Security Engineer and Analyst Contracts - London A major security transformation programme is underway within a complex, large-scale hybrid cloud environment. We are building a specialist security rebuild team and are seeking both a Security Engineer and a Security Analyst to play critical roles in stabilisation, hardening, and long-term resilience. This is not a BAU support engagement. The environment is in active recovery and security uplift, requiring strong technical depth, analytical thinking, and the confidence to challenge assumptions. There is potential for additional hires as the team expands. This is a Hybrid Azure tenancy with a complex infrastructure (cloud, virtualisation, SaaS, and multi-OS estate). Contract Details 12-18 months (likely extension)Hybrid working (2-3 days/week on-site)Day rate: £500 - £600 (Inside IR35) Security Engineer (Contract) Architecture, Hardening and Security Assurance Key Responsibilities Assess and challenge infrastructure / platform designs from a security perspectiveIdentify vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and control gapsDrive hardening across Azure, networks, and hybrid workloadsStrengthen segmentation, firewall policy, identity security, and loggingSupport incident-driven remediation and resilience improvements Required Experience Strong hands-on infrastructure / platform engineering backgroundAzure and hybrid cloud security expertiseNetwork security and segmentation (firewalls, SD-WAN)Experience with enterprise security controls