21 of 21 Security Posture Jobs in the Thames Valley

Cyber Security Lead Oxfordshire - Hybrid - 2 days per week (Flexible) £50k - £60k plus Benefits Our Client are an award-winning leading IT company offering complete outsourced IT solutions to organisations across the UK and Europe. Based in Oxfordshire they provide a comprehensive range of support services, software and hardware solutions to major blue-chip clients and their technicians are … in from the team. As part of this strategy, the more staff learn via official courses, the better the service and the more we reward them. Primary Purpose The Security Lead is both the client-facing strategist and the internal accountable owner of security within the MSP. They lead Quarterly Security Reviews (QSRs), own the client risk … register and exception process, and ensure services are delivered in line with frameworks such as Cyber Essentials, ISO27001, and NIST. Internally, the Security Lead is accountable for the MSP's own security posture ensuring tools, processes, and teams meet the same standards we deliver to clients. They monitor measurable posture metrics (e.g., Microsoft Secure Score, Vulnerability More ❯

Security Architect (Network Security) Location -Warwick/Wokingham/Hybrid About the Role We are seeking an experienced Security Architect (Network Security) to design, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade network security solutions. This role will play a critical part in safeguarding infrastructure, ensuring compliance with global standards, and driving a proactive security posture across the organization. You will work closely with cross-functional IT teams, influence security strategy, and provide expert guidance on best practices in a highly regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Design, architect, and maintain network security infrastructure including Firewalls, IDPS, Proxies, Load Balancers, VPNs, and WAFs. Develop and manage firewall policies, network access controls, IAM solutions, MFA, RBAC … and privilege management . Ensure alignment of security measures with compliance standards (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS). Conduct regular security audits and assessments to identify and remediate risks. Apply industry frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, CIS Controls . Oversee and enhance security technologies: SIEM, vulnerability management, cloud security (OCI/Azure/AWS More ❯

Senior Application Security Engineer Location: Hybrid working or homeworking with view to attend office occasionally Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 per annum Bonus: Discretionary bonus of up to 10% Are you passionate about securing modern applications and cloud environments? We’re looking for a Senior Application Security Engineer to join my client's growing team and play a … key role in shaping the security posture of our organisation. About the Role As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you’ll bring deep expertise in application security testing, cloud security, and secure development practices. You’ll work closely with IT, development, and project teams to embed security into every stage of the software development … lifecycle and drive a risk-based approach to vulnerability management. Key Responsibilities Lead application security initiatives across cloud-native and enterprise environments. Promote secure design principles, threat modelling, and best practices across teams. Own and evolve the technical vulnerability management programme. Implement and support security controls, particularly within Azure cloud environments. Evaluate and deploy best-in-class application More ❯

Cyber Security and Resilience Engineer Are you passionate about safeguarding digital landscapes and enhancing organizational resilience? We’re seeking a skilled Cyber Security and Resilience Engineer to play a pivotal role in fortifying security infrastructure. You will support our Cyber Security Operations strategy by managing and optimising threat protection and detection tools across web, email, endpoints … and cloud environments. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, outsourced security partners, and internal stakeholders to elevate our security posture and drive transformative security initiatives. What You’ll Bring to the Table: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in cybersecurity, especially within Microsoft-centric and large/multi-region corporate environments … Hands-on expertise with Azure, Entra, and Microsoft 365 Cloud Security Engineering Proficiency in writing complex PowerShell scripts Experience managing security for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms Strong understanding of threat detection, prevention, and response methodologies Hands-on experience with EDR, email security, and web security solutions Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO More ❯

Cyber Security and Resilience Engineer Are you passionate about safeguarding digital landscapes and enhancing organizational resilience? We're seeking a skilled Cyber Security and Resilience Engineer to play a pivotal role in fortifying security infrastructure. You will support our Cyber Security Operations strategy by managing and optimising threat protection and detection tools across web, email, endpoints … and cloud environments. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, outsourced security partners, and internal stakeholders to elevate our security posture and drive transformative security initiatives. What You'll Bring to the Table: Minimum of 5 years' experience in cybersecurity, especially within Microsoft-centric and large/multi-region corporate environments … Hands-on expertise with Azure, Entra, and Microsoft 365 Cloud Security Engineering Proficiency in writing complex PowerShell scripts Experience managing security for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms Strong understanding of threat detection, prevention, and response methodologies Hands-on experience with EDR, email security, and web security solutions Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO More ❯

