Security Analyst 6-month contract Outside IR35 Fully Remote - Must be UK based We're seeking an experienced Security Analyst to support a major technology transformation programme. You'll help maintain security visibility throughout infrastructure migrations, ensuring monitoring, logging and security controls remain effective during transition. Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Discover and assess existing log sources, alert rules and security monitoring requirements.</li><li>Support the implementation and configuration of Splunk, including log onboarding, parsers and dashboards.</li><li>Monitor network traffic to identify unauthorised data movement and security risks during migration.</li><li>Validate migrated infrastructure through vulnerability assessments and security configuration reviews