IT Consultant

IT Consultant £500 a day (Outside IR35) 6 Weeks (4 days a week) Fully Remote Currently looking for an IT Consultant to work with a CFO and Director of Transformation on a short-term consultancy piece. Applicants should…

Outside IR35 Remote Public Sector
Pay rate £500/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 11 September 2026

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IT Consultant

£500 a day (Outside IR35)

6 Weeks (4 days a week)

Fully Remote

Currently looking for an IT Consultant to work with a CFO and Director of Transformation on a short-term consultancy piece. Applicants should ideally have worked in a Head of IT role previously and have good knowledge of Cuber Security, M365, Network Architecture and 3rd Party Supplier Management.

Duties include: -

Reviewing Service arrangements and contractual obligations. Assess whether expected outcomes, service levels, KPIs and responsibilities are being met. Provide a gap analysis and recommendations to the CFOO, then lead and coordinate implementation of agreed improvements.
Reviewing current Cyber Essentials findings, actions, and associated risks. Identify gaps, provide recommendations to the CFOO, and lead the coordination and delivery of agreed remediation activities through to completion.
Review Microsoft 365 survey findings and associated improvement opportunities. Identify gaps, provide recommendations to the CFOO, and lead the coordination and delivery of agreed improvement actions through to completion.
Act as the day-to-day internal technology lead and primary point of contact for technology-related matters.
Manage relationships with outsourced technology providers, coordinate resolution of technology issues and requests, provide advice and recommendations to the CFOO, and ensure appropriate oversight of ongoing technology services and risks.
Conduct a comprehensive security baseline assessment following completion of the identified Microsoft 365 remediation activities to validate the organisation's overall security posture and identify any residual gaps against recognised best practice.
Design and initiate the transition of the existing network architecture towards a Zero Trust security model and modern baseline security requirements.
Support the definition of the business transformation portfolio, by providing insight and assessment of opportunities, requirements, dependencies, and delivery considerations.
Previous Experience

Previous experience working in a Head of IT role.
Excellent 3rd party supplier management experience
Strong working background of Cybersecurity policies
Strong working knowledge of M365
Excellent Stakeholder Management skills
Strong Gap Analysis & Critical thinking skills.
Public Sector background preferred but not essential.
Business Transformation experience
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