Security Lead As a Security Lead, you will be both a client facing strategist and internal accountable owner of security within the organisation. This role ensures that security is embedded across all services, aligns with recognised frameworks and maintains both client and internal security excellence. Salary - £65,000 per annum Location - South East Key Responsibilities … Act as the primary security advisor to clients or stakeholders - Lead regular security reviews and maintain the risk register and exception process - Ensure services align with relevant security frameworks and demonstrate compliance through clear reporting and metrics - Own the organisation's security posture ensuring tools, processes and teams meet defined standards Requirements - Proven experience in … a security leadership or governance role - Strong understanding of Cyber Essentials, ISO27001 and NIST Frameworks - Familiarity with posture metrics and modern security tooling - Relevant Certifications (CISSP, CISM, ISO27001) Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of More ❯

Security Lead Oxfordshire/Hybrid/Permanent/up to £65,000 About the Role We're seeking a Security Lead to take ownership of both client-facing and internal security strategy within our Managed Services environment. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership position - you'll oversee security governance, ensure compliance with leading frameworks … Cyber Essentials, ISO27001, NIST), and maintain a strong internal security posture across our systems and services. You'll lead Quarterly Security Reviews (QSRs), manage client risk registers, and act as a trusted advisor translating complex risks into clear business outcomes. Internally, you'll own our security frameworks, guide improvement across tools and teams, and ensure compliance … through measurable posture metrics and ongoing development. Key Responsibilities Lead client Quarterly Security Reviews (QSRs) covering vulnerabilities, incidents, compliance, and risk registers. Translate technical risks into meaningful business impacts and recommendations. Manage internal and client risk registers and exception processes. Oversee security compliance across frameworks such as Cyber Essentials+, ISO27001, and NIST . Ensure secure deployment and More ❯

compute platforms, data networks, UNIX/Linux/Windows environments, cloud services, data centres, commercial software solutions, and end-user support across all UKAEA sites. Role Overview : The Cyber Security Specialist plays a pivotal role in advancing UKAEA's hybrid digital estate, encompassing enterprise IT, operational technology (OT), and research platforms. This role sits within the Information & Cyber Security Group and provides subject matter expertise in security architecture, cyber risk governance, and assurance frameworks. This is a cross-functional role with both advisory and hands-on responsibilities, focusing on security assurance, risk management and supporting architecture reviews, vulnerability management, risk assessments, cyber defence posture, driving technical assurance, and embedding risk-aligned security controls across … OT systems and secure-by-design practices. You will work across hybrid environments including cloud, infrastructure, applications, and OT systems. You will be responsible for designing and advising on security architecture patterns, reviewing and maintaining risk registers, leading assurance assessments, and embedding security controls across infrastructure and platforms. You will also guide teams in applying secure-by-design More ❯

24th November 2025 There is an expectations to travel to different Chiltern sites outside of your base location to support wider colleagues and attend meetings. Job Purpose The IT Security Operations Engineer is responsible for protecting the digital services that support a safe and reliable journey for our passengers and a secure working environment for our staff. This is … a hands-on role focused on strengthening our security posture through technical expertise and cross-departmental collaboration. You will report into the IT Information Security Manager with expected collaboration with the wider IT Team management, representing Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT). Key purposes of this role include: Safeguarding Operations: Actively manage and enhance our security platforms (primarily SIEM, XDR and IDAM polices) to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats across our IT and operational networks. Implementing and reviewing Security Controls: Serve as the subject matter expert for implementing technical security controls on applications, networks, and infrastructure to mitigate risk. Fostering Collaboration: Work closely with a wide range of internal teams, from More ❯

24th November 2025 There is an expectations to travel to different Chiltern sites outside of your base location to support wider colleagues and attend meetings. Job Purpose The IT Security Operations Engineer is responsible for protecting the digital services that support a safe and reliable journey for our passengers and a secure working environment for our staff. This is … a hands-on role focused on strengthening our security posture through technical expertise and cross-departmental collaboration. You will report into the IT Information Security Manager with expected collaboration with the wider IT Team management, representing Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT). Key purposes of this role include: Safeguarding Operations: Actively manage and enhance our security platforms (primarily SIEM, XDR and IDAM polices) to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats across our IT and operational networks. Implementing and reviewing Security Controls: Serve as the subject matter expert for implementing technical security controls on applications, networks, and infrastructure to mitigate risk. Fostering Collaboration: Work closely with a wide range of internal teams, from More ❯

Cyber Security Analyst Milton Keynes - hybrid Up to 60,000, 10% annual bonus and excellent benefits. Our client is an impressive, innovative, multiple award-winning, leading IT Managed Service Provider; they believe great people build great companies and invest heavily in staff development, cultivating a culture of innovation, quality, and excellence. We are looking for a skilled and proactive … Cyber Security Analyst to join their specialist security team. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of clients and environments, applying your technical expertise to enhance security operations, tooling, and compliance. You will play a key role in managing incidents, optimising security tools, and mentoring junior analysts, while contributing to the continuous … improvement of their security posture. This is a hands-on, operationally focused role that blends technical security responsibilities with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) elements. As Cyber Security Analyst, you will: Lead cyber incident investigations with SOC and client teams Triage and analyse alerts across email, cloud, and hybrid systems Perform threat hunting and develop detection use More ❯

