Job Title: IT Security Officer (ITSO) Location: Sheffield - 3 days per week in the office Salary/Rate: Up to 500 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 05/01/2026 Job Type: Contract - 12 months Company Introduction The IT Security Officer (ITSO) plays a dual role in governance and service management. This position ensures security compliance and risk management across the OpenShift migration program, while also overseeing critical IT services. Responsibilities include implementing security controls, managing infrastructure standards, and driving service strategy to support scalability, reliability, and compliance. Job Responsibilities/Objectives Security Governance and Compliance: Enforce security standards, review designs, and validate encryption and identity management. Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks throughout migration activities. Service Ownership and Strategy: Take ownership of critical services, define strategic vision for improvement and reliability. Service Design and Implementation: Collaborate with architects and engineers to design secure services and oversee deployments. Incident Management: Coordinate incident response, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. Infrastructure Management: Ensure patching, evergreening, backups, and compliance for on-prem and cloud systems. Capacity Planning: Work with SMEs and business managers to forecast demand, justify costs, and optimize performance. Collaboration: Engage with OpenShift, Automation, and Infrastructure teams to embed security and operational best practices. Vendor and Stakeholder Management: Coordinate with vendors and internal teams for service delivery and compliance. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for cost optimization, process enhancement, and innovation. Required Skills/Experience The ideal candidate will have the following: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Strong experience in IT security governance, compliance, and infrastructure management. Strong experience in service management, IT operations, or related roles. Expertise in OpenShift/Kubernetes security, identity management, and encryption standards. Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (PCI DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001). Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent preferred. Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
Dec 01, 2025
Contractor
Job Title: IT Security Officer (ITSO) Location: Sheffield - 3 days per week in the office Salary/Rate: Up to 500 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 05/01/2026 Job Type: Contract - 12 months Company Introduction The IT Security Officer (ITSO) plays a dual role in governance and service management. This position ensures security compliance and risk management across the OpenShift migration program, while also overseeing critical IT services. Responsibilities include implementing security controls, managing infrastructure standards, and driving service strategy to support scalability, reliability, and compliance. Job Responsibilities/Objectives Security Governance and Compliance: Enforce security standards, review designs, and validate encryption and identity management. Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks throughout migration activities. Service Ownership and Strategy: Take ownership of critical services, define strategic vision for improvement and reliability. Service Design and Implementation: Collaborate with architects and engineers to design secure services and oversee deployments. Incident Management: Coordinate incident response, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. Infrastructure Management: Ensure patching, evergreening, backups, and compliance for on-prem and cloud systems. Capacity Planning: Work with SMEs and business managers to forecast demand, justify costs, and optimize performance. Collaboration: Engage with OpenShift, Automation, and Infrastructure teams to embed security and operational best practices. Vendor and Stakeholder Management: Coordinate with vendors and internal teams for service delivery and compliance. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for cost optimization, process enhancement, and innovation. Required Skills/Experience The ideal candidate will have the following: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Strong experience in IT security governance, compliance, and infrastructure management. Strong experience in service management, IT operations, or related roles. Expertise in OpenShift/Kubernetes security, identity management, and encryption standards. Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (PCI DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001). Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent preferred. Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
Design Engineer Opportunities - Register Your Interest with Freedom Group Permanent Summary Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Design Engineer with a leading provider of facilities and power engineering services? Freedom Professional Services are seeking a Design Engineers across a number of specialismsto join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects, helping to deliver the country's Net Zero targets. Some of the specialisms we are hiring in are: Civils Cabling Overhead Line (OHL) Protection & Controls Substations Our projects span a wide range of area, including energy system from generation, transmission, distribution, civil engineering and storage to load-end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling. To be successful in these roles, you need to be able to produce technical packages that are on point and can be used to build or manufacture from, where the measurements and calculations can be trusted. You will also need to evidence teamworking, career achievement, high-quality project work, and can draw on your professional networks to gain key insights, new work leads, third-party support and second opinions. Click 'Apply' to register your interest and find out more. If your CV is of interest for our business, we will be in touch for an initial chat to discuss what our current opportunities look like or what we could consider you for in the future. Benefits: We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution Sick Pay Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days Private Medical Insurance Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice) Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes Personal development programme. Next Steps: As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.
Sep 25, 2025
Full time
Design Engineer Opportunities - Register Your Interest with Freedom Group Permanent Summary Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Design Engineer with a leading provider of facilities and power engineering services? Freedom Professional Services are seeking a Design Engineers across a number of specialismsto join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects, helping to deliver the country's Net Zero targets. Some of the specialisms we are hiring in are: Civils Cabling Overhead Line (OHL) Protection & Controls Substations Our projects span a wide range of area, including energy system from generation, transmission, distribution, civil engineering and storage to load-end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling. To be successful in these roles, you need to be able to produce technical packages that are on point and can be used to build or manufacture from, where the measurements and calculations can be trusted. You will also need to evidence teamworking, career achievement, high-quality project work, and can draw on your professional networks to gain key insights, new work leads, third-party support and second opinions. Click 'Apply' to register your interest and find out more. If your CV is of interest for our business, we will be in touch for an initial chat to discuss what our current opportunities look like or what we could consider you for in the future. Benefits: We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution Sick Pay Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days Private Medical Insurance Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice) Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes Personal development programme. Next Steps: As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.
