13 IT Security Specialist jobs in London

About the role As a Security Vetting Specialist supports the Senior Vetting Manager in delivering a global project to align local vetting processes with Client’s Global Vetting Policy and relevant regulations, including NIS2. This role involves managing vendor relationships, overseeing the onboarding of new markets, and serving as a subject matter expert to advise internal stakeholders on vetting-related matters. Tell me more, tell me more… Our client is currently looking for a recruit in joining their current team, below are the job details for your reference: You can also ask our friendly recruitment team for any questions you may have about the role, between 09.00am till 17.00pm Monday to Friday. Shifts: Monday to Friday (37.5 hours) Roles and Responsibilities: Collaborate with local markets to review vetting operations, assess compliance with the Global Vetting Standard, and identify potential risks. Partner with HR, Legal, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure alignment of local processes with global standards and NIS2 regulatory requirements. Support the Senior Vetting Manager in preparing materials and insights for the Global Vetting Steering Committee. Coordinate the onboarding of new entities with the global vetting vendor, ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory, and corporate requirements. Manage due diligence requests with external service providers. Identify and escalate potential security risks or integrity concerns related to the vetting of prospective and current employees. Safeguard sensitive personal information, maintaining confidentiality throughout the vetting and due diligence process. Stay informed of evolving legislation, regulatory developments, and industry best practices concerning personnel security and data protection Other stuff we’re potentially looking for: Minimum of 5 years of experience in security vetting or a related discipline. Proven track record in managing global projects and engaging with cross-functional stakeholders at various levels. Strong analytical and investigative capabilities. In-depth knowledge of security clearance processes, background checks, and relevant regulatory frameworks. Solid understanding of data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, FCRA) and ethical vetting practices. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. High level of discretion and integrity in handling sensitive information. What’s in it for you? – Our client loves to reward their people for doing a great job. This is Until March 2026 contract. This role provides a remote working access with Occasional travel in Paddington Next Steps Once you’ve applied, one of our friendly recruitment consultants will give you a call and talk you through the screening process. If your application is successful, you’ll be involved in a live virtual interview with one of our client’s hiring managers to get to know you better. We look forward to speaking to you!

Senior SecOps Specialist Location – Fully Remote Salary - £80-90k Bonus Benefits Currently working with a UK HealthTech firm who are in the process of building out their Cyber Defence capability and looking to bring in a cloud-based Security Operations Specialist. This is a wide ranging role where you’ll be responsible for both Engineering and Analysis; monitoring and responding to incidents whilst also developing new detection rules and enhancing their monitoring infrastructure and tooling. This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced SecOps specialist with experience of both SecOps Analysis and Engineering to join a growing yet established firm at a crucial point as they completely build out their Information and Cyber Security capability. Whilst they have the fundamentals in place, this is a relatively greenfield SOC buildout, where you will work alongside the SOC Manager to shape their SOC monitoring, detection and response function. Key Responsibilities: Act as a lead and technical escalation point on the most complex incidents and investigations. Develop and engineer new detection rules, automating monotonous tasks where possible. Proactively research emerging and potential threat actors as a way of developing rules to safeguard against potential future threats. Mentor and train junior team members through complex incident response investigations. Key Requirements: Significant experience working in a SOC environment (5 years minimum) , dealing with and responding to escalated and most high profile incidents. Comprehensive knowledge and experience utilising/fine-tuning the Microsoft Security stack – Defender, Sentinel, KQL, etc. Experience working in hybrid-cloud SOC environments – Azure/AWS preferably. Ability to articulate specific projects that you have built, developed or led on, specific to SecOps Engineering and Automation. If you’re an experienced SecOps Specialist, looking to shape how one of the most innovative HealthTech firms build out their cyber defence capability and leave a lasting impact on one of the most reputable organisations whilst working alongside a team of genuine Cyber Security SMEs, click the to apply or get in touch directly –

