Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer - London (Hybrid) - £700 per day inside IR35 - 4 months+

All applicants must hold an active SC clearance.

My client is on the hunt for a Cyber Security Engineer to join a central government client of theirs.

You will be joining an AppSec team focused on building security automation into delivery pipelines and conducting security focused tests against digital services.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
• Evaluate the automated security tooling into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency checking, IaC etc), and make necessary recommendations.
• Collaborate with developers to remediate identified vulnerabilities and ensure secure code practices.
• Provide expert input on cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and DevSecOps tooling.
• Assist in maintaining security assurance across the SDLC in line with MoJ and NCSC guidelines.

Essential Criteria

• Penetration testing, ethical hacking, or vulnerability assessments.
• Security testing tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nikto, Nmap, Metasploit, etc.).
• DevSecOps principles and tools (e.g., Veracode, SonarQube, GitHub Advanced Security, IaC scanning, etc.).
• Secure Cloud Infrastructure, specifically AWS an...