Cyber Security Technology SME (Security Validation) Hybrid - 4 days on-site p/w in London Initial Contract to 30 April 2027 Inside IR35 - £544.83pd Umbrella RateDo you own and run security validation platforms, such as breach and attack simulation, automated penetration testing or deception, and know how to turn the findings into fixed controls?We''re recruiting a contract Cyber Security Technology SME for the IT Security team of a leading financial services organisation in London. The team runs the platforms that test and prove how well its controls work, including security validation, automated penetration testing, breach and attack simulation, threat emulation, exposure and vulnerability management and cyber deception, across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.This is a hands-on technology role. We are looking for people who have implemented and managed these platforms themselves (for example Picus, SafeBreach, AttackIQ, Cymulate, Pentera, XM Cyber or Horizon3 NodeZero), not SOC analysts or network engineers.What You''ll Be DoingImplementing, running and tuning security validation, automated pentest, breach and attack simulation, threat emulation and deception platformsWorking through attack paths, vulnerabilities and control gaps, driving risk-based remediation and retesting to prove the fixIntegrating security controls with enterprise platforms across network, endpoint, email, web and cloud, using telemetry and log analysis to investigate and ..... full job details .....