Cyber Security Specialist (Security Connector)

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior Cyber Security Specialist / Security Connector to provide security expertise across enterprise technologies, cloud platforms, modern applications and emerging AI solutions.

The role will act as a security connector between business, architecture, engineering and cyber teams, enabling secure-by-design delivery while balancing security risk, resilience and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead security assessments across cloud, application, infrastructure, data and AI-enabled solutions.
• Provide pragmatic security recommendations and implementable controls.
• Perform threat modelling using STRIDE, MITRE ATT&CK or equivalent methodologies.
• Review RESTful APIs, containerised microservices, identity patterns and third-party integrations.
• Advise architecture and engineering teams on secure-by-design principles.
• Assess security posture across endpoints, networks, cryptography, IAM and hybrid cloud environments.
• Support vulnerability remediation, security governance and risk acceptance activities.
• Support security incident investigation where required.
• Apply relevant security standards and frameworks including ISO 27000, PCI DSS, COBIT, NIST and OWASP.
• Communicate complex security risks, options and recommendations to technical and senior business stakeholders.
• Collaborate across UK and offshore multidisciplinary teams.
• Promote secure, ethical and compliant engineering practices.

Required Skills Mandatory

• 8+ years of relevant professional cyber security experience.
• Broad enterprise cyber security knowledge.
• Strong experience across cloud, AI, endpoint, network, cryptography and IAM security.
• Hands-on experience with public and/or private cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of modern architectures.
• Experience with REST APIs, containers and microservices.
• Practical threat modelling experience.
• Practical security risk assessment experience.
• Strong understanding of security controls and secure engineering practices.
• Experience applying security frameworks and standards.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups.

Desirable

• AI/ML security experience.
• Security architecture experience.
• Experience working with emerging AI solutions.
• Experience in regulated or highly controlled enterprise environments.
• Experience leading or coordinating security teams.

Certifications

Mandatory / Equivalent Professional Certification:

• CISSP, CISM or CCSP, or equivalent security management certification.
• CEH, OSCP or equivalent technical security certification.

Desirable:

• Cloud security certification.
• Cyber security architecture certification.