Cyber Security Jobs

Randstad Technologies Recruitment · Birmingham · £300 – £400 pd

Lead a six-month AI and digital platform security initiative, defining controls and guardrails for GenAI and machine learning across global operations. Architect defences spanning AWS, Azure, hybrid and on-prem environments, aligning with NIST and ISO 27001 while mentoring a senior team of security architects and advising C-suite stakeholders.

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions · London · £500 – £550 pd

Hands-on contract role managing a broad estate of security tooling across network, email, endpoint and web, plus red team platforms for forensics, threat monitoring and deception. Day to day involves patching, upgrades, policy tuning, troubleshooting, and deploying and integrating new tools, including vendor replacements such as a new web proxy and email gateway. Works within an IT Security team at a financial services organisation, supporting audit and risk activity alongside engineering projects.

Morson Edge · Warrington · £85 ph

Assess technical security controls and cyber risk across complex OT and Cloud environments, working with technical teams, architects and risk owners. The role centres on NCSC CAF, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001/27005 and NIST frameworks, covering third-party assurance and internal/external audits. It is a 12-month contract requiring one day a week travel to the North West.

Copello · Farnborough

Supports a major UK Defence programme across MODCloud ICE and AWS, covering security engineering, assurance, vulnerability management and risk. Produces security and assurance documentation, applies Secure by Design, and works with JSP 453, ST&V, threat modelling and MOD accreditation. Requires DV clearance and prior MOD/Defence experience.

ECS Resource Group · Newbury · £450 – £500 pd

Security architecture and independent assurance role on a large-scale telecoms programme, focused on Privileged Access Management and securing administrative access to critical Network Management Systems. You will review network and security designs, assure HLDs, LLDs, PoCs and test strategies, and advise on segmentation, least privilege and secure management access. Requires strong IP networking (MPLS, VPNs, VRFs) plus AAA, TACACS+, MFA and RBAC expertise.

Creideas · Thame · £600 – £850 pd

Part-time consultant guiding a client's migration from traditional data centres to AWS, acting as an escalation point and mentor for a small team of engineers. Works closely with the CISO on security reviews and strategy, applying SIEM, EDR and vulnerability management skills. Mostly remote with occasional in-person catch-ups.

Sheffield Hallam University · Sheffield · £40,704 – £45,641 pa

Deliver and develop undergraduate and postgraduate Cyber Security and Computer Networks teaching, with a focus on technical areas, within an applied, project-based learning environment. Engage in industry consultancy and knowledge exchange, helping regional businesses achieve certifications such as Cyber Essentials. The role sits in an NCSC-certified department where staff and students collaborate closely.

LASE (University of Greenwich) · London · £38,784 – £44,746 pa

Fixed-term research post within the Centre for Sustainable Cyber Security, an NCSC-recognised Academic Centre of Excellence, working on the EU-funded GANNDALF project. The role involves studying and addressing the privacy-explainability trade-off in explainable AI for cyber crime investigations, including agency-to-agency data sharing, a decision-support toolbox, and pilot implementations and evaluations. Requires a PhD in computer science and a strong publication record in privacy-enhancing technologies or explainable AI.

Carbon 60 · London

Oversees cyber assurance across multiple domains or tribes, embedding security by design and ensuring controls meet risk appetite. Works with Digital Delivery leadership, the Cyber Team and the Cyber Security Office, advising on risk, policy and regulatory requirements. Requires threat and risk assessment across varied technology stacks and senior stakeholder influence.

Adecco · London · £600 – £750 pd

Senior advisory role providing expert leadership on cyber risk management, security assurance and governance across large-scale public sector technology programmes. Involves assessing risks, reviewing technical designs and architectures, and embedding secure-by-design principles into cloud and digital transformation work while influencing senior stakeholders.

TXP · London · £750 – £751 pd

Lead cyber and information security risk assessments and assurance across major government digital, cloud and SaaS transformation programmes. Produce formal risk assessments and treatment plans aligned to business risk appetite, provide NCSC Cloud Security Principles assurance, and promote Secure by Design. Also advises on security architecture, engages senior stakeholders and mentors digital teams.

Summer Browning Associates · London

Lead enterprise cloud architecture across GCP and/or AWS, designing secure landing zones, IAM hierarchies and microservices, plus deterministic AI safety controls and perimeter defence. The role also covers systems integration, API layers and architectural governance, including Technical Design Authority approvals and NCSC-aligned assurance within UK central government.

NRL Recruitment · Reading · £60 – £70 ph

Lead the design and implementation of secure OT/ICS cybersecurity architectures, conduct risk assessments and assurance activities, and apply frameworks such as IEC 62443, NCSC CAF, NIS Regulations and ONR SAPs. Provide technical leadership across critical national infrastructure, nuclear and defence programmes, engaging senior stakeholders and regulatory bodies, with some bid and client relationship work.

Lavant Consulting · London · £650 – £1,000 pd

Hands-on architecture role within a board-sponsored vulnerability and patch management transformation at a major financial services organisation. You will redesign end-to-end patching and remediation processes, define future-state automation architecture and tooling, and drive backlog reduction across servers, networks, containers and databases, working with Infrastructure, Cyber Security, DevOps and Service Management teams.

Adecco · Belfast

Designs end-to-end infrastructure and cloud solutions for enterprise customers, leading technical workshops and translating business requirements into scalable architectures. Produces high and low-level design documentation and provides technical leadership across the project lifecycle, working with Azure, Microsoft 365, VMware/vSAN and hybrid cloud platforms. Also supports bids, solution presentations and customer engagement.