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Timothy Taylor
Security Architect
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Founding Contractor · 2026
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Primary specialism
Cyber Security
Location / working location
London
Current availability
Available now
Confirmed 11 Aug 2026
Profile status
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I'm a generalist, and not an expert in anything other than, perhaps, thinking about the security aspects of a thing. I've done on-prem, mobiles, networking, connectivity, voice, virtualisation, public cloud (AWS then Azure then GCP), PKI, logging, printing (I can write PostScript and PCL), VBA/VBS, Python (badly), PowerShell (less badly), IoT, Palo Alto firewalls and Prisma Cloud, and other things all with varying degress of competence. I understand DevSecOps, but have never had to commit code that got to prod.
Core skills
Security
Architecture
Cloud
Networking
IoT
What I’m looking for next
Target roles: Security Architect · Cloud Security Architect · Cyber Security Architect · Security Consultant
Interesting problems
Contract preferences
Working preferenceHybrid
Will workLondon, Essex, remote
IR35 preferenceOutside IR35 · Inside IR35
Expected rate
£700+/day
Contract length3–6 months
IT experience30 years
Contracting experience7 years
Available from11 Aug 2026
Relevant work experience
KPMG - Security architect. Wrote Global API standard, UK IoT standard (informed by VBA based network port scanner). Wrote VBA based MS Office VBA macro code-signing solution, including ServiceNow screen-scraper (yes, using API would be better). Migrated from Symantec DLP to Purview DLP LBG - Encrypted logging pattern for GCP, improved GKE security controls, Thales CTM integration guidance for Azure and GCP, CSPM consistency across Azure and GCP Test & Trace - General security architecture reviews of proposed projects, scoping and reviewing findings for pentests, write requirements for tools. MoJ - 100,000 user license upgrade with enabled security features, Elastic stack for logging/monitoring, Blue team ally, Apprentice ally. (SC expired, but should be achievable again) SystemsUp - Symantec EndPoint logs into Azure Log Analytics (was OMS at that point), created MVP SOC in OMS for 350+ VM migration, Azure Stack beta investigation
Experience & credentials
Certifications, sector experience and security clearance are self-declared unless specifically marked as independently verified by IT Contractors UK.
Sector experience
Central Government · Banking and Finance · Consultancy · Commodity Trading
Certifications
CISSP · CCSP · CCNA · Various MS · Various AWS
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