Cyber Security Specialist – Contract Inside IR35

Cyber Security Specialist – Contract Inside IR35

Job Reference: WAMW5023

Job Location: United Kingdom, Manchester

Job Type: Contract

Posted 2 days ago

Cyber Security Specialist – 12 month Contract | Inside IR35

On-Site in Manchester

Are you a highly skilled cyber security professional with a background in intelligence, analytics, and advanced coding? Do you thrive in high-pressure environments where your ability to detect, investigate, and neutralize cyber threats makes a real-world impact?

This company is seeking a Cyber Security Specialist for an on-site contract role based in Manchester. You’ll play a vital role in defending against cyber intrusions from insiders, criminal enterprises, corrupt competitors, and foreign governments. This is a high-level position, operating inside IR35, and ideal for someone with experience managing complex projects and mentoring junior professionals.

The role involves leveraging your deep expertise in the cyber domain to investigate incidents, assess risk, and recommend solutions that protect sensitive data and infrastructure. You’ll also conduct proactive cyber risk assessments and help implement security systems that mitigate future threats.

The person we’re looking for has:

1. A significant background in cyber security, ideally within the intelligence community or a similar high-security environment
2. Strong analytical, mathematical, and coding skills
3. Experience managing large-scale cyber projects with limited oversight
4. The ability to coach, mentor, and delegate work within a professional team
5. Eligibility for (or active) high-level security clearance

Technical Skills:

1. SIEM Tools: Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, or similar
2. Network Analysis: Wireshark, Zeek, tcpdump, NetFlow tools
3. Threat Intelligence Platforms: MISP, ThreatConnect, Recorded Future
4. Vulnerability Management: Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7, or OpenVAS
5. Scripting & Automation: Python, PowerShell, or Bash
6. Incident Response & Forensics: TheHive, GRR Rapid Response, Autopsy, Volatility
7. Frameworks & Standards: Strong familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK

Location: On-site in Manchester
Contract Type: Inside IR35

Key Words: Cyber Security Consultant, Cyber Security Specialist, Cyber Security Investigator, Splunk, IBM QRadar, ArcSight, LogRhythm, CrowdStrike Falcon, Carbon Black, SentinelOne, MISP, ThreatConnect