Senior specialist Cyber security operations and deployment

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi -award -winning UK public sector digital consultancy, positively influencing the lives of over forty million UK citizens. We bring deep expertise in agile delivery, digital transformation, and platform engineering across central government.

With a team of over one hundred and twenty -five professionals — more than forty percent of whom are women — we are committed to building inclusive, diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

What you'll do

• Install and configure firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, EDR/XDR, and DLP tools, and harden Windows/Linux endpoints.
  
• Administer AD/LDAP, SSO, and MFA; tune the SIEM and write custom correlation rules and dashboards.
  
• Lead daily incident triage, coordinate with the 24/7 MSSP/MDR, and run vulnerability scans and patching within SLA.
  
• Run phishing simulations and clean -desk checks, and monitor biometric and CCTV systems.
  

What we're looking for

• Hands -on experience with tools like Splunk, Sentinel, CrowdStrike, Defender, Palo Alto, or Fortinet.
  
• Strong log parsing, packet analysis, and infrastructure debugging skills.
  
• Security+, CEH, or Cisco CyberOps preferred, plus a degree in IT, computer science, or a related field.
  

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We actively welcome applications from women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, those returning after a career break, and anyone underrepresented in senior D365 and Power Platform engineering roles.
Scrumconnect Consulting is a Disability Confident Level 1 employer and is committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
If you do not meet every requirement listed but feel strongly that this role matches your experience, we encourage you to apply. Strong D365 fundamentals and a proactive delivery mindset matter as much as any individual technology.