Cyber Security Specialist

Cyber Security Specialist| 12 Months (Outside IR35)| Hybrid (Edinburgh)|

Harvey Nash's client is looking to recruit for a Cyber Security Specialist on a 12 month contract.

Main Responsibilities

• Stay informed about the latest trends in cybersecurity threats and follow industry best practices and standards.
• Assist in defining the scope and assessing risks for a change project.
• Understand and apply security best practices and accreditation standards to identify security requirements.
• Tailor existing cybersecurity standards and controls to meet the needs of specific change projects.
• Perform threat modelling and risk assessments.
• Review high-level and detailed design documents created by solution architects.
• Keep a security design assessment updated for new services.
• Conduct basic hands-on security evaluations.
• Organize and oversee independent pen testing.
• Offer guidance on decision-making for stage gating and product launches.
• Take responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of all security-related documentation during product delivery.
• Suggest improvements for SecOps procedures and automation for new systems.

Key Skills

• 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, Intune)
• Application platforms (Power Platform)
• Cloud platforms (Azure)
• 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.

This role falls outside of IR35 and is a mainly remote with office attendance required in Edinburgh as and when required. Please note for this role you must have or be happy to get a Standard Disclosure Scotland. To apply, please send your CV using the link.