Cyber Security Analyst Milton Keynes - hybrid Up to £60,000, 10% annual bonus and excellent benefits. Our client is an impressive, innovative, multiple award-winning, leading IT Managed Service Provider; they believe great people build great companies and invest heavily in staff development, cultivating a culture of innovation, quality, and excellence. We are looking for a skilled and proactive … Cyber Security Analyst to join their specialist security team. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of clients and environments, applying your technical expertise to enhance security operations, tooling, and compliance. You will play a key role in managing incidents, optimising security tools, and mentoring junior analysts, while contributing to the continuous … improvement of their security posture. This is a hands-on, operationally focused role that blends technical security responsibilities with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) elements. As Cyber Security Analyst, you will: Lead cyber incident investigations with SOC and client teams Triage and analyse alerts across email, cloud, and hybrid systems Perform threat hunting and develop detection use More ❯

Cyber Security Analyst Milton Keynes – hybrid (2 days and then 3 days in the office rotating weekly) Up to £60,000, 10% annual bonus and excellent benefits. Our client is an impressive, innovative, multiple award-winning, leading IT Managed Service Provider; they believe great people build great companies and invest heavily in staff development, cultivating a culture of innovation … quality, and excellence. We are looking for a skilled and proactive Cyber Security Analyst to join their specialist security team. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of clients and environments, applying your technical expertise to enhance security operations, tooling, and compliance. You will play a key role in managing incidents, optimising security tools, and mentoring junior analysts, while contributing to the continuous improvement of their security posture. This is a hands-on, operationally focused role that blends technical security responsibilities with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) elements. As Cyber Security Analyst, you will: Lead cyber incident investigations with SOC and client teams Triage and analyse alerts across email More ❯

standard modules; pipelines). Build observability (logs, metrics, traces, SLOs) and resilience (HA, DR, RTO/RPO). Drive FinOps —cost transparency, budgets, showback/chargeback, right‐sizing. Embed security‐by‐design and compliance (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, FCA/NHS/PCI as applicable). Key Responsibilities Architecture & Design Produce HLDs/LLDs, diagrams, ADRs, non‐functional requirements …/EKS/GKE), service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), ingress, and autoscaling. Implement CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/GitLab), environment promotion, secrets management, artifact repos. Security & Compliance Define guardrails (CIS benchmarks), cloud security posture management (Defender for Cloud, AWS Security Hub, GCP SCC). Vaulting and KMS (AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault …/GKE, ECS/Fargate, VMSS/ASG, serverless (Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Functions). IaC & Pipelines: Terraform (required), Terragrunt (nice), Helm, Kustomize, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI. Security: Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, AWS GuardDuty/Security Hub, GCP SCC, OPA, HashiCorp Vault, KMS. Data/Integration: Event Hubs/Kafka/PubSub, API Gateway/APIM More ❯

Are you ready to lead security operations in a dynamic, multi-regional enterprise? Our client,a market-leading organization with operations across the UK, Ireland, and the US, is undergoing a major transformation to build a Group Shared Services model. As part of this evolution, they’re seeking a proactive and technically skilled Security Operations & Incident Response Lead … to elevate their security posture across diverse business models, including franchisee and third-party environments. Responsibilities: Lead Incident Response across the organization, coordinating investigations and remediation. Conduct Security Gap Analysis and recommend control enhancements. Manage Vulnerability Detection & Remediation using tools like Tenable, Nessus, and Microsoft Defender. Maintain clear Documentation & Reporting for technical and non-technical stakeholders. Engage … with IT teams, franchisees, vendors, and regional leaders to drive security improvements. Contribute to the development of security programs and frameworks. Provide technical leadership in Microsoft-centric environments (Defender, Sentinel, Azure 365). Requirements: Proven experience in incident response and vulnerability management. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Azure 365, Tenable, Nessus. Ability to analyze and remediate security More ❯

Solutions Consultant – Cyber Security Reading HQ | Hybrid (1–2 days per week in office). Excellent Training, Certifications & Career Progression. Areti are delighted to be supporting a rapidly expanding technology business in their search for a Cyber Security Solutions Consultant to join their high-performing UK team, based from their Reading headquarters. This award-winning organisation partners with … and digital infrastructure solutions, helping clients build secure, resilient environments that enable transformation and growth. Following sustained success across the UK & Europe, they are now seeking an experienced Cyber Security professional to play a key role in shaping and delivering security strategies for enterprise customers. The Role As a Solutions Consultant, you’ll act as a trusted advisor … to enterprise clients, understanding their security posture, identifying risks, and designing solutions that strengthen their cyber resilience . You’ll work closely with both technical and commercial teams, translating complex security requirements into clear, actionable solutions that align with customer goals. This is not a proactive sales role. Your focus will be on understanding customer needs, building More ❯

