Morgan Hunt are working with a central government organisation to recruit a Principal Cyber Security Engineer on a 2-year FTC. The role requires someone with a strong background in Azure infrastructure, as well as AWS experience and Windows Server knowledge.
Key Responsibilities:
Essential Skills:
76,400 per year plus benefits + Up to 10k Bonus
2 year FTC
Hybrid working (40% office attendance, Edinburgh)
Civil Service Pension Scheme
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Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual’s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer (Security)
12 month contract
Outside IR35
450 per day
Harvey Nash’s public sector client is recruiting an experienced Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer to support a major security uplift programme within a large, enterprise-scale environment. You’ll work as part of a dedicated cyber security team, providing technical expertise across cloud, infrastructure, and security remediation initiatives.
This role focuses on delivering improvements aligned to security accreditation and assurance frameworks, including Cyber Essentials, the Cyber Assessment Framework, and Zero Trust principles.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Environment
Skills & Experience Required
Desirable
Our client, a well-established and highly regarded business, is looking to engage an experienced Infrastructure and Security Engineer to join their team.
This is a newly created role driven by continued growth and increased cloud adoption. It’s an excellent opportunity to take ownership of Azure and Microsoft 365 security, ensuring platforms are secure, resilient, and aligned with best practice as the organisation continues to evolve its cloud strategy.
In this role, you’ll work closely with the wider Infrastructure team to strengthen security across both cloud and on-prem environments. You’ll play a key part in system hardening, incident response, security improvement initiatives, and cloud migration projects.
Responsibilities:
To be considered, you’ll ideally have experience across Azure and Microsoft 365 security, along with a solid grounding in infrastructure and network principles (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, IDS/IPS, VLANs). Experience with Active Directory / Entra ID, server hardening, patching, and security tooling would be advantageous.
Exposure to frameworks such as ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus or OWASP would also be beneficial, as would Azure certifications (Security Engineer Associate, Solutions Architect, etc.) or broader security certifications such as CISSP, CISM or Security+.
This role can be based in Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow, with occasional travel between offices as required.
If you’re a hands-on infrastructure or cloud security professional who enjoys improving environments, solving complex security challenges, and working in a collaborative team, get in touch for a confidential discussion.
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Job title: Cyber Asset Management Engineer
Start date: Asap!
Duration: 12 months - likely to want to take on perm for the right candidate
IR35: Inside
Location: Remote - candidate needs to be within a reasonable commuting distance from Edinburgh to be able to attend meetings and work on site if / when required. The manager is very flexible but doesn’t want someone that is unable to get to Edinburgh.
Job description:
Not just an analyst but an engineer who can:
The outcomes we expect
The kind of person and soft skills
The technical depth required
The ideal candidate background
What’s the most important thing
If you’re excited about application security, identity management, and creating robust, secure solutions for modern architectures, we want to hear from you!
Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it to Prasanna . merugu @ randstaddigital . com and let’s start the conversation!
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer (Security)
12 month contract
Outside IR35
£450 per day
Harvey Nash’s public sector client is recruiting an experienced Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer to support a major security uplift programme within a large, enterprise-scale environment. You’ll work as part of a dedicated cyber security team , providing technical expertise across cloud, infrastructure, and security remediation initiatives.
This role focuses on delivering improvements aligned to security accreditation and assurance frameworks, including Cyber Essentials, the Cyber Assessment Framework, and Zero Trust principles.
Key Responsibilities
Interpret and apply security standards (Cyber Essentials, CAF, NIST, NCSC) to define remediation actions.
Lead or support security improvements across Azure and on-prem environments.
Configure, optimise, and manage Microsoft Defender and related endpoint, identity, and cloud security tools.
Identify and report security non-compliance, recommending technical fixes.
Prepare Change Requests and implementation plans for approval boards.
Implement and test security solutions, documenting outcomes for audit and traceability.
Collaborate with engineering, architecture, development, and operations teams to resolve security issues.
Contribute to automation and SecOps improvements via scripting, pipelines, and IaC.
Produce clear technical documentation and handover materials for BAU teams.
Support continuous improvement of security assurance and configuration baselines.
Technical Environment
Cloud: Azure (identity, security, monitoring, automation, compliance), including M365, Power Platform, Dynamics.
Enterprise Systems: Key Vault, Conditional Access, EntraID, Intune, AD, PKI, Public DNS, GPO.
Infrastructure: Windows Server, Hyper-V, VMware, hybrid networking and storage.
Security Tools: Defender, Qualys.
Skills & Experience Required
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Significant experience managing enterprise-scale digital systems.
Deep understanding of networking and systems management.
Proven track record delivering security or service improvements.
Able to self-start and drive change through to completion.
Effective knowledge-sharing and ability to hand over to BAU teams.
Experience contributing to cyber security certification projects.
Desirable
Experience with penetration test remediation and vulnerability management.
Knowledge of Zero Trust approaches.
Familiarity with incident detection/response processes.
Experience integrating risk/security data into reporting or automation tools.