About the role As a Security Vetting Specialist supports the Senior Vetting Manager in delivering a global project to align local vetting processes with Client’s Global Vetting Policy and relevant regulations, including NIS2. This role involves managing vendor relationships, overseeing the onboarding of new markets, and serving as a subject matter expert to advise internal stakeholders on vetting-related matters. Tell me more, tell me more… Our client is currently looking for a recruit in joining their current team, below are the job details for your reference: You can also ask our friendly recruitment team for any questions you may have about the role, between 09.00am till 17.00pm Monday to Friday. Shifts: Monday to Friday (37.5 hours) Roles and Responsibilities: Collaborate with local markets to review vetting operations, assess compliance with the Global Vetting Standard, and identify potential risks. Partner with HR, Legal, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure alignment of local processes with global standards and NIS2 regulatory requirements. Support the Senior Vetting Manager in preparing materials and insights for the Global Vetting Steering Committee. Coordinate the onboarding of new entities with the global vetting vendor, ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory, and corporate requirements. Manage due diligence requests with external service providers. Identify and escalate potential security risks or integrity concerns related to the vetting of prospective and current employees. Safeguard sensitive personal information, maintaining confidentiality throughout the vetting and due diligence process. Stay informed of evolving legislation, regulatory developments, and industry best practices concerning personnel security and data protection Other stuff we’re potentially looking for: Minimum of 5 years of experience in security vetting or a related discipline. Proven track record in managing global projects and engaging with cross-functional stakeholders at various levels. Strong analytical and investigative capabilities. In-depth knowledge of security clearance processes, background checks, and relevant regulatory frameworks. Solid understanding of data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, FCRA) and ethical vetting practices. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. High level of discretion and integrity in handling sensitive information. What’s in it for you? – Our client loves to reward their people for doing a great job. This is Until March 2026 contract. This role provides a remote working access with Occasional travel in Paddington Next Steps Once you’ve applied, one of our friendly recruitment consultants will give you a call and talk you through the screening process. If your application is successful, you’ll be involved in a live virtual interview with one of our client’s hiring managers to get to know you better. We look forward to speaking to you!

Senior SecOps Specialist Location – Fully Remote Salary - £80-90k Bonus Benefits Currently working with a UK HealthTech firm who are in the process of building out their Cyber Defence capability and looking to bring in a cloud-based Security Operations Specialist. This is a wide ranging role where you’ll be responsible for both Engineering and Analysis; monitoring and responding to incidents whilst also developing new detection rules and enhancing their monitoring infrastructure and tooling. This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced SecOps specialist with experience of both SecOps Analysis and Engineering to join a growing yet established firm at a crucial point as they completely build out their Information and Cyber Security capability. Whilst they have the fundamentals in place, this is a relatively greenfield SOC buildout, where you will work alongside the SOC Manager to shape their SOC monitoring, detection and response function. Key Responsibilities: Act as a lead and technical escalation point on the most complex incidents and investigations. Develop and engineer new detection rules, automating monotonous tasks where possible. Proactively research emerging and potential threat actors as a way of developing rules to safeguard against potential future threats. Mentor and train junior team members through complex incident response investigations. Key Requirements: Significant experience working in a SOC environment (5 years minimum) , dealing with and responding to escalated and most high profile incidents. Comprehensive knowledge and experience utilising/fine-tuning the Microsoft Security stack – Defender, Sentinel, KQL, etc. Experience working in hybrid-cloud SOC environments – Azure/AWS preferably. Ability to articulate specific projects that you have built, developed or led on, specific to SecOps Engineering and Automation. If you’re an experienced SecOps Specialist, looking to shape how one of the most innovative HealthTech firms build out their cyber defence capability and leave a lasting impact on one of the most reputable organisations whilst working alongside a team of genuine Cyber Security SMEs, click the to apply or get in touch directly –

Senior SecOps Specialist

Location – Fully Remote

Salary - £80-90k + Bonus + Benefits

Currently working with a UK HealthTech firm who are in the process of building out their Cyber Defence capability and looking to bring in a cloud-based Security Operations Specialist.

This is a wide ranging role where you’ll be responsible for both Engineering and Analysis; monitoring and responding to incidents whilst also developing new detection rules and enhancing their monitoring infrastructure and tooling.

This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced SecOps specialist with experience of both SecOps Analysis and Engineering to join a growing yet established firm at a crucial point as they completely build out their Information and Cyber Security capability. Whilst they have the fundamentals in place, this is a relatively greenfield SOC buildout, where you will work alongside the SOC Manager to shape their SOC monitoring, detection and response function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a lead and technical escalation point on the most complex incidents and investigations.
• Develop and engineer new detection rules, automating monotonous tasks where possible.
• Proactively research emerging and potential threat actors as a way of developing rules to safeguard against potential future threats.
• Mentor and train junior team members through complex incident response investigations.

