Security Consultant

Role Name: Senior Security Design Consultant Type: Contract – Inside IR35 Location: Leeds, Manchester and Bristol, UK Hybrid/Remote: Onsite Role Overview We are seeking a Senior Security Design Consultant to provide expert cyber security consultancy, security design assurance and risk-based guidance across business and technology change. The role is responsible for assessing new and amended services, applications, cloud platforms and third-party solutions to ensure security risks are understood, controlled and aligned to organisational risk appetite, regulatory obligations and industry best practice. Required Experience and Skills Extensive experience in cyber security, security consulting, risk assessment or security architecture within regulated environments, ideally financial services. Strong knowledge of threat modelling methodologies, secure design principles, attack vectors and mitigating controls across network, application and cloud domains. Practical understanding of cloud security, secure application delivery, third‑party risk management and access management practices. Experience applying recognised frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS, OWASP, NIST and enterprise security control frameworks. Ability to translate complex technical risks into business language and provide clear, evidence‑based recommendations. Exposure to contemporary architectures. e.g. RESTful APIs and containerised microservices.

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