132 Security Consultant jobs in the United Kingdom

Principal Information Security Consultant — PCI-DSS Service Line

Are you a cybersecurity leader passionate about building impactful solutions from the ground up? We’re seeking a Principal Information Security Consultant to spearhead the development of a new service line focused on helping clients navigate PCI-DSS compliance challenges in today’s digital ecosystem.

This established practice provides a portfolio of services designed to help organizations proactively manage technology risk, defend against cyber threats, and achieve regulatory compliance. We partner with clients across sectors to understand their business context, identify vulnerabilities, and implement tailored strategies that address information security, privacy, and resilience needs.

The collaborative approach of the UK team is focused on achieving meaningful outcomes, empowering organizations to protect valuable data, and sustain trust with stakeholders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver a market-leading PCI-DSS advisory service, including go-to-market strategy and solution offerings.
• Engage with clients to assess their payment ecosystem, map out PCI-DSS obligations, and design tailored roadmaps for ongoing compliance and risk mitigation.
• Develop innovative methodologies and frameworks that simplify the complexities of PCI-DSS and enable efficient, sustainable compliance.
• Lead and mentor a team of consultants, shaping their technical growth and project delivery standards.
• Keep abreast of evolving payment security standards, regulatory developments, and emerging threats, advising both clients and internal teams proactively.
• Support business development efforts by contributing to proposals, refining the value proposition, and representing the service line with authority in client meetings and industry events.

Required Skills and Behaviours

• Demonstrated expertise in PCI-DSS and payment card security, with deep understanding of both technical and business implications.
• Proven experience leading complex security consulting engagements and developing new service offerings.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills—able to translate intricate requirements into actionable guidance.
• Ability to inspire and mentor others, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to identify client challenges and translate them into successful offerings.
• A track record of professional integrity and commitment to best-in-class client outcomes.

What Next?

If you thrive on challenge, innovation, and making a tangible difference for clients grappling with payment security requirements, this is the opportunity to shape a critical new service line—and your own career trajectory. We welcome applications from exceptional consultants ready to lead, influence, and deliver lasting impact.

Apply now to start building something transformative.

**Who We Are**
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
**The Role**
At Kyndryl, our Security Consultants are game-changers, constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible and transforming the way our customers do business. We're looking for a talented individual who thrives in a dynamic environment and is ready to take on the challenge of protecting organizations from threats both known and unknown - being the defender of tomorrow's digital world.
As a Security Consultant, you'll be the guardian of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, ensuring organizations are shielded from the ever-evolving threat landscape. Your expertise will be sought after as you assess, analyze, and implement effective security measures in customer environments, leaving no stone unturned when it comes to safeguarding their most sensitive data.
Collaboration will be your forte, as you work closely with clients to understand their unique security requirements and assess their current security posture. Armed with this knowledge, you'll provide expert guidance and recommendations on the best security practices, risk management strategies, and robust security policies that will fortify their defenses.
You won't stop at providing advice; you'll roll up your sleeves and get hands-on. Designing and implementing security controls, policies, and procedures will be your playground. You'll work alongside cross-functional teams to deploy state-of-the-art technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, access controls, and encryption technologies, ensuring a comprehensive security framework.
The thrill of uncovering vulnerabilities and risks is what motivates you. Armed with your extensive knowledge, you'll conduct thorough security assessments, leaving no stone unturned in identifying potential security breaches. Your findings will serve as the foundation for meticulous security audits and reviews, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures. Your reports and findings will be the catalyst for management decisions and actions.
In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, staying ahead of the game is crucial. That's why you'll continuously immerse yourself in the latest security threats, technologies, and best practices. Your recommendations will drive enhancements to the organization's security posture, ensuring it remains at the cutting edge of defense.
Your influence won't be limited to systems alone. You'll lend your expertise to the design and review of IT infrastructure, systems, and applications, ensuring they are secure by design from inception.
Not only will you make an impact within our organization, but you'll also collaborate with customers and vendors on security assessments, audits, and due diligence activities. Your knowledge and experience will be instrumental in shaping secure collaborations and partnerships.
Our consultants are restless for innovation. They are at the edge of technology, changing the way our customers implement business solutions - so, if you're a problem-solver, an innovative thinker, and a self-starter with a passion high impact assignments which align technology to business outcomes, then we want to hear from you! Apply today to join our team that has a host of exciting projects and customers waiting for you to work with them to solve complex transformation puzzles through technology.
Your Future at Kyndryl
As a Security Consultant at Kyndryl you will join the Kyndryl Consultant Profession, working with other Kyndryl Consultants, Architects, Project Managers, and cross-functional Technical Subject Matter Experts - presenting unlimited opportunities with unmatched support through our investment in your learning, training, and career growth
**Who You Are**
You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.
Required Skills and Experience
-Minimum of 5+ years of experience in information security consulting and implementation, with a strong understanding of security principles, practices, and technologies
-Experience managing risks related to the use of processing, storing, or transmitting information to reduce or eliminate impact, integrity, or availability of information and information systems
-Experience conducting security and risk assessments using security frameworks (e.g., NIST, RMF, Common Criteria)
-Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate complex security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
-Ability to adapt to changing security threats and technologies and stay updated with the latest security trends and best practices
Preferred Skills and Experience
-Past experience in assisting stakeholders in quantifying risks and developing mitigation and remediation strategies
-Understanding and application of NIST Control Framework, Critical Security Controls, and other related regulatory and compliance frameworks
-Experience with cloud security, cyber resiliency/incident management, Zero Trust, network/EDGE security, and emerging technologies such as IoT and AI
**Being You**
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it's how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we're not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you - and everyone next to you - the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That's the Kyndryl Way.
**What You Can Expect**
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter - wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
**Get Referred!**
If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked 'How Did You Hear About Us' during the application process, select 'Employee Referral' and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address.
Kyndryl is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Kyndryl is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Security Consultant – London, United Kingdom

