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This position focuses on security monitoring, incident investigation, threat analysis, and operational security improvement. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert for cyber security operations, supporting both proactive and reactive security activities while helping to enhance the organisation's overall security … cybersecurity, they are committed to maintaining a secure and resilient environment that supports business growth, innovation, and operational excellence. Description Investigating and responding to security incidents escalated through the Security Operations function. Performing detailed security event analysis and identifying potential threats or areas requiring further investigation. ...

Title: Cyber Security Specialist Location : Doncaster Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per year Job Type: Full Time, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract At DB Cargo UK, we keep the UK moving. As the UK's leading rail freight operator, we provide safe, reliable and sustainable rail logistics services that … support businesses, communities and the wider economy. We are investing in our technology, resilience and cyber security capability and are looking for an experienced Cyber Security Specialist to join us on a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a key role within our IT Governance & Security ...

transformation programme for a UK Government Department. We are seeking an experienced Security Operations Implementation Planning Consultant to translate high-level SecOps transition strategies into detailed, actionable implementation plans across multiple security services. This role requires a strong understanding of enterprise Security Operations, combined … ability to develop practical, sequenced delivery roadmaps that can be executed by operational teams. Key Responsibilities Develop detailed, low-level implementation plans for SecOps services, including Security Engineering, Threat & Vulnerability Management and security testing. Translate strategic objectives into clear, sequenced activities, milestones, dependencies and deliverables across a multi ...

Security Assurance Coordinator + Long term contract + SC Clearance required + up to £600 per day - Inside IR35 + Hybrid from Corsham The Role An opportunity for an experienced Security Assurance Coordinator to support the programme, delivering security governance, risk management and compliance across MOD OpNET … environments. You will ensure systems meet MOD security assurance requirements, supporting Secure by Design (SbD), cyber risk management and security control implementation in line with JSP 440, JSP 604 and NIST methodologies. Working closely with project teams, security architects, engineers and wider Defence security functions ...

Head of Cyber Security 3-6 Month Contract | Inside IR35 | Manchester (1 Day Per Week) | Potential Permanent Opportunity We're working with a global manufacturing organisation seeking a Head of Cyber Security to lead and mature their cyber security function. This is a highly visible role with … responsibility for cyber strategy, security operations, risk management, and stakeholder engagement across the business. Key Requirements Proven experience as a Head of Cyber Security, Cyber Security Manager, or Senior Security Leader. Strong background within Microsoft environments (Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Security). Experience leading ...

Security Engineer (SC Cleared) £450 per day | Outside IR35 | 9-Month Contract + Potential Extensions Remote (1 day in London per month) A leading consultancy is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to join a high-profile cyber security programme supporting critical public sector environments. This role sits … intersection of Security Operations, SIEM engineering, and cloud-based data engineering, offering the opportunity to work on large-scale security monitoring platforms and cloud-native security solutions. The Role As a Security Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, optimising, and maintaining security ...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Cyber Security Engineer subcontractor on an initial 24 month contract. People from a background working as a Cyber Security Engineer, SOC Engineer, SOC Analyst, Senior SOC Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst, Security Operations Engineer, SIEM Engineer … SIEM Analyst, Threat Detection Engineer, Security Infrastructure Engineer would be well suited to this position. Rate: £92.11 per hour Location: Stevenage Hybrid/Remote working: Onsite 5 days per week Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at time ...

Manager to join a high-profile programme supporting a secure government environment. The successful candidate will lead the coordination, management, and resolution of cyber security incidents, ensuring rapid response, stakeholder engagement, and continuous service improvement. This role requires a proactive individual with strong communication skills, experience managing complex cyber … incidents, and the ability to operate effectively within secure and highly regulated environments. Key Responsibilities Lead the end-to-end management of cyber security incidents and major security events. Coordinate technical response teams during security incidents, ensuring timely containment, eradication, and recovery activities. Act as the primary ...

Clearance Required London (1 day per month onsite) A leading consultancy is looking for a Detection Engineer to join a high-profile cyber security programme supporting critical public sector services. This role offers a unique blend of detection engineering and SOC operations , providing the opportunity to develop … optimise advanced detection capabilities while helping protect large-scale cloud environments. Working within a Security Operations Centre (SOC), you'll be responsible for building and tuning detections, investigating security incidents, and improving the effectiveness of security monitoring across AWS and Splunk environments. The Role ...

