Information Security Risk Advisor
Amethyst’s risk advisory service identifies specific vulnerabilities that an organisation can face. Our consultants develop comprehensive strategies to mitigate those risks, making informed decisions regarding how to best protect systems and data. Using recognised risk frameworks, we establish a system of continuous risk identification and management, to enable effective defences.
Features
- Alignment to international standards including ISO/IEC 27005, 27018, NIST, PCI-DSS
- Alignment to government and NCSC policies, standards and guidance
- Alignment to Cloud Security Principles
- Supported by experienced risk assessment and cyber security specialists
- Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) cleared consultants
Benefits
- Compliant with HMG security policy and guidance and ISO/IEC 27005
- Lower risk of threats from greater organisation-wide understanding of risk
- Proportionate to business requirements providing value for money
- Fully documented and repeatable processes ensuring sustainable knowledge management
- Knowledge transfer and training provided minimising future need for outsourcing
- Amethyst is an NCSC Assured Service Provider
Pricing
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 15
Service ID
5 2 8 8 0 7 5 8 8 3 6 3 7 0 6
Contact
AMETHYST RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Sales
Telephone: 01256 345612
Email: sales@amethystrisk.com
About your service
- Service categories
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Cloud Support Services
Security Services
- Security risk management
Service scope
- Service constraints
- N/A
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes
- Support response times
- Amethyst will aim to respond to email queries from customers during normal business hours defined as Mon-Fri 9am -5pm excluding public holidays
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- No
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- Amethyst's specialists are available to support clients during normal business hours on working days as required. Amethyst will aim to respond to email or phone call requests for assistance by the close of play of the next working day. A working day is defined as between 9am and 5pm Monday through to Friday excluding national holidays.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Developed Vetting (DV)
Pricing
- Discount for educational organisations
- No
Architecture roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Senior data architect | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Chief data architect | £2,068.00 | £2,268.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise architect | £1,188.00 | £1,368.00 |
| Senior enterprise architect | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Lead enterprise architect | £1,455.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Principal enterprise architect | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Network architect | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Lead network architect | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Security architect | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Lead security architect | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Principal security architect | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Solution architect | £1,188.00 | £1,388.00 |
| Senior solution architect | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Lead solution architect | £1,455.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Principal solution architect | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Technical architect | £1,188.00 | £1,388.00 |
| Senior technical architect | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Lead technical architect | £1,455.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Principal technical architect | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
Chief digital and data roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Chief information security officer | £2,068.00 | £2,268.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Chief technology officer | £2,068.00 | £2,268.00 |
Cyber security roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lead cyber security audit and assurance | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Principal cyber security audit and assurance | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security governance and risk manager | £1,068.00 | £1,268.00 |
| Lead cyber security governance and risk manager | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Principal cyber security governance and risk manager | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £1,188.00 | £1,388.00 |
| Lead cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Principal cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
IT operations roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Change and release manager | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Incident manager | £1,188.00 | £1,388.00 |
| Major incident manager | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
Product and delivery roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Business analyst | £1,188.00 | £1,388.00 |
| Senior business analyst | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Lead business analyst | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Head of business analysis | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery manager | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Senior delivery manager | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Head of (Agile) delivery management | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Digital portfolio manager | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Senior digital portfolio manager | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Head of portfolio | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Product manager | £1,188.00 | £1,388.00 |
| Senior product manager | £1,255.00 | £1,455.00 |
| Lead product manager | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Head of product | £1,645.00 | £1,845.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Programme delivery manager | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Service owner | £1,445.00 | £1,645.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- BSI
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- Saturday 16 September 2023
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- N/A
- ISO 28000:2022 certification
- No
- ISO 9001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
- BSI
- ISO 9001 accreditation date
- Wednesday 26 March 2025
- What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
- N/A
- Quality management systems (QMS)
- Yes
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
- 743ffa57-ff7f-40e2-8b4c-bc655f6c502f
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
- 1cf52e03-89c7-4323-8e42-4ba5e8a86552
- Other security certifications
- Yes
- Any other security certifications
- Defence Cyber Certification Level 0
Social value
- Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority
- New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
- Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
- Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
- Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
- Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
- Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas
- Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
- Volunteering opportunities for staff
- Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.
- Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
- Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises
- Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
- Plans for positive actions with community groups.
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Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero
Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.
- Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
- Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment
- Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
- Creation of employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment, such as prison leavers, care leavers and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors
- Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people)
- Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.
- Understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by target cohort
- Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce
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Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.
Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.
- Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
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