Key Requirements:

• Significant experience working in a SOC environment (5 years minimum) , dealing with and responding to escalated and most high profile incidents.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience utilising/fine-tuning the Microsoft Security stack – Defender, Sentinel, KQL, etc.
• Experience working in hybrid-cloud SOC environments – Azure/AWS preferably.
• Ability to articulate specific projects that you have built, developed or led on, specific to SecOps Engineering and Automation.

If you’re an experienced SecOps Specialist, looking to shape how one of the most innovative HealthTech firms build out their cyber defence capability and leave a lasting impact on one of the most reputable organisations whilst working alongside a team of genuine Cyber Security SMEs, click the to apply or get in touch directly –

**The team you'll be working with:**
**Job Title: Senior Security Consultant (Architecture - AI Specialist)**
**Overview:**
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Security Architect with a strong specialisation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) security. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security architectures for AI-powered applications and infrastructure. You will play a critical role in identifying and mitigating security risks associated with AI, ensuring data privacy, and promoting ethical AI practices. This role requires a deep understanding of both traditional security principles and the unique challenges posed by AI technologies.
**What you'll be doing:**
**What you'll be doing:**
+ **AI Security Architecture:**
+ Design and implement secure architectures for AI/ML models, data pipelines, and related infrastructure.
+ Develop security policies and procedures specific to AI systems.
+ Evaluate and select security tools and technologies for AI environments.
+ **Risk Assessment and Management:**
+ Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and threats specific to AI systems.
+ Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies for AI-related security issues, including adversarial attacks, data poisoning, and model bias.
+ Monitor and report on AI security risks and compliance.
+ **Data Security and Privacy:**
+ Ensure the security and privacy of sensitive data used in AI applications.
+ Implement data security controls and encryption techniques for AI datasets.
+ Ensure compliance with relevant data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
+ **Ethical AI:**
+ Develop and implement policies and procedures for ethical AI development and deployment.
+ Promote awareness of ethical considerations related to AI, including bias, fairness, and transparency.
+ Assist in the development of AI governance frameworks.
+ **Security Best Practices:**
+ Provide expert advice and guidance on security best practices for AI development and deployment.
+ Stay up to date on the latest AI security threats and vulnerabilities.
+ Conduct security audits and penetration testing of AI systems.
+ **Collaboration:**
+ Collaborate with data scientists, AI engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure security is integrated throughout the AI lifecycle.
+ Communicate security risks and recommendations effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
**What experience you'll bring:**
**What you'll bring:**
+ 7+ Years experience in a Cyber/Information Security Role.
+ Hold a current and relevant Security Certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM).
+ Extensive knowledge of security best practices, frameworks, and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
+ Proven experience as a Security Architect, with a strong focus on AI security.
+ Deep understanding of AI/ML concepts, including model development, data pipelines, and deployment.
+ Strong understanding of ethical AI principles and practices.
+ Experience with AI security tools and technologies.
+ Knowledge of adversarial machine learning techniques.
+ Familiarity with AI governance frameworks.
+ Experience with data security and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
+ Experience with DevSecOps practices.
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex situations and develop effective solutions.
+ Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and persuade stakeholders.
+ Experience in cloud security is highly desirable.
+ Ability to obtain UK government SC clearance.
**Who we are:**
We're a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.
Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women's Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.
For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here: Creating Inclusion Together at NTT DATA UK | NTT DATA ( we'll offer you:**
We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.
You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.
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Description
The Global Services, Security (GSS) team, a part of Amazon Web Services, leverages the expertise and ingenuity of our builders to establish scalable security solutions for both internal and external customers that drive business outcomes. Our goal of securing the world's workloads and building a brighter future for humanity requires us to focus on reliable delivery of bar raising security outcomes and investment in security mechanisms and automation on behalf of our customers.
The AWS Security Assurance Services (AWS SAS) team works with our largest enterprise customers to address their security and compliance requirements using cloud native technology, while adopting scalable security and risk control measures across their infrastructure. Are you excited by the possibility of using automation and event driven computing to achieve continuous compliance? Do you want to dive deeper into cloud technology, while redefining traditional security measures? Are you interested in applying your assessment and advisory skills to workloads that use emerging technologies in new and interesting ways?
