VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.

As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.

#We are seeking a Secure by Supplier Cyber Security Consultant to help embed secure-by-design principles into supplier engagements from the earliest stages of the supplier lifecycle. This role focuses on identifying, assessing and mitigating cyber security and regulatory risks associated with third-party suppliers, while ensuring compliance with UK Telecom Security Regulations and Vodafone's internal security standards.

The successful candidate will work closely with business, technology and supplier stakeholders to evaluate supplier security postures, provide risk-based security recommendations, influence sourcing decisions, and support the inclusion of appropriate contractual controls. This is an chance to play a key role in protecting Vodafone's supply chain while enabling secure and compliant business operations.

Perform technical assessments of supplier security capabilities and regulatory compliance during supplier sourcing and contracting activities

Evaluate security and compliance risks using a standardised assessment methodology and identify effective mitigation measures

Engage with external suppliers to understand, validate and influence their security and regulatory compliance positions

Act as the technical security specialist when communicating cyber security risks to business,



technology and supplier stakeholders

Support supplier contract negotiations by identifying technical security requirements and recommending contractual controls to minimise risk

Provide guidance on cyber security and compliance-related matters to internal colleagues and suppliers

Ensure suppliers understand and adhere to Vodafone's security standards and regulatory obligations

Experience working in a pre-sales, sourcing, risk assessment or supplier security environment, evaluating responses and determining security recommendations

Strong ability to communicate security requirements, risks and mitigation measures to both technical and non-technical audiences

Good understanding of networking concepts, traffic flows, network architecture and security best practices

Experience managing and influencing stakeholders across different levels of an organisation

Significant professional experience in information technology and cyber security, ideally within supplier risk, security assurance or governance roles

Knowledge of cloud security, web services security, container security, connectivity, identity and access management, network security and penetration testing concepts

Understanding of security governance across Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environments

Routers, modems and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs)

Radio Access Networks (RAN)

Mobile Private Networks (MPN) using 4G/5G technologies

- University degree in Information Security or an equivalent discipline
- 5+ years of experience in cyber security

If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description,



you are encouraged to apply. Exposure to complex cyber security, supplier assurance and regulatory compliance challenges

Collaboration with business, technology and cyber security specialists across multiple functions

Ability to contribute directly to Vodafone's supply chain security strategy and risk reduction objectives

Experience working with evolving telecom security regulations and industry-leading security practices

Advanced supplier cyber security assessment and assurance techniques

Regulatory compliance evaluation, including UK Telecom Security requirements

Security risk quantification, recommendation development and risk mitigation planning

Contractual security control evaluation and negotiation support

Supplier governance and third-party risk management practices

Stakeholder management and executive-level security communication

Telecom network security across fixed, mobile and emerging technology environments

Security governance across cloud, SaaS, PaaS and IaaS delivery models

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