defence / Government
Fox-IT
Posted on May 29, 2026
As a Consultant within the C&I team, you will deliver governance, risk, and compliance advisory services to clients across regulated sectors, with an initial focus on UK Defence and wider Government.
You will work closely with organisations across the MoD and Defence ecosystem, helping them assess, improve, and evidence cyber security maturity against key frameworks and standards.
- Department
- Cyber Services and Capabilities
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- GBR Cheltenham Jessop House
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality client engagements across defence and government accounts
- Assess client environments, identify control gaps, and provide pragmatic, risk-based recommendations
- Support compliance against key frameworks and certification schemes
- Contribute to client proposals (RFP responses) alongside sales and account teams
- Own end-to-end delivery of engagements, ensuring quality, timeliness, and stakeholder satisfaction
- Support development of new service offerings within the Regulatory & Compliance practice.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
You should have hands-on experience delivering against:
- UK Defence Cyber Certification (DCC) and Defence Standards (DefStans)
- North American frameworks, including CMMC and DFARS
- Secure by Design principles
- Proven experience in a client-facing consulting role within regulated environments
- Strong understanding of governance, risk, and compliance in defence or public sector contexts
- Ability to independently manage workload and deliver engagements
- Excellent written skills, with experience producing high-quality technical reports
- Confident presenting to both technical audiences and senior stakeholders
- Strong client management and relationship-building capability.
Desirable:
- GovAssure
- Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF)
Security Clearance
- Current DV clearance strongly preferred
- Minimum SC clearance required, with eligibility to obtain DV
Job Benefits
We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits:
- Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
- Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
- Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
- Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
- Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
- Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
- Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
- Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
- Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.
About NCC Group
We assess, develop and manage cyber threats across our increasingly connected society. We advise global technology, manufacturers, financial institutions, critical national infrastructure providers, retailers and governments on the best way to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.
With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.
We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.
Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.
We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.
Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, you can utilise the Manage Your Data tool provided by Pinpoint or contact us directly at: global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Notice.
We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process.
If you do not want us to retain your details, you can utilise the Manage Your Data tool provided by Pinpoint or contact us directly at: global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Notice.
We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process.
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