Cyber Security Engineer Hybrid - 4 days on-site p/w in London Initial Contract to 30 April 2027 Inside IR35 - 544.83pd Umbrella Rate Are you a cyber security engineer who enjoys owning a tool from deployment through to day-to-day operation, and then replacing it with … something better? We're recruiting a contract Senior Cyber Security Tooling Engineer for the IT Security team of a leading financial services organisation in London. The team is taking on management of a wide estate of security tooling across network, email, endpoint and web, plus platforms that ...

Cyber Security Engineer Hybrid - 4 days on-site p/w in London Initial Contract to 30 April 2027 Inside IR35 - £544.83pd Umbrella Rate Are you a cyber security engineer who enjoys owning a tool from deployment through to day-to-day operation, and then replacing it with … something better? We're recruiting a contract Senior Cyber Security Tooling Engineer for the IT Security team of a leading financial services organisation in London. The team is taking on management of a wide estate of security tooling across network, email, endpoint and web, plus platforms that ...

Cloud Security Engineer £650pd Inside IR35 Contract SC Clearance Required (Used Within Last 12 Months) Hybrid Working | Occasional London Travel Start Date: November 2026 | Contract Until March 2027 A leading consultancy is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Security Engineer to support a major Home Office programme focused … migrating a large-scale product estate into a new AWS environment. This is a high-profile cloud transformation initiative, requiring a security-focused engineer to help design, implement, and maintain a robust security posture across the organisation's core cloud platforms. The successful candidate will work across cloud ...

Senior Cyber Security Business Analyst - AI & Security Transformation Location: London, UK Contract: 12 months (subject to confirmation) Rate:£600 - £800 per day (Inside of IR35) must use an Umbrella Working Arrangement: Hybrid Sector: Financial Services/Cybersecurity/AI Transformation The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced … Senior Cyber Security Business Analyst to join a major international financial services organisation undergoing an ambitious transformation of its cyber security capabilities. Working within the CISO function, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how emerging AI technologies are integrated into cyber security operations, particularly ...

Description Reporting to the Security Engineering Team Lead, you will provide hands on application security engineering for the Customer B2C and Connected Mobility domains during a 12 month cover period. You will work with product teams, engineers and architects to identify and reduce security risk throughout design … development, testing and release. You will be the day-to-day application security contact for these domains, working within the wider Security Engineering function and escalating risks to the appropriate security and business owners. You will help teams build and improve security controls in their delivery ...

Cyber Security Engineer Key Information: Contract: 24 Months Rate: Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35) Location: Stevenage Onsite Requirement: 4/5 days per week Security Clearance : Active DV Clearance required We're supporting a leading defence organisation on the search for a Cyber Security Engineer … join a growing Cyber Security Operations function. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on large-scale security tooling, detection capabilities and SOC technologies within a complex, highly secure environment. You'll play a key role in enhancing security visibility, improving detection capabilities and supporting ...

Active SC clearance We are seeking an experienced AI Solutions Architect to lead the technical discovery and assessment of AI opportunities within a Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC). This is an exciting opportunity to shape the application of AI within cyber security operations, evaluating emerging … cases and defining a secure target architecture and implementation roadmap. The Role Assess existing SOC architecture, including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR and security data platforms. Identify opportunities to apply AI across alert triage, threat intelligence, incident investigation, detection engineering and reporting. Evaluate AI approaches, including Generative AI, LLMs ...

This position focuses on cyber incident investigation, remediation, and operational security improvement. Be the escalation point of the external MSSP. This is a 1 year FTC role with high potential to extend. Client Details Our client is a well-established and respected professional services organisation with a strong national … presence and a reputation for delivering high-quality solutions to a broad client base. Description Investigate and respond to security incidents escalated through the Security Operations function. Perform detailed security event analysis and identifying potential threats or areas requiring further investigation. Work closely with external security ...

enthusiastic individual with excellent technical and client-facing skills, to act as Lead Technical Engineer to lead high and low level design work for Security Operations Centre solutions delivered to customers. The person undertaking the role will be expected to lead technology designs utilising small teams. Leading … design of a range of security and security related solutions across High level designs, Low level design and Deployment Level Designs, including specification of interfaces between solution components. Support the design and configuration of a range of security tools Specify infrastructure requirements (RAM, Disk, CPU, Network bandwidth ...