Microsoft engineering certifications, MCSE, or ITIL certification.
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Our client, a well-established and highly regarded business, is looking to engage an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join their team.
This is a newly created role driven by continued growth and increased cloud adoption. It’s an excellent opportunity to take ownership of Azure and Microsoft 365 security, ensuring platforms are secure, resilient, and aligned with best practice as the organisation continues to evolve its cloud strategy.
In this role, you’ll work closely with the wider Infrastructure team to strengthen security across both cloud and on-prem environments. You’ll play a key part in system hardening, incident response, security improvement initiatives, and cloud migration projects.
Responsibilities:
To be considered, you’ll ideally have experience across Azure and Microsoft 365 security, along with a solid grounding in infrastructure and network principles (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, IDS/IPS, VLANs). Experience with Active Directory / Entra ID, server hardening, patching, and security tooling would be advantageous.
Exposure to frameworks such as ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus or OWASP would also be beneficial, as would Azure certifications (Security Engineer Associate, Solutions Architect, etc.) or broader security certifications such as CISSP, CISM or Security+.
This role can be based in either Edinburgh or Glasgow, with occasional travel between client offices as required.
If you’re a hands-on infrastructure or cloud security professional who enjoys improving environments, solving complex security challenges, and working in a collaborative team, get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Security Engineer Opportunity Scotland Region
Salary: Up to £40,000 + Overtime
Benefits: Company Van (Personal Use), 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays, Pension, Life Assurance, Flexible Working
Are you a skilled Security Engineer with a passion for safeguarding high-profile sites and delivering top-tier service? Our client a leading provider of integrated security solutions is seeking a proactive and reliable engineer to join their team in the Southwest. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on large-scale, high-end systems across a diverse client base.
Security Engineer Role Overview
As a Security Engineer, you ll be responsible for fault diagnostics, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and reactive out-of-hours support. You ll play a key role in maintaining the integrity and safety of critical infrastructure, requiring a high level of vetting due to the sensitive nature of the sites.
Security Engineer Key Responsibilities
Skills & Attributes
Technical Expertise
Essential:
Desirable:
What s in It for You
Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and career growth:
Ready to take the next step in your security engineering career? Apply today to join a forward-thinking team committed to excellence and innovation.
Cyber Transformation Architect
Cyber Security / Azure Cloud
450 per day, Outside IR35
2 Days per week in Edinburgh
Initial 3 month Contract (likely extensions for 12 months)
We are urgently looking to secure the services of an experienced Cyber Transformation Architect, on an Outside IR35 basis, to support the delivery of a high-profile programme in the Financial Services industry.
Core tasks:
Additional tasks:
Skills required:
Please apply by submitting your latest CV for immediate review by our Talent team.
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About Security Services Group
Security Services Group (SSG) is part of GUARDIAN, within Army Standing Joint Command, providing in-house specialist advice, design and maintenance across Government where high-assurance security is required. We design, install and maintain the advanced systems that protect Defence and Government sites across the UK and overseas.
With around 325 specialists, SSG delivers consultancy, design, project management, installation and through-life maintenance of electronic and physical security systems.
Our operational teams work 24/7 to maintain the systems protecting Defence and Government assets at home and abroad.
Role description and requirements
We are looking for motivated and passionate professionals to join as a Security Technician in the SSG s Eastern Team, delivering essential security services that keep Defence operations running safely and securely. You ll be tasked from home, travelling to sites across your region to maintain and install security systems. Most of your work will be field-based, with occasional travel across the UK and opportunities to travel overseas.
The role is responsible for delivering high-quality technical support and customer service, ensuring maintenance, installation, and minor works are completed efficiently and in compliance with health and safety standards. The position requires strong technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage customer relationships effectively.
Full system training is provided, so if you have a background in electrical, electronic or security engineering, we ll help you build the specialist knowledge you need.
Person specification
Essential Skills, Experience, Qualifications, Memberships & Licences
Desirable Skills, Experience, Qualifications, Memberships & Licences
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?? Remote (must be able to travel to Edinburgh when required)
?? 12-month contract | Strong chance to go permanent
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?? Rate: Open - focused on the right person
??? The Role
This is a hands-on cyber engineering role focused on asset visibility, integrations, automation, and real risk reduction - not just reporting.
You’ll help the business:
? Know exactly what assets exist
? Identify security gaps
? Automate fixes wherever possible
?? What You’ll Do
?? Build full visibility across:
?? Engineer solutions by:
?? Work with tools like SIEM, EDR, Vulnerability Mgmt, CSPM, IAM
?? Automate using Python or PowerShell
?? Success Looks Like
? Higher asset coverage
? Fewer unknown devices
? Automated detection of gaps
? Automated / semi-automated fixes
? Clear dashboards for leadership
?? Who They Want
? Hands-on, proactive engineer
? Comfortable with complex environments
? Spots problems and solves them
? Self-directed and organised
? Able to document and explain work clearly
?? Interviews
Stage 1 - Technical with engineers
Stage 2 - Culture fit with the Senior Director
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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