Freelance Senior Security Consultant

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Security Consultant. The ideal candidate has a strong background in security governance, process optimization, and the application of leading security frameworks. You will play a pivotal role in assessing, advising, and enhancing our security posture across business-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze, optimize, and document security-related processes and governance frameworks.
• Advise stakeholders on security best practices, threat mitigation, and compliance requirements.
• Implement or guide the adoption of security frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO27000 series, NIST, COBIT, OWASP, CIS Controls).
• Support or lead security assessments, risk analyses, and gap analyses.
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, development, and risk teams to improve the organization’s overall security maturity.
• Stay up-to-date with evolving security threats, technologies, and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

Proven experience working as a Security Consultant within at least one of the following domains:

Data security

Infrastructure security

Application security

• Deep expertise in a specific information security domain (e.g., identity & access management, cloud security, threat modeling).
• Demonstrable experience in analyzing, optimizing, and documenting security processes and governance structures.
• Solid knowledge of security management frameworks such as:
• ISO/IEC 27000 series
• COBIT for Security
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• OWASP
• CIS Critical Security Controls
• Recognized security certifications relevant to your area of expertise (e.g., CISM, CISSP, CEH, or equivalent).
• Fluent in Dutch (CEFR Level C2) – written and spoken.