At AWS SAS, we are hiring technical security experts with a background in security assessments to lead a variety of customer focused engagements that include architecture and compliance guidance. You will also work with industry and standards bodies to further the creation of security guidance that leverages the advantages of cloud technology. This role will specialize in assessments and advisory work for well-known security frameworks, standards and regulations as well as risk management methodologies.
This is a customer facing role where success is measured by developing a high performing team of consultants who help enable our customers in moving their workloads and regulated data into the cloud by addressing specific risk, regulatory, and compliance requirements. You will be expected to also work in a Business Development capacity, assisting our AWS sellers to position the value and applicability of your team into customer projects and long-term relationships.
We are looking for an innovative security and compliance leader who enjoys establishing strategy and then drives consensus across the team to achieve a vision.
Key job responsibilities
Expertise - Lead teams to help partners and customers understand the opportunities for cloud technology to handle security and compliance requirements in key market verticals and regulated industries, such as financial services, healthcare, life sciences, and energy.
Solutions - Scope and lead on-site engagements with partners and customers. This includes leading pre-sales on-site visits, understanding customer security and compliance requirements, and proposing and delivering packaged offerings or custom solution engagements.
Delivery - Engagements include short on-site projects leading to architecture or compliance roadmaps, architecture guidance, gap assessments, etc. Engagements will include assessments and reporting on various aspects of a customer's security and compliance posture.
Insights - Collaborate with AWS engineering, support and business teams to convey partner and customer feedback as input to AWS technology roadmaps.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in an internal or external IT security audit or compliance assessment role.
- Candidate must possess at least one of the following security certifications CISSP, CISM, PCI-QSA certifications, or Certified ISO27001 Lead Implementer
- 8+ years of experience assessing/auditing customers on meeting PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, HITRUST, FedRAMP, GDPR, FISMA or NIST/DoD standards.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Information Security, Business or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building common compliance framework controls as well as mapping between different compliance requirements
- Experience automating assessments in enterprise or cloud environments
- Experience assessing security controls for enterprise applications.
- Demonstrated breadth of security expertise in various sub domains such as encryption, identity, incident response, etc.
- Hands-on technical expertise in technology automation, implementation, integration, and/or deployment
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges
- Experience with risk assessment methodologies and risk reporting for executive leadership
- Proven background in clearly writing complex technical documents that can be presented across a varied enterprise corporate audience
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Senior Security Consultant (Architecture – AI Specialist) Up to £115,000 £,000 car allowance 15% bonus benefits Location: Hybrid (UK-based) | Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Our client is a leading global consultancy, delivering large-scale digital transformation and cybersecurity programmes across government and enterprise. They’re now expanding their security architecture function to bring in a senior specialist focused on AI and machine learning security,someone capable of shaping the future of secure, ethical, and compliant AI adoption across critical environments. What you’ll do This is a senior, strategic consulting role — driving AI/ML security architecture, influencing C-suite direction, and ensuring security-by-design across complex AI systems and data pipelines. You’ll define and deliver AI security strategies, develop reference architectures, and provide expert guidance on risk management, data protection, and ethical AI governance. You’ll also play a key role in client engagement, helping shape proposals, define solutions, and drive pre-sales activity. To justify the upper end of the band (£90–115K), ou’ll need strong consulting experience and commercial awareness alongside deep technical expertise. Key areas of focus Define and implement enterprise-level AI/ML security strategies, policies, and architectures. Lead on AI risk assessment, threat modelling, and mitigation planning. Ensure compliance with GDPR, the EU AI Act, and international security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, TOGAF, SABSA). Build and maintain secure AI architectures for complex models and pipelines. Oversee ethical AI governance, driving policy alignment and responsible AI adoption. Advise clients on secure cloud AI (Azure, AWS, GCP) and DevSecOps best practice. Communicate complex risks clearly to senior stakeholders and boards. What you’ll bring 7 years’ strategic cybersecurity experience, ideally in consulting or advisory. Deep understanding of AI/ML security architecture, adversarial ML mitigation, and model governance. Current security certifications such as CISSP or CISM. Proven experience across cloud security, data privacy, and DevSecOps. Familiarity with frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, TOGAF, SABSA. Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills. Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC). If you’re an experienced security architect or consultant ready to shape how major organisations secure and govern AI systems, this is an opportunity to work at the forefront of an evolving space, combining deep technical challenge with enterprise-level influence. Interested? Drop me a message or share your details for a confidential chat.