Security Consultant – London, United Kingdom

Our client, a prestigious company within the technology sector, is currently seeking a skilled Firewall Security Consultant to join their dynamic team in Knutsford. This contract role requires a balance of on-site presence (2 days per week) and remote work. The primary focus is on ensuring firewall and proxy compliance, security signoff for change requests, service improvement, relationship management, and staff development within the cybersecurity framework.

Key Responsibilities:

• Become an SME on the Skybox firewall security toolset
• Enforce security and control objectives adhering to Standards, Policies, and Procedures
• Meet requirements of key internal and external stakeholders
• Assess change integrity in architecture design, firewall/proxy deployment, and rule implementations
• Perform gatekeeper role for all firewall and proxy infrastructure related change activities adhering to SLAs
• Identify potential security risks and minimise exposure to the organisation
• Identify improvements/automation possibilities for BAU tasks
• Develop and maintain constructive and respectful relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Job Requirements:

• Information Security Knowledge - Essential
• Detailed understanding of all firewall types
• In-depth knowledge of network security and associated vulnerabilities
• Deep understanding of the OSI model
• Thorough working knowledge of routing and switching technologies
• Awareness of cloud technologies
• Expert knowledge of firewall management tools
• Knowledge of appropriate Principles, Practices and Standards for Information Security Policy
• Knowledge of preferred risk assessment methodologies
• Information Security Knowledge - Preferred
• Experience of Skybox and ability to become an SME
• Good knowledge of Financial Services regulators and applications
• Professional security qualifications
• Basic understanding of cryptography and other security features
• Business Knowledge
• Understand relationship between information security and business objectives
• Demonstrates a good end-to-end understanding of the business/IT processes
• Understands what information should be communicated and when
• Experience of working in a wider business context with exposure to other organisations
• Service Delivery
• Security focused while maintaining a close eye on delivery
• Ability to prioritise, control, and react to rapidly changing demands/priorities
• Experienced in dealing with conflicts and pressure
  If you are an experienced Firewall Security Consultant with a background in cybersecurity and looking for an opportunity to further develop your career within the technology sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's innovative team in Knutsford.

Description

The Network Security Consultant will provide delivery leadership within the Professional Services consultancy team primarily aligned to clients in the USA region. This client-facing role includes the following responsibilities.

Personal/General

Maintain day to day records of project work to allow accurate billing and reporting of consultancy time;

• Maintain effective network of business contacts within Verizon and their partner community;
li>Maintain and grow their own knowledge to ensure this maintains fully relevant to the network security services practice and its clients;
• Have strong presentation and written/verbal communications skills at multiple levels of an organization;
• Have a minimum of 5+ years of network security consulting, design and delivery experience.
  As a Network Security Consultant you will bring –

Technical expertise with very strong skills in most of the technologies below:

< i>Firewalls: Checkpoint, Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, Fortinet;
• Proxy Services: Bluecoat (forward/reverse proxy), Zscaler;
• Load Balancers: F5 (LTM/GTM);
• IDP/IPS: FirePower/Sourcefire IPS/IDS, McAfee
• Identity & Access Management: Cisco ISE, Aruba Clearpass policy manager;
• Routing & Switching : (CCNP/CCNA level), and good knowledge of SD-WAN deployments;
• Good understanding of key technologies such as: VRF, dynamic routing (EIGRP/BGP/OSPF), MPLS, DMVPN, GRE, IPSec VPN
• Remote Access VPN: GlobalProtect, Pulse Secure, Cisco AnyConnect;
• Knowledge of Cloud deployments (Azure/AWS/GCP);
• Experience with building, maintaining, reviewing all configurations/settings/policies on chosen technologies;
• Experience of multi-vendor, managed outsourcing environments;
• Experience working with operational environments following ITIL frameworks;
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills;
• Excellent troubleshooting skills (technical and non-technical);
• Ability to review processes and procedures – and improve them;
< i>Experience participating in network & system security projects to provide:
• Business requirements analysis and support for Solutions Architects;
• Production of detailed infrastructure designs including physical and virtual aspects of security components;
• Migration of complex legacy infrastructures to new managed security services platforms;
• Understanding and demonstrable experience working in an Agile environment and actively participating in a Scrum team;
• Experience using Jira to help define user stories, tasks and associated estimates.

