A Security Risk Management Consultant helps organisations understand their risks, prioritise them, and design strategies to reduce them.
Typical responsibilities include:
Conducting security risk assessments (technical, organisational, cloud, third‑party)
Mapping threats, vulnerabilities, and business impacts
Advising on risk treatment options
Designing risk frameworks and governance models
Supporting ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, and regulatory compliance
Facilitating workshops with executives and technical teams
Writing reports, roadmaps, and recommendations
Helping organisations mature their security posture
Think of it as:
Analysis + governance + communication + strategy
You’ll need to understand:
Risk identification and analysis
Qualitative vs quantitative risk methods
Threat modelling
Control design and evaluation
Risk registers and reporting
Business impact analysis
Frameworks to learn:
ISO 27005
NIST RMF
FAIR (for quantitative risk)
You don’t need to be an engineer, but you must understand:
Security domains (IAM, cloud, network, application, data)
Security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS)
Zero Trust principles
Cloud security basics
Vulnerability management
Incident response
Data protection (GDPR, DPA 2018)
This gives you the context to assess risks meaningfully.
This is where great consultants stand out.
You’ll need to be able to:
Facilitate workshops
Present findings to executives
Write clear, structured reports
Build risk dashboards
Influence stakeholders
Translate technical issues into business impact
Your existing strengths here give you a major head start.
Most consultants come from:
GRC analyst
Cybersecurity analyst
IT auditor
Cybersecurity business analyst
Security operations roles
Risk & compliance roles
Your background already aligns strongly with this path.
Examples of artefacts you can create:
Risk assessment reports
Threat models
Third‑party risk assessments
Cloud risk reviews
Policy and control gap analyses
Maturity assessments
Risk treatment plans
Even anonymised or hypothetical examples demonstrate capability.
Risk registers (Excel, Power BI, ServiceNow, Archer)
GRC platforms (ServiceNow GRC, OneTrust, Archer)
Diagramming tools (Visio, Miro, Lucidchart)
Reporting tools (Power BI, Excel)
ISO 27005 Risk Manager
FAIR Analyst
CRISC (ISACA)
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Auditor
CompTIA Security+
ISC2 CC
NIST CSF training
PRINCE2 or AgilePM (for structured delivery)
You don’t need all of these — choose based on your direction.
A strong narrative for this role sounds like:
“I help organisations understand and manage their cybersecurity risks by combining structured risk methodologies with clear communication and practical, business‑aligned recommendations.”
This positions you as a strategic advisor, not just a technical assessor.
You can transition into Security Risk Management through:
A dedicated “Security Risk Consultant” role
A GRC role that evolves into risk leadership
A cybersecurity consultancy
An internal risk management function
A cloud or Zero Trust programme with risk workstreams
Many organisations promote internally once they see strong analytical and communication skills.
Once established, you can specialise in:
Cloud risk management
Third‑party risk
Quantitative risk (FAIR)
Zero Trust risk modelling
Regulatory risk (financial services, healthcare, government)
Your background makes you naturally strong in governance‑driven and strategy‑aligned risk consulting.
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