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Cyber Engineering Consultant

Inside IR35 Cyber Security
Up to £76 per hour
Source: Recruitment Agency
Posted today · Closes in 15 days · 19 Sep 2026
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Comparable market13 live roles New this week9 comparable roles Outside IR3523% of comparable roles Remote / hybrid92% of comparable roles Skill-market signalRare skill combination Product Security1 live role Cyber Security1 live role
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Contract Details

Pay rateUp to £76 per hour
IR35 statusInside IR35
Contract durationNot disclosed
Start dateNot disclosed
Working arrangementHybrid · 1-2 days per week
LocationBristol
Security clearanceSC — Active clearance required
IT specialismCyber Security

Job description

I’m looking for an experienced Product Security / Cyber Security Engineer to join a major Defence & Aerospace programme in Bristol.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to work on real-world products and complex engineering systems — not traditional enterprise IT security.

What you’ll be working on:
• Product security across the full engineering lifecycle — from requirements through to in-service support
• Secure-by-Design and MOD accreditation
• Cyber security requirements and controls at system level
• Threat modelling, vulnerability analysis and risk assessments
• Security architecture and detailed system security design
• Working across software, firmware and electronic hardware
• Security of complex products including radar, electro-optics, lasers and OT

I’m particularly interested in people with:
• 3+ years’ Cyber / Product Security / Security Engineering experience
• Active SC Clearance
• Defence / Aerospace experience
• Experience with Secure by Design / MOD accreditation
• Strong understanding of cyber risk, threat modelling and vulnerability assessment
• Experience securing engineered products, embedded systems or OT, rather than purely enterprise IT
• The ability to work closely with systems and engineering teams

This is a genuinely interesting role for a Cyber Security Engineer who wants to get closer to the product, system and engineering side of security and work on major Defence programmes.

If you have SC clearance + Defence Product Security experience, or know someone who does, I’d be keen to speak.

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