Cyber Security Engineer
- Alice Coombes
- Lead Senior Consultant
Cyber Security Engineer | 6 Months | Outside IR35 £450+ pd (DOE) | Hybrid – UK (Education Sector)
Are you an experienced Cyber Security professional with a strong background working within schools, colleges, or multi-academy trusts? I’m currently supporting an education provider seeking an interim Senior Cyber Security Engineer to strengthen their trust-wide security posture during a period of transformation.
This role requires someone who understands the unique safeguarding, compliance and operational challenges across multi-site education environments and can deliver immediate stability and risk reduction.
Typical Contract Responsibilities:
- Leading trust-wide cyber-security monitoring, incident response and vulnerability management
- Strengthening identity, endpoint, cloud and network security controls (MFA, EDR, SIEM, firewalls, O365 security)
- Conducting risk assessments, audits and compliance checks aligned to safeguarding and data-protection standards
- Enhancing cyber-security policies, procedures and training across staff and stakeholders
- Supporting IT teams across multiple sites to ensure secure operations and minimise service disruption
If you’re an interim Cyber Security specialist with proven education-sector experience and availability for new assignments, I’d love to connect.
Please note: experience within the education sector is essential for this position.
