Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Freelance
14-04-2025
Job Specifications
Senior Cyber Security Engineer – Investment Management
£££ Competitive Day Rate | Contract with Perm Option
Central London | Hybrid Working
Senior-level Cyber Security Engineer
Core security disciplines – infrastructure, cloud, identity, threat, risk
Initial contract with an option to convert to permanent employment
You'll be working for a well-established investment management firm as a Senior Cyber Security Engineer, helping to shape and secure their growing tech environment. This is a hands-on, high-trust role where your broad security knowledge will directly impact infrastructure, cloud, data, and application integrity.
The Role:
Deliver security engineering across network, cloud, and endpoint infrastructure
Support detection, response, and threat modelling
Help mature identity & access management controls
Lead on vulnerability remediation and risk assessments
Act as SME in cross-functional projects involving security tooling & design
What You Need:
Proven experience in senior security engineering roles
Strong across core cyber disciplines – infrastructure, cloud, IAM, threat detection, risk
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
Comfortable in a regulated environment (finance ideal but not essential)
Confident communicator, able to advise both tech and business stakeholders
Apply now or drop a note to Barry.Ansell@HarringtonStarr.com for a faster review.
About the Company
Harrington Starr is a multi-award winning financial technology recruitment business based in London, Belfast and New York City. Founded in 2010, we are specialists in technology, change & transformation and sales recruitment and have helped clients and candidates across 5 continents. Our diverse range of clients include banks, hedge funds, vendors, service providers, payment providers, asset managers, start-ups, disruptors and many more. The one thing they have in common though is that they trust Harrington Starr with their... Know more
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