Design Engineer Opportunities - Register Your Interest with Freedom Group Permanent Summary Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Design Engineer with a leading provider of facilities and power engineering services? Freedom Professional Services are seeking a Design Engineers across a number of specialismsto join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects, helping to deliver the country's Net Zero targets. Some of the specialisms we are hiring in are: Civils Cabling Overhead Line (OHL) Protection & Controls Substations Our projects span a wide range of area, including energy system from generation, transmission, distribution, civil engineering and storage to load-end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling. To be successful in these roles, you need to be able to produce technical packages that are on point and can be used to build or manufacture from, where the measurements and calculations can be trusted. You will also need to evidence teamworking, career achievement, high-quality project work, and can draw on your professional networks to gain key insights, new work leads, third-party support and second opinions. Click 'Apply' to register your interest and find out more. If your CV is of interest for our business, we will be in touch for an initial chat to discuss what our current opportunities look like or what we could consider you for in the future. Benefits: We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution Sick Pay Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days Private Medical Insurance Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice) Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes Personal development programme. Next Steps: As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.
Sep 25, 2025
Full time
Design Engineer Opportunities - Register Your Interest with Freedom Group Permanent Summary Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Design Engineer with a leading provider of facilities and power engineering services? Freedom Professional Services are seeking a Design Engineers across a number of specialismsto join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects, helping to deliver the country's Net Zero targets. Some of the specialisms we are hiring in are: Civils Cabling Overhead Line (OHL) Protection & Controls Substations Our projects span a wide range of area, including energy system from generation, transmission, distribution, civil engineering and storage to load-end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling. To be successful in these roles, you need to be able to produce technical packages that are on point and can be used to build or manufacture from, where the measurements and calculations can be trusted. You will also need to evidence teamworking, career achievement, high-quality project work, and can draw on your professional networks to gain key insights, new work leads, third-party support and second opinions. Click 'Apply' to register your interest and find out more. If your CV is of interest for our business, we will be in touch for an initial chat to discuss what our current opportunities look like or what we could consider you for in the future. Benefits: We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution Sick Pay Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days Private Medical Insurance Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice) Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes Personal development programme. Next Steps: As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.
Design Engineer Opportunities - Register Your Interest with Freedom Group Permanent Summary Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Design Engineer with a leading provider of facilities and power engineering services? Freedom Professional Services are seeking a Design Engineers across a number of specialismsto join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects, helping to deliver the country's Net Zero targets. Some of the specialisms we are hiring in are: Civils Cabling Overhead Line (OHL) Protection & Controls Substations Our projects span a wide range of area, including energy system from generation, transmission, distribution, civil engineering and storage to load-end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling. To be successful in these roles, you need to be able to produce technical packages that are on point and can be used to build or manufacture from, where the measurements and calculations can be trusted. You will also need to evidence teamworking, career achievement, high-quality project work, and can draw on your professional networks to gain key insights, new work leads, third-party support and second opinions. Click 'Apply' to register your interest and find out more. If your CV is of interest for our business, we will be in touch for an initial chat to discuss what our current opportunities look like or what we could consider you for in the future. Benefits: We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution Sick Pay Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days Private Medical Insurance Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice) Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes Personal development programme. Next Steps: As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.
Sep 24, 2025
Full time
Design Engineer Opportunities - Register Your Interest with Freedom Group Permanent Summary Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Design Engineer with a leading provider of facilities and power engineering services? Freedom Professional Services are seeking a Design Engineers across a number of specialismsto join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects, helping to deliver the country's Net Zero targets. Some of the specialisms we are hiring in are: Civils Cabling Overhead Line (OHL) Protection & Controls Substations Our projects span a wide range of area, including energy system from generation, transmission, distribution, civil engineering and storage to load-end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling. To be successful in these roles, you need to be able to produce technical packages that are on point and can be used to build or manufacture from, where the measurements and calculations can be trusted. You will also need to evidence teamworking, career achievement, high-quality project work, and can draw on your professional networks to gain key insights, new work leads, third-party support and second opinions. Click 'Apply' to register your interest and find out more. If your CV is of interest for our business, we will be in touch for an initial chat to discuss what our current opportunities look like or what we could consider you for in the future. Benefits: We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes: Competitive salary 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution Sick Pay Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days Private Medical Insurance Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice) Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes Personal development programme. Next Steps: As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.
