Risk & Controls Consulting - Cyber - Summer Vacation Scheme

About the Cyber Team

The Cyber team within Risk & Controls Consulting helps clients manage risk in a rapidly evolving business landscape. They focus on:

• Understanding technology landscapes and cyber risk exposure, including complex interactions with customers, vendors, and third-party providers.
• Prioritising and implementing cyber controls and technology solutions, such as identity and access management, network security, and penetration testing.
• Navigating disruption and change by building resilience to strategic risks, crises, and cyber incidents, while meeting regulatory requirements.
• Securing and optimising the extended enterprise through advisory, software, and implementation services.

The team aims to help clients not only survive but thrive in the digital world.

Skills and Qualifications

This programme is for university students who are on track to achieve a predicted degree classification of 2:1 or above in any discipline.

• Proactive and takes initiative: An inquisitive mindset, ability to quickly assess information, and critical and creative thinking are important for problem-solving.
• Clear and effective communication: Essential for interacting with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues, including writing, presenting, and active listening.
• Eager to learn and adapt: The ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies and threats is crucial in a constantly evolving field.
• Strives for quality: A deep understanding of client needs and attention to detail are key to delivering high-quality outputs.

No prior experience is required, but some understanding of cyber security and business is recommended.

What You'll Do

During this 6-week scheme, you will work on challenging projects to mitigate cyber, reputational, and organisational risks. Tasks may include:

• Developing presentations to communicate insights.
• Understanding and solving client problems.
• Project management tasks (planning, tracking deadlines, preparing materials).
• Organising and analysing data and creating reports.
• Researching issues.
• Reviewing contracts and documents.

You may also get involved in:

• Cyber research on topics like AI, Blockchain, or Quantum Computing.
• Internal community activities (town halls, socials).
• Outreach programmes.
• Commercial work responding to client requests.

Where You'll Work

• A hybrid system combining office and home working.
• Client-facing roles may require attending client sites.
• Meetings will be a mix of online and in-person.
• Final assessment and induction will be in-person.
• Flexibility can be discussed for health conditions or caring responsibilities.

Development Opportunities

• Exposure to the working environment and the Cyber team.
• Training on business elements and on-the-job experience.
• Opportunity to interview for the September 2026 Graduate cohort.
• Support network including a buddy, people leader, mentor, and programme sponsor.
• Access to resources like the SVS Student handbook.

Additional Information

• Collaborative and inclusive firm culture.
• Support for diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Information on recruitment processes, benefits, values, and culture is available.
• Visa Sponsorship: Not provided, but students with a valid Student Visa for the duration can apply. The scheme dates must coincide with your university summer vacation.

Application Deadlines

• Closing deadline: 26th October 2026. Applications are recommended as soon as possible as roles may close early due to high demand.
• Strict one application per year policy for Early Careers opportunities.