Job title: Security Consultant
Location: UK Remote
Contract: 9 months, Outside IR35
Why Apply?
This contract role offers the opportunity to play a key part in strengthening an established Secure SDLC within a complex, large-scale environment. You'll work across application security and project delivery, influencing how security is embedded throughout the lifecycle and helping teams build solutions securely from the outset.
Responsibilities
* Lead improvements to the Secure Software Development Lifecycle, aligned to NIST CSF 2.0.
* Act as an Application Security / Project Guardian, embedding security across delivery lifecycles.
* Review and tighten existing vulnerability management practices.
* Define and document end-to-end security requirements in a clear, accessible format for delivery teams.
* Ensure security controls are applied at the right stage of projects, regardless of entry point.
* Bring together application, platform, cloud, and infrastructure security to ensure cohesive SDLC controls.
* Validate that back-end and platform security controls are correctly implemented and fit for purpose.
* Operate as a trusted internal security advisor, balancing risk, delivery timelines, and business objectives.
Requirements
* Proven experience improving Secure SDLC maturity within complex environments.
* Strong knowledge of NIST CSF, application security, and secure-by-design principles.
* Experience working with ISMS environments.
* Hands‑on capability across vulnerability management, security assessments, and control validation.
* Ability to translate security requirements into practical, delivery‑ready guidance.
* Experience working autonomously across multiple teams with competing priorities.
* Strong understanding of cloud and platform security (AWS, Kubernetes, APIs, IAM).
* Pragmatic approach to risk management in agile delivery environments.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.
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