Senior Research Officer - up to £660/day Inside IR35 - Remote

Senior Research Officer - CyberRate: £660 per day Inside IR35Working Hours: Full-time - 40 days total until 19 December 2025Location: Home-based, with possible attendance at a secure siteStart Date: ASAPClearance: Active DV Clearance required

Role Purpose - Senior Research Officer - CyberThe Senior Research Officer will lead a small team to deliver high-impact research on Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) dependencies across the UK's international partners. This work will shape future cyber security risk mitigation activities by providing an evidence-based prioritisation of international engagement based on dependency risk analysis.

Key Responsibilities - Senior Research Officer - Cyber

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of a CII prioritisation approach informed by dependency risk analysis.
• Conduct and oversee CNI dependency research, ensuring accuracy and relevance across multiple sectors.
• Update and refine data evaluation methodologies to support consistent and robust research outcomes.
• Identify and present opportunities for future cyber security risk mitigation at national and enterprise levels.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and interviews, gathering insight and validating findings.
• Engage directly with stakeholders in the public and private sector, as well as academia, to inform project outputs.

Essential Skills & Experience - Senior Research Officer - Cyber

• Proven ability to work at the strategic system-of-systems level with a global perspective.
• Demonstrated experience in cyber security risk mitigation, requirements, and capacity building at enterprise and national scale.
• Strong background in Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) protection from cyber threats, ideally spanning sectors such as telecommunications, energy, essential digital services, industry, finance, and banking.
• Current expert knowledge of cyber security risk identification and mitigation within the international CII landscape.
• Understanding of modern Information Systems architecture and operations in the global services marketplace.
• Advanced critical thinking and analytical skills, including mapping dependencies and risk evaluation.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with experience influencing at senior levels.

If you are interested, please apply in the immediate instance.