Cybersecurity Consultant

A prestigious financial services end customer is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Specialist to support enterprise security initiatives across a complex technology environment.

The successful candidate will bring broad cybersecurity expertise, with a strong understanding of modern enterprise architectures, cloud technologies, AI security and emerging cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and manage cybersecurity risks across enterprise technology environments, including cloud, AI and modern applications
• Conduct threat modelling and security assessments using frameworks such as STRIDE and MITRE ATT&CK
• Provide security expertise across IAM, endpoint security, network security and cryptography
• Review security considerations relating to RESTful APIs, containerised microservices and cloud-native architectures
• Ensure security solutions align with industry standards, regulatory requirements and enterprise security policies
• Work closely with technical teams, architects and business stakeholders to identify and mitigate security risks
• Support the development and continuous improvement of enterprise security controls and practices

Essential Experience

• Extensive cybersecurity experience within complex enterprise environments, ideally financial services
• Strong knowledge of public and private cloud security, including emerging AI-related security risks
• Hands-on experience with threat modelling, security architecture and risk assessment
• Broad understanding of IAM, network security, endpoint protection and cryptography
• Knowledge of security frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST, OWASP, PCI DSS and COBIT
• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CEH or OSCP, or equivalent expertise
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience engaging technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to work effectively across geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within banking, financial services or other highly regulated industries
• Experience securing cloud-native applications, APIs and AI-enabled platforms
• Understanding of enterprise security governance, compliance and regulatory requirements

This will be an Inside IR35 contract role working via umbrella company and will require 3 days per week onsite in Central London so you must be resident in the UK to be considered for this role.