Security Consultant

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Edinburgh is seeking a Security Consultant to analyze and manage security risks. The role involves collaboration on cloud security strategies using tools like CloudFormation and Terraform, as well as leading teams and improving processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive cloud security experience and excellent communication skills. This is a hybrid position with a closing date for applications on 14/08/2025.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading or delivering security consultancy.
• Hands-on expertise with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools.
• Practical knowledge of cloud security tooling and scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Define the product backlog and analyse security information.
• Provide advice on security risks and create strategies.
• Collaborate on automation and scalability initiatives.

Skills

Security consultancy experience

Problem solving

Technical skills

Cloud security experience with AWS/GCP/Azure

Excellent communication skills

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

Kubernetes

Job description

Join us as a Security Consultant

• In this key role, you'll be working with the domain lead to define the product backlog and analyse a broad range of security information
• We'll look to you to provide advice and guidance on the best course of action needed to manage or solve any identified security risks
• It's an opportunity to use your expertise to create a robust security environment across centres of excellence and domains as you develop appropriate security strategies

What you'll do

As a Security Consultant, you'll analyse business requirements, technical solutions or processes to identify security related risks, and provide guidance on how they can be managed effectively through either technical or non-technical solutions. You'll also be assisting the wider bank in the rapid delivery of their desired business and customer outcomes, making sure that bank's system health and security are maintained and improved where possible.

You'll also be:

• Enabling a culture of continuous improvement and collaborating with others, focusing on automation, virtualisation and scalability by incorporating security as early as possible
• Making sure that decisions are based on robust data, return on investment and value measures that demonstrate thoughtful and intelligent cost management
• Encouraging the identification of ideas and driving the delivery of initiatives that will reduce cost and simplify the bank
• Building and leveraging relationships with colleagues across the bank to ensure decisions made are commercially focused and create long term value for the bank

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you'll need experience of leading or delivering security consultancy. You'll also need excellent problem solving and technical skills, allowing you to work with our customers to create solutions that deliver for the business and are secure.

You'll have hands-on expertise with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform, and be confident integrating security into CI/CD pipelines. Your practical knowledge of cloud security tooling and scripting languages like Python or PowerShell will support automation and efficiency.

Additionally, you'll need:

• The ability to lead teams of specialists, ensuring consistency in processes across multiple teams
• Extensive cloud security experience across AWS, GCP, or Azure, with a deep understanding of cloud architecture and security best practices
• Hands on experience with cloud security tooling and technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of container and Kubernetes security best practices
• Ability to explain complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience of creating MI which demonstrates the value and efficiency of the processes we manage, and as a result recommending process improvements

Hours
35

Job Posting Closing Date:
14/08/2025

Ways of Working:Hybrid