Ben Turner

SENIOR CYBER ENGINEER - LONDON - HYBRID WORKING - £90 - £100K + BONUS The Role We are seeking a Senior Cyber Engineer to lead project-based security engineering work, with a focus on securing identity, devices and cloud platforms. You will serve as the specialist in identity, access, and cloud security controls, supporting the secure operation and working predominantly within our Microsoft 365, Azure, and Salesforce environments. Working closely with the Head of Technology Operations & Cyber, internal stakeholders, our IT MSP, and our SOC, you will ensure our environment is secure, resilient, and well-governed. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role owning security engineering projects end-to-end from design and planning through to implementation, documentation and transition into BAU. Key Responsibilities Security Engineering (Identity, Device & Cloud) Define, implement, maintain and enhance security baselines for: Improve overall security posture in line with Zero Trust principles. Roll out new cloud security features and controls. Integrate SaaS platforms for secure SSO and life cycle management. Continuously review and strengthen our cyber posture using industry-standard security benchmarks, configuration assessments and cloud security recommendations. Establish, champion and evolve patterns for: Identity and access management Microsoft 365 services (email, collaboration, file sharing) MDM/Intune device management (enrolment, compliance, baselines, app protection, conditional access enforcement) Application onboarding and SSO Admin access and just-in-time elevation Use of service accounts and service principals 2. Detection, Response & Assurance Enhance identity and access logs and signals within detection and response tooling. Tune identity-related alerts in partnership with SOC analysts. Support investigations into identity-related security incidents and lead root-cause analysis. Contribute to internal/external audits, penetration tests and regulatory reviews relating to identity, access or cloud security. 3. Governance, Documentation & Ways of Working Support assurance activities, including internal/external audits, penetration tests and regulatory reviews relating to identity, access and cloud security. Maintain documentation for identity and cloud security configurations, guardrails and principles. Contribute to policies, standards and procedures related to identity, access and cloud security. Support the business in embedding consistent security-by-design practices. Skills & Experience Essential Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 security capabilities, Azure cloud security concepts and Zero Trust principles. Significant hands-on experience administering and securing identity and access management platforms in a complex enterprise environment. Strong knowledge of adaptive access and MFA, RBAC and least privilege, Privileged Access Management, Data Loss Prevention, Identity Governance & access reviews, application onboarding and modern authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC). Proven experience delivering end-to-end security or platform engineering projects in cloud environments. Ability to translate regulatory and security requirements into pragmatic technical controls. Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders. SIEM/XDR tooling experience, such as Microsoft Sentinel. Experience contributing to security architecture and design decisions. Self-starter mindset - able to work independently and as part of a team. Strong problem-solving approach, with willingness to learn, adapt and figure things out. Desirable Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation, eg, Bicep, ARM, Terraform, PowerShell. Experience in a regulated financial services environment, ideally FCA-regulated (not essential) Experience implementing Salesforce security enhancements (eg, Salesforce Shield). Qualifications Essential Relevant certifications such as Identity & Access Administrator (eg, SC-300 equivalent) and Cloud Security Engineer (eg, AZ-500 equivalent), or equivalent hands-on experience. Strong grounding in cyber security principles through training, qualifications or demonstrable experience. Desirable Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SSCP or similar. Degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. This is an excellent opportunity to join a field leading client with opportunities for career progression. For more information and a full job description, please contact Ben Turner at BRT Consulting.

C++ DEVELOPER - MARKET DATA - LONDON - £85K + BONUS (Hybrid Working) We are looking for a Senior Developer with experience of market data to build and maintain data parsers that ingest and process market data and reference data, improve processes and reliability for managing these large datasets, and become an expert in understanding the data and the way we curate and process it. The majority of our data processing code is written in C++, and Python is used extensively in orchestrating workflows and managing reference data. You will join a team of around 12 existing developers of varying experience levels, split roughly into 3 units covering Equities, Derivatives and data processing infrastructure. This is an opportunity to join a cutting-edge FinTech company with the potential to grow your technical, finance and cloud- & data-engineering skills. Responsibilities Owning the full scope of assigned development projects such as data parsers, including liaising with the business to gather requirements, designing the solution with the team, and building and delivering completed functionality to production Planning and leading small projects, which may be cross-team Delivering new data parsers and other data generation processes, primarily in C++, with an emphasis on quality and reliability Understanding the data, how it reaches the company, how we process it and deliver it to customers Communicating with technical teams both within the company and sometimes at data providers such as financial exchanges Some second-line support of the daily parsing processes and the data, shared amongst the team Requirements Essential: Experience of working with equities or derivatives market data from financial exchanges. This is a must-have for this role. Industry experience of writing production-level C++ and delivering functioning, well-tested systems Demonstrated ability to plan and lead small projects Industry experience of developing on a Linux platform Industry experience of Python development Experience of industry-standard development methodologies such as source code control, unit testing and continuous integration Ability to self-organise and deliver a project over a period of up to a few months Strong problem solving skills Strong communication skills Computer science or other STEM degree This is an excellent opportunity to join a company who have recently secured huge investment with opportunities for career development. For more information and a full job description, please contact Ben Turner at BRT Consulting.

2ND LINE APPLICATION SUPPORT/VBA DEVELOPER - LONDON - £45K + HUGE PENSION We are looking for an Excel VBA Developer to join our Application Support team, someone with a strong technical foundation and a collaborative mindset. This role is ideal for candidates with a minimum of two years of experience in application support and a genuine interest in financial markets. Key responsibilities include: Provide effective support for 2nd line incidents and problem resolution, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations. Maintain and enhance Excel-based tools, including those using macros, to support data analysis and reporting. Support and develop Power BI dashboards, helping to improve data accessibility and insight delivery across the organisation. Represent the team on projects and system change initiatives, contributing to the continuous improvement of our services and tools. Apply your experience working with Excel macros and confidently support financial trading systems to ensure smooth and reliable operations. Work directly with end users, delivering clear, responsive, and effective support to meet their needs. Contribute to the ongoing improvement of how data and insights are delivered across the organisation, playing an active role in the development of tools and services. Essential Skills: Technical: 2 years working as a Microsoft Excel VBA -Application Support role, supporting 2nd line incident and problem management. Having strong technical knowledge of at least one of the following: Treasury management trading systems, trade settlement systems (SWIFT, Crest), Microsoft Excel, SQL query writing or market data applications (Bloomberg, Reuters), basic Scripting knowledge (eg PowerShell). Experience of Application monitoring tools. Proven experience in 1st and 2nd line Application support role. Self-motivated, and able to prioritise, plan and deliver a high-quality service under pressure, identifying resource requirements, ensuring risks are monitored and managed and improving the service to reach professional excellence. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate complex and technical information and ideas with conviction and clarity. Strong levels of ethical behaviour and self-awareness, with a willingness to accept and learn from feedback and proactively identify areas for personal development. This is a great chance to join a field leading client who can offer a stable working environment and opportunities for career progression. For more information and a full job description, please contact Ben Turner at BRT Consulting.