Cyber Security Analyst - Inside IR35 - London (Hybrid)

Cyber Security Analyst

Location: London (Hybrid - 8 days per month onsite)

Rate: £525 per day (Inside IR35)

Contract: 6 months

We're looking for an experienced Cyber Security Analyst to join a leading global financial services organisation on a long-term contract.

This is an opportunity to work within a highly respected cyber security function, helping to secure business-critical technology and infrastructure across a complex enterprise environment. You'll work closely with architects, engineers, developers and business stakeholders, providing security expertise across a wide range of projects while ensuring security is Embedded throughout the software development life cycle.

What you'll be doing

• Conduct security risk assessments for business and technology projects
• Define functional security requirements and promote secure by design principles
• Review solution architectures to ensure compliance with security standards
• Define penetration testing scope and support security testing activities
• Produce security standards, technical documentation and governance artefacts
• Advise on security services and recommend improvements across the organisation
• Act as a subject matter expert across one or more security domains
• Work closely with developers, architects, risk teams and senior stakeholders on security initiatives

Skills & Experience

We're interested in candidates with experience across several of the following areas:

• Security risk assessments and security architecture
• Identity & Access Management (IAM), Identity Federation and IDaaS
• PKI and cryptography
• Application Security and Secure Software Development
• OWASP and secure coding practices
• CI/CD security and security automation
• Cloud Security (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS)
• Network Security, Firewalls and Endpoint Security
• Infrastructure Security and Infrastructure as Code
• Data Protection and Compliance

Technical Experience: Experience with some of the following technologies would be beneficial:

• Microsoft Azure or other public cloud platforms
• Identity Management solutions
• Web Application Firewalls
• VMware or virtualisation technologies
• Software Defined Networking
• Storage technologies (SAN/NAS)
• Databases and Middleware
• Collaboration platforms and modern workplace technologies

Desirable Certifications

CISSP

GIAC

SABSA

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer

Other recognised security certifications

About You

Previous experience in Cyber Security, Information Security or Security Architecture

Strong understanding of enterprise security principles and governance

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Able to translate business requirements into practical security solutions

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Comfortable working across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Fluent in English

This is an excellent opportunity to join a globally recognised financial services organisation working on complex security challenges across cloud, infrastructure, application security and enterprise architecture.

Location: London (Hybrid - 8 days per month onsite)

Contract: 6 months

Rate: £525 per day Inside IR35

Apply today for immediate consideration.