It is likely that you will have gained some of the following professional qualifications:

• CCNA/CCNP (Enterprise/Security/Data Center);
  CISSP or equivalent;
• Palo Alto (PCNSA/PCNSE);
• Checkpoint (CCSA/CCSE);
• Fortinet (NSE)

Our client, a prestigious company within the technology sector, is currently seeking a skilled Firewall Security Consultant to join their dynamic team in Knutsford. This contract role requires a balance of on-site presence (2 days per week) and remote work. The primary focus is on ensuring firewall and proxy compliance, security signoff for change requests, service improvement, relationship management, and staff development within the cybersecurity framework.

Key Responsibilities:

• Become an SME on the Skybox firewall security toolset
• Enforce security and control objectives adhering to Standards, Policies, and Procedures
• Meet requirements of key internal and external stakeholders
• Assess change integrity in architecture design, firewall/proxy deployment, and rule implementations
• Perform gatekeeper role for all firewall and proxy infrastructure related change activities adhering to SLAs
• Identify potential security risks and minimise exposure to the organisation
• Identify improvements/automation possibilities for BAU tasks
• Develop and maintain constructive and respectful relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Job Requirements:

• Information Security Knowledge - Essential
• Detailed understanding of all firewall types
• In-depth knowledge of network security and associated vulnerabilities
• Deep understanding of the OSI model
• Thorough working knowledge of routing and switching technologies
• Awareness of cloud technologies
• Expert knowledge of firewall management tools
• Knowledge of appropriate Principles, Practices and Standards for Information Security Policy
• Knowledge of preferred risk assessment methodologies
• Information Security Knowledge - Preferred
• Experience of Skybox and ability to become an SME
• Good knowledge of Financial Services regulators and applications
• Professional security qualifications
• Basic understanding of cryptography and other security features
• Business Knowledge
• Understand relationship between information security and business objectives
• Demonstrates a good end-to-end understanding of the business/IT processes
• Understands what information should be communicated and when
• Experience of working in a wider business context with exposure to other organisations
• Service Delivery
• Security focused while maintaining a close eye on delivery
• Ability to prioritise, control, and react to rapidly changing demands/priorities
• Experienced in dealing with conflicts and pressure
  If you are an experienced Firewall Security Consultant with a background in cybersecurity and looking for an opportunity to further develop your career within the technology sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's innovative team in Knutsford.

Description

The Network Security Consultant will provide delivery leadership within the Professional Services consultancy team primarily aligned to clients in the USA region. This client-facing role includes the following responsibilities.

Personal/General

Maintain day to day records of project work to allow accurate billing and reporting of consultancy time;

• Maintain effective network of business contacts within Verizon and their partner community;
li>Maintain and grow their own knowledge to ensure this maintains fully relevant to the network security services practice and its clients;
• Have strong presentation and written/verbal communications skills at multiple levels of an organization;
• Have a minimum of 5+ years of network security consulting, design and delivery experience.
  As a Network Security Consultant you will bring –

Technical expertise with very strong skills in most of the technologies below:

< i>Firewalls: Checkpoint, Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, Fortinet;
• Proxy Services: Bluecoat (forward/reverse proxy), Zscaler;
• Load Balancers: F5 (LTM/GTM);
• IDP/IPS: FirePower/Sourcefire IPS/IDS, McAfee
• Identity & Access Management: Cisco ISE, Aruba Clearpass policy manager;
• Routing & Switching : (CCNP/CCNA level), and good knowledge of SD-WAN deployments;
• Good understanding of key technologies such as: VRF, dynamic routing (EIGRP/BGP/OSPF), MPLS, DMVPN, GRE, IPSec VPN
• Remote Access VPN: GlobalProtect, Pulse Secure, Cisco AnyConnect;
• Knowledge of Cloud deployments (Azure/AWS/GCP);
• Experience with building, maintaining, reviewing all configurations/settings/policies on chosen technologies;
• Experience of multi-vendor, managed outsourcing environments;
• Experience working with operational environments following ITIL frameworks;
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills;
• Excellent troubleshooting skills (technical and non-technical);
• Ability to review processes and procedures – and improve them;
< i>Experience participating in network & system security projects to provide:
• Business requirements analysis and support for Solutions Architects;
• Production of detailed infrastructure designs including physical and virtual aspects of security components;
• Migration of complex legacy infrastructures to new managed security services platforms;
• Understanding and demonstrable experience working in an Agile environment and actively participating in a Scrum team;
• Experience using Jira to help define user stories, tasks and associated estimates.

It is likely that you will have gained some of the following professional qualifications:

• CCNA/CCNP (Enterprise/Security/Data Center);
  CISSP or equivalent;
• Palo Alto (PCNSA/PCNSE);
• Checkpoint (CCSA/CCSE);
• Fortinet (NSE)