Cyber Security Specialist at Bytespoke, UK Office, £Contract Rate

Job Title: Cyber Security Specialist

Location: Leeds / Manchester / Bristol / Halifax / Edinburgh, UK (Onsite)

Experience: 6–10 Years

Employment Type: Contract

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Architect to join our team in the UK. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and governing secure enterprise architectures while ensuring compliance with security standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives. The candidate should possess strong expertise across security domains, cloud technologies, network security, and risk management.

• Design and develop secure enterprise and solution architectures aligned with business objectives.
• Conduct security assessments, threat modeling, and risk analysis for new and existing systems.
• Define security standards, frameworks, and best practices across enterprise platforms.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, cloud, and business teams to embed security by design.
• Review and approve architecture designs, ensuring compliance with security requirements.
• Implement security controls across cloud, network, application, and data environments.
• Support vulnerability management, incident response, and remediation activities.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and compliance standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, and Cyber Essentials.
• Participate in security governance and architecture review boards.

• Strong understanding of Cyber Security Architecture principles and frameworks.
• Experience with Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture and Security-by-Design principles.
• Hands-on experience with Network Security, IAM, PAM, SIEM, and Endpoint Security solutions.
• Understanding of Application Security, DevSecOps, and Secure SDLC practices.
• Experience with risk management and security governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls, and GDPR.

• CISSP
• CCSP
• SABSA
• TOGAF
• CISM
• Azure Security Engineer / AWS Security Specialty

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cyber Security, or a related field.