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Cyber Security Specialist

Lorien
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH105BP, Scotland

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job position is for a Cyber Security Specialist on a 12-month Outside IR35 contract based in Edinburgh or Glasgow, offering a salary of £550 per day.
  • Candidates are expected to have experience in security and risk assessment, particularly in enterprise-scale digital service provision.
  • Key responsibilities include assessing cyber threats, conducting risk assessments, and adapting security standards for change projects.
  • The role requires familiarity with various security products and platforms, including Azure, MS Dynamics, and enterprise systems.
  • Applicants should be able to work effectively in an agile project environment and demonstrate a proactive approach to security throughout project lifecycles.

Cyber Security Specialist - 12 month OutsideIR35 £550 - Edinburgh/Glasgow basedLoriens leading public sector client are looking for a Cyber Security Specialist on an initial 12month Outside IR35 Contract.Responsibilities:

  • Be aware of the current cyber threat landscape and industry best practices and standards.
  • Support initial scoping and risk assessment of a change project.
  • Interpret security best practice and accreditation requirements to determine security requirements
  • Adapt existing cyber security standards and controls to fit specific change projects
  • Carry out threat modelling and risk assessments
  • Review high and low level designs drafted by solution architects.
  • Maintain a security design assessment for new services

Technical scope

  • Security products (email filtering, AV, firewalls, WAFs, MS Defender)
  • Security Testing (SAST, DAST)
  • Virtualisation platforms and operating systems, including Hyper-V and Windows Server.
  • Enterprise Systems (email, PKI, AD, GP, SCCM, Azure, M365)
  • Application platforms (MS Dynamics, Power Platform)
  • Cloud platforms (Azure)

Skills Required

  • Security and Risk assessment
  • In depth understanding of and experience with enterprise scale digital service provision
  • Demonstrable recent record making security contribution during the development of a new digital service
  • Ability to work well in an agile project team with internal colleagues and suppliers
  • Ability to self-start, accept ownership and see through security aspects of project start to finish
  • Ability to share knowledge and experience with colleagues and effectively hand over to SecOps

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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