Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer 6 Months Outside IR+ 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.