of Identity Governance and Administration technologies, specifically SailPoint is preferred. The ideal candidate will contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of the Identity Governance and Administration solution, enhancing security posture across the environment. The immediate focus will be on performing immediate discovery and deployment tasks to build out the Sailpoint IGA solution within Customer Environment, assisting the … deployed into an enterprise environment. Management and Maintenance: Advise and update the day-to-day operations of the IGA environment and help develop the operational model, ensuring optimal performance, security, and compliance. Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve identity and access-related issues, providing technical support and guidance to internal teams. Security and Compliance: Ensure that identity solutions meet security and compliance standards, implementing and enforcing security policies and procedures. Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and best practices. Operational process creation and handover: Identity operational processes and work with operational handover teams to deploy changes into a production environment in a fully supported manner. Identity experience: Proven experience with Sailpoint Identity Security Cloud. More ❯

Security Consultant (Governance, Risk, Compliance) Reading, UK (Hybrid with some travel) £30.00–£40.00 per hour (Inside IR35) 6-month contract. Potential to extend up to 2 years We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Consultant (GRC) to join a leading global technology organization as part of their expanding Cyber Security practice. The successful candidate will deliver a … full project lifecycle from scoping to delivery and reporting. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, from technical teams through to directors, providing expert advisory support to strengthen cyber security frameworks and ensure compliance with global standards. Key Responsibilities Deliver end-to-end Cyber GRC consulting projects for enterprise clients. Conduct risk assessments, develop compliance frameworks, and provide actionable … recommendations. Apply industry standards such as ISO27001, NIST CSF, CIS Top 18, and COBIT. Support clients with Cloud Security, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and emerging technology risk management. Collaborate with internal and client teams to enhance cyber resilience and compliance maturity. About You Minimum of 4+ years’ experience in IT Security, Information Security Governance, Technology Risk Management More ❯

management into a modern, cloud-based approach. Designing a secure, scalable and high available hosting infrastructure architecture solutions Supporting technical discovery for initiatives to improve our IT systems and security posture Keeping up to date with cloud technology (primarily Azure), implementing best practices and expanding the architectural possibilities within Azure Ensuring backup and recovery infrastructure is improved, maintained … Experience with device management solutions like Intune or Endpoint Central Experience of supporting both Windows and Linux based systems A strong understanding of working with best practices in Cyber Security PowerShell and scripting experience Virtualization/Virtual Desktop experience ITIL framework experience Azure certifications Interpersonal Requirements: Strong communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work in a team environment Show More ❯

SC clearance required ABOUT THE CLIENT: Our client is a well-established technology-driven organisation with a strong focus on advancing its cybersecurity capabilities. You will join a dedicated security team working to enhance threat detection and response across complex environments. This is a crucial role for an experienced SIEM Engineer to make a measurable impact by improving resilience … and operational security. THE BENEFITS: Up to £500 per day (Inside IR35) Hybrid working arrangement Collaborative and innovative security culture Opportunity to work with leading SIEM and EDR technologies THE SIEM ENGINEER ROLE: As a SIEM Engineer, you will design, deploy, and maintain SIEM and EDR solutions that strengthen the organisation’s security posture. You will work closely … with IT and security teams to manage log ingestion, implement integrations, and monitor system activity for potential threats. SIEM ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Proven experience with SIEM deployment and management (Sentinel, Elastic, or similar) Strong knowledge of EDR tools (Tanium, Trellix, FireEye, Defender, Elastic EDR) Experience with syslog servers and log feed configuration Ability to create and deploy integrations for More ❯

SC clearance required ABOUT THE CLIENT: Our client is a well-established technology-driven organisation with a strong focus on advancing its cybersecurity capabilities. You will join a dedicated security team working to enhance threat detection and response across complex environments. This is a crucial role for an experienced SIEM Engineer to make a measurable impact by improving resilience … and operational security. THE BENEFITS: Up to £410 per day (Inside IR35) Hybrid working arrangement Collaborative and innovative security culture Opportunity to work with leading SIEM and EDR technologies THE SIEM ENGINEER ROLE: As a SIEM Engineer, you will design, deploy, and maintain SIEM and EDR solutions that strengthen the organisation's security posture. You will work closely … with IT and security teams to manage log ingestion, implement integrations, and monitor system activity for potential threats. SIEM ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Proven experience with SIEM deployment and management (Sentinel, Elastic, or similar) Strong knowledge of EDR tools (Tanium, Trellix, FireEye, Defender, Elastic EDR) Experience with syslog servers and log feed configuration Ability to create and deploy integrations for More ❯