Cyber Security Specialist (Security Connector)

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior Cyber Security Specialist / Security Connector to provide security expertise across enterprise technologies, cloud platforms, modern applications and emerging AI solutions.

The role will act as a security connector between business, architecture, engineering and cyber teams , enabling secure-by-design delivery while balancing security risk, resilience and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead security assessments across cloud, application, infrastructure, data and AI-enabled solutions.

• Provide pragmatic security recommendations and implementable controls.

• Perform threat modelling using STRIDE, MITRE ATT&CK or equivalent methodologies.

• Review RESTful APIs, containerised microservices, identity patterns and third-party integrations.

• Advise architecture and engineering teams on secure-by-design principles.

• Assess security posture across endpoints, networks, cryptography, IAM and hybrid cloud environments.

• Support vulnerability remediation, security governance and risk acceptance activities.

• Support security incident investigation where required.

• Apply relevant security standards and frameworks including ISO 27000, PCI DSS, COBIT, NIST and OWASP .

• Communicate complex security risks, options and recommendations to technical and senior business stakeholders.

• Collaborate across UK and offshore multidisciplinary teams.

• Promote secure, ethical and compliant engineering practices.

Required Skills Mandatory

• 8+ years of relevant professional cyber security experience.

• Broad enterprise cyber security knowledge.

• Strong experience across cloud, AI, endpoint, network, cryptography and IAM security.

• Hands-on experience with public and/or private cloud environments.

• Strong understanding of modern architectures.

• Experience with REST APIs, containers and microservices .

• Practical threat modelling experience.

• Practical security risk assessment experience.

• Strong understanding of security controls and secure engineering practices.

• Experience applying security frameworks and standards.

• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups.

Desirable

• AI/ML security experience.

• Security architecture experience.

• Experience working with emerging AI solutions.

• Experience in regulated or highly controlled enterprise environments.

• Experience leading or coordinating security teams.

Certifications

Mandatory / Equivalent Professional Certification:

• CISSP, CISM or CCSP, or equivalent security management certification.

• CEH, OSCP or equivalent technical security certification.

Desirable:

• Cloud security certification.

• Cyber security architecture certification.