Cyber security recruitment
In financial services, knowing the regulation matters as much as knowing the tools. We look for both, and we check.
Roles we fill
Mid-level to head of department, contract and permanent, across the UK.
Security engineers
Build and run the controls that keep your systems safe.
Security architects
Design security into systems before they’re built.
Identity and access specialists
Make sure only the right people get in.
Security operations analysts
Watch, detect and respond when something goes wrong.
Governance, risk and compliance
Turn regulation and policy into controls that work.
Where security hires go wrong
We see the same mistakes again and again. If your brief is heading for one, we’ll tell you.
Expecting one person to do it all
Security is several jobs. An architect, an analyst and a GRC specialist think differently. One “head of everything” rarely works below enterprise scale.
Ignoring vetting time
Many security roles need background checks or clearance. Build the time into your plan, or your best candidate takes another offer while they wait.
Hiring tools, not judgement
Tools change every few years. Knowing which risk matters most to your business doesn’t. We ask candidates how they prioritise.
How we test for it
Before you meet anyone, we’ve asked the questions a generalist wouldn’t. Here are three we ask in every security search.
- “You find a serious issue the day before a release. What do you do?”
- “Which regulation shaped your last role most, and how did it change your work?”
- “How do you explain a risk to someone who doesn’t want to hear it?”
You’ll work with the founders. Every time.
No hand-offs to a junior team. The person you speak to first knows the market, knows your brief and stays with you until the hire is made.
Jay Despojo, Kenan Zarif and Luke Pentney
Questions hiring managers ask
Do you recruit for regulated firms?
Yes. Most of our security work is for banks, insurers and fintechs, where regulation shapes the role as much as technology does.
Can you find candidates with security clearance?
Tell us the level you need and we’ll tell you honestly how many people we know who hold it.
Do you recruit contract and permanent?
Yes, both, from analysts to heads of security.
Get in touch
Hiring, or looking for your next role? Send us a message.
What happens next
- We read every message ourselves.
- One of the founders gets back to you.
- If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so.