Job Description:

Cyber Security Engineer

Secure by Design & Security Platforms

6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 | London 1-2 Days Per Week

We're seeking a hands-on Cyber Security Engineer to embed Secure by Design principles across technology programmes while helping improve and optimise a suite of enterprise security platforms.

This is an excellent opportunity for a security professional who enjoys working across architecture, engineering and delivery teams, influencing projects from inception through to deployment while providing practical, pragmatic security guidance.

Key Experience

✅ Secure by Design & Security Assurance
✅ Security Architecture & Design Reviews
✅ Threat Modelling & Risk Identification
✅ Microsoft Security Stack (Identity, Endpoint, Cloud & Monitoring)
✅ Security Platform Configuration & Support
✅ Security Standards, Controls & Governance
✅ Vendor & Security Tool Management
✅ Stakeholder Engagement Across Engineering & Delivery Teams

What You'll Be Doing

• Embed security into projects and programmes from day one
• Conduct security design reviews and lightweight threat modelling
• Drive security assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Enhance configuration, adoption and effectiveness of security platforms
• Support onboarding and implementation of new security tooling
• Act as a key liaison between Security, Architecture, Engineering and Delivery teams
• Develop practical standards, templates and guidance to improve secure-by-design outcomes
• Manage platform-related requests, vendor engagement and continuous improvement initiatives

Ideal Background

• Strong experience delivering Secure by Design outcomes within complex enterprise environments
• Experience reviewing solution architectures and identifying pragmatic security controls
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft security technologies
• Exposure to cloud, infrastructure, applications and integration security
• Experience supporting or administering security tooling and platforms
• Ability to operate independently and quickly add value in a fast-paced environment

Desirable

• Security Architecture or Engineering background
• IAM technologies such as One Identity, Delinea or StrongDM
• Experience within regulated, utilities, energy or critical infrastructure environments

A great opportunity for a delivery-focused security contractor to influence major technology initiatives, improve security engineering practices and help drive a Secure by Design culture across a large and complex organisation.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.