Cyber Security Specialist - Edinburgh - Outside IR35 - 12mth

Cyber Security Specialist

12-month contract£500-550 per dayOutside IR35 Hybrid - Edinburgh (1-2 days per week onsite)

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Cyber Security Specialist to join a busy digital transformation environment on a 12-month contract. This role will play a key part in ensuring robust cyber security practices are embedded across new and evolving digital services.

Working as part of a dedicated cyber security function, you will provide specialist advice and guidance across the full service lifecycle, supporting projects from initial scoping through to go-live and ongoing operational readiness.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide cyber security advice and guidance to digital and transformation projects throughout their lifecycle.
• Support early-stage scoping and risk assessment activities for new and evolving services.
• Interpret security policies, standards, and accreditation requirements to define appropriate controls.
• Conduct threat modelling and risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Review solution architecture and detailed designs to ensure alignment with security requirements.
• Maintain and document security design assessments for new services.
• Carry out hands-on security checks (e.g. configuration reviews), and coordinate independent penetration testing.
• Provide recommendations to support stage gate reviews and go-live decisions.
• Own and manage all security-related delivery evidence required for project assurance.
• Contribute to the development of secure operational processes, including SecOps practices and automation.

Key requirements:

• Strong experience in cyber security and risk assessment within enterprise-scale digital environments.
• Proven track record of contributing to the secure delivery of new digital services.
• Good understanding of current cyber threat landscape, security standards, and best practice.
• Experience working within agile delivery teams alongside internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Ability to take ownership of security deliverables and drive them through to completion.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical risks and controls to non-technical stakeholders.
• Technical experience across:
• Enterprise security tooling such as email filtering, antivirus, firewalls, WAF, and Microsoft Defender
• Security testing approaches including SAST and DAST
• Enterprise platforms including Active Directory, PKI, SCCM, Microsoft 365, and Azure (including Entra and Intune)
• Virtualisation and operating systems, including Windows Server and Hyper-V
• Cloud environments, particularly Microsoft Azure
• Application platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics and Power Platform

Desirable experience:

• Experience working with Azure, Microsoft Dynamics, and Power Platform environments
• Experience managing external penetration testing activities
• Relevant certifications (e.g. MCSE, ITIL) or equivalent experience
• This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile programme, contributing to secure and resilient service delivery within a complex and evolving environment.
• For more information or to express interest, please get in touch.

This role requires someone onsite 1-2 days per week in the Edinburgh office.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.