Cyber Security Engineer

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Job Overview

2 year fixed term contract role with aim to move into full permanent role

2 days a week in the London office

£84,000 – £97,000 salary (base + car allowance) + bonus + benefits

Our client are a leading energy company and are looking to recruit a Cyber Security Consultant/Engineer role to join their growing Cyber Security team in London.

The role isn't strictly just within the discipline of architecture or engineering but more a technical cyber security generalist to support the key day-to-day activities and major projects. The main duties of this role will be to become a technical advisor / expert and provide continued technical guidance to the Cyber team, IT teams, business and project teams to maintain a high level of cyber security compliance throughout.

We expect the candidate to have a broad range of technical skills across the IT discipline, with experience in OT also preferred and have a strong understanding of how cycler security principles can be applied via technical solutions and technical decision making. They also need to have a good understanding or risk and compliance and advise and guide on how to technically achieve compliance. To reiterate we are not looking for a low-level technical specialist in one technology solution, but more of a broader range of cyber and technical skills to contribute and complement the rest of the Cyber Security team.

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain security architecture principles, patterns and standards across IT and OT environments.
  • Translate business and regulatory requirements into secure technical designs.
  • Act as the cyber security technical expert for projects and ensure security due diligence during solution delivery.
  • Provide technical security guidance to IT teams and business stakeholders.
  • Lead and contribute to cyber security projects ensuring end-to-end security across the lifecycle.
  • Promote and implement Cyber-by-Design principles.
  • Contribute to the Architecture Review Board (ARB) to ensure solutions comply with internal controls and security frameworks.
  • Maintain awareness of emerging cyber and digital technologies and identify security improvements.
  • Produce and maintain cyber security technical documentation and standards.
  • Support cyber security risk analysis and risk management for technical solutions.
  • Act as a UK technical point of contact for assurance functions including Internal Audit, Risk Management, Legal and external auditors.

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Company: Vallum Associates
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Job Overview

2 year fixed term contract role with aim to move into full permanent role

2 days a week in the London office

£84,000 – £97,000 salary (base + car allowance) + bonus + benefits

Our client are a leading energy company and are looking to recruit a Cyber Security Consultant/Engineer role to join their growing Cyber Security team in London.

The role isn’t strictly just within the discipline of architecture or engineering but more a technical cyber security generalist to support the key day-to-day activities and major projects. The main duties of this role will be to become a technical advisor / expert and provide continued technical guidance to the Cyber team, IT teams, business and project teams to maintain a high level of cyber security compliance throughout.

We expect the candidate to have a broad range of technical skills across the IT discipline, with experience in OT also preferred and have a strong understanding of how cycler security principles can be applied via technical solutions and technical decision making. They also need to have a good understanding or risk and compliance and advise and guide on how to technically achieve compliance. To reiterate we are not looking for a low-level technical specialist in one technology solution, but more of a broader range of cyber and technical skills to contribute and complement the rest of the Cyber Security team.

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain security architecture principles, patterns and standards across IT and OT environments.
  • Translate business and regulatory requirements into secure technical designs.
  • Act as the cyber security technical expert for projects and ensure security due diligence during solution delivery.
  • Provide technical security guidance to IT teams and business stakeholders.
  • Lead and contribute to cyber security projects ensuring end-to-end security across the lifecycle.
  • Promote and implement Cyber-by-Design principles.
  • Contribute to the Architecture Review Board (ARB) to ensure solutions comply with internal controls and security frameworks.
  • Maintain awareness of emerging cyber and digital technologies and identify security improvements.
  • Produce and maintain cyber security technical documentation and standards.
  • Support cyber security risk analysis and risk management for technical solutions.
  • Act as a UK technical point of contact for assurance functions including Internal Audit, Risk Management, Legal and external auditors.

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Posted: May 17th, 2026