Role
: Assistant Vice President, Cyber Security Analyst (Purple Team)
Location
: London HQ, 2 days p/w
Compensation
: Up to £105,000 total package
Lawrence Harvey are partnered with a financial payments giant that are searching for a Purple Team specialist to join their Security Operations function in a newly created role.
You can expect to work on a variety of Purple Team engagements, in a team of Cyber Security experts. There is a heavy investment into their technology estate, giving you access to a variety of cutting-edge security tooling.
What you will do:
* Lead and coordinate Purple Team exercises, from scoping to remediation.
* Support SOC operations including incident response, threat hunting, and detection engineering.
* Maintain playbooks, procedures, and documentation aligned with threat intelligence.
* Operate and improve security controls (SIEM, DLP, endpoint, vulnerability management).
* Partner with internal teams and third-party vendors to enhance overall security posture.
What you will need:
* Purple Team experience is ideal But we can look at candidates from a background in either Red or Blue Team.
* Financial Services/Banking experience is advantageous
* Proven experience running cyber security tests with knowledge of attacker TTPs.
* Hands-on background in security operations, incident response, or detection engineering.
* Strong knowledge of SIEM (ideally Splunk), endpoint tools (e.g. CrowdStrike), and cloud (AWS/Azure).
* Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and business teams.
* Solid understanding of core security technologies: firewalls, proxies, DLP, IPS, TCP/IP.
Where you will travel to:
* London HQ, 2 days p/w
What you will get paid:
* Up to £105,000 total compensation
* Excellent private health and career benefits
How you can apply:
* Using the link above
* Sending a resume to