Cyber Security Architect/Consultant (Azure, Microsoft Security, CrowdStrike, Entra ID, Sentinel) £750 per day, Outside IR35! A Cyber Security Architect/Consultant (Azure, Microsoft Security, CrowdStrike, Entra ID, Sentinel) is required for a major new government initiative, helping build its security capabilities ahead … Location no issue - work from home **** Working alongside a former CISO in a small, fast-moving organisation, you'll have genuine technical ownership, taking security solutions from design through to delivery. The ideal Cyber Security Architect/Consultant will have: Security Architecture: Hands-on experience ...

Security Engineer (SOC/Data Engineering) £450 per day | Outside IR35 | 9-Month Contract | Active SC Clearance Required London (1 day per month onsite) A leading consultancy is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to join a high-profile cyber security programme supporting critical public sector environments. This … role sits at the intersection of Security Operations, SIEM engineering, and cloud-based data engineering, offering the opportunity to work on large-scale security monitoring platforms and cloud-native security solutions. The Role As a Security Engineer, you will play a key role in designing ...

Security Engineer 6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 | £650-£700 per day | London (Remote Working) We're looking for a Security Engineer to join a high-performing Security Operations team. This is a hands-on role focused on detection engineering, threat hunting, automation, incident response, and security tooling optimisation within a modern cloud-first environment. Key Skills & Experience: Strong background in Security Engineering, SOC, Detection Engineering, or Incident Response Hands-on experience with SIEM/XDR platforms and KQL, SPL, or LogScale Microsoft 365 security experience Threat hunting and detection engineering aligned to MITRE ...

Week) | Inside IR35 | Up to £675 per Day | ASAP Start We're looking for an experienced L3 SOC Analyst to join a busy cyber security operations team supporting a large-scale enterprise environment. This role will suit someone with a strong background in incident response, threat detection, investigation … remediation, who is comfortable operating as a senior escalation point within a Security Operations Centre. What You'll Be Doing: Acting as an L3 escalation point for complex security incidents and investigations Leading incident response activities from detection through to containment and remediation Conducting in-depth analysis ...

Specialist (SOC) Location: London (Onsite) Duration: 12 Months Inside IR35 The Opportunity We're seeking an experienced Incident Response Specialist to provide hands-on Security Operations Centre (SOC) and Incident Response support within a fast-paced cyber security environment. This role focuses on monitoring, investigating, and responding … cyber security threats across macOS endpoints, Linux cloud environments, microservices, and containerised platforms. You'll work closely with security and engineering teams to contain threats, coordinate remediation activities, and continuously strengthen detection and response capabilities. Key Responsibilities Monitor and triage security alerts within a SOC environment. Investigate ...

Outside IR35 Contract Length: 6-month contract We're looking for an experienced Content Developer with hands-on ArcSight and/or Google SecOps experience to support a cybersecurity-focused project on an initial six-month contract. This is a remote opportunity for a technical professional with experience developing … migration of content between security platforms. Key Experience Hands-on experience with ArcSight and/or Google Security Operations (Google SecOps/Chronicle). Experience developing or maintaining SIEM security content. Understanding of security detection rules, correlation logic and detection use cases. Knowledge of security ...

months + +Inside IR35 +£60 - £70 ph +On site in London We are seeking an experienced Incident Response Specialist to provide hands-on Security Operations Centre (SOC) and incident response support across endpoint, cloud and application environments. The successful candidate will investigate and respond to cyber security threats, with a particular focus on macOS endpoints, Linux cloud workloads, microservices and containerised environments. You will work closely with security and technical teams to assess incidents, support containment and remediation, and improve threat detection and response capabilities. Key Responsibilities Monitor security alerts, perform triage and investigate ...