Senior Cyber Security Engineer | Contract | London (Hybrid)

My client is a leading HealthTech organisation, trusted by clinicians, patients and healthcare providers across the UK and international markets. The business is growing quickly, investing heavily in secure, scalable technology, and is committed to protecting the sensitive health data that sits at the heart of its platform.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join an expanding security team on a contract basis. You'll play a key role in strengthening the organisation's security posture across cloud and on-premises environments, with cloud as the focus.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex security challenges, works well with engineering and product teams, and wants to make a tangible impact on protecting patient data and critical healthcare systems.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and support a range of security projects, ensuring secure and timely delivery
• Implement, configure and optimise security tooling including EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, IAM and cloud security platforms
• Strengthen cloud security posture across [Azure / AWS], including hardening, monitoring and policy-as-code
• Partner with engineering, DevOps, clinical safety and third-party teams to embed security by design
• Run risk assessments, vulnerability scans and threat modelling for new products and features
• Monitor emerging threats, zero-day vulnerabilities and new CVEs, and assess their impact on the business
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, performing root cause analysis and recommending improvements
• Support compliance and assurance activity against healthcare and industry standards
• Provide security guidance on new technologies, integrations and strategic initiatives
• Mentor colleagues and help raise security awareness across the business