Cyber Security Specialist — AI, Cloud & Data Security

Adecco Portugal; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Pontoon is seeking a Cyber Security Specialist to join a Data & Machine Learning team across several UK locations (Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh or Leeds). The role combines cyber security with cloud and AI initiatives, ensuring security by design and regulatory compliance in production-ready AI platforms.

Work will involve collaboration with engineering, data and product teams, threat modelling using IriusRisk, and guiding security reviews of cloud-native solutions hosted in Google Cloud

Qualifications

• Proven background in cyber security within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with threat modelling and risk assessments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML data platforms and analytics security.
• Knowledge of cloud security, especially GCP.
• Experience with security governance, assurance, and approvals.
• Ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience using Jira, Jira Align, and Confluence in Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to ensure security and compliance.
• Review AI use cases for production readiness and governance.
• Provide cyber security guidance for Generative AI, BI, and analytics platforms.
• Conduct threat modelling and identify risks across the development lifecycle.
• Ensure cloud-native solutions in GCP meet security standards.
• Document findings and communicate with stakeholders via Jira/Confluence.

Skills

Cyber Security

Threat Modelling

AI/ML Security

Cloud Security

Security Governance

Stakeholder Engagement

Agile Tools

Tools

Jira

Jira Align

Confluence

Job description

Pontoon is seeking a Cyber Security Specialist to join a Data & Machine Learning team across several UK locations (Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh or Leeds). The role combines cyber security with cloud and AI initiatives, ensuring security by design and regulatory compliance in production-ready AI platforms.

Work will involve collaboration with engineering, data and product teams, threat modelling using IriusRisk, and guiding security reviews of cloud-native solutions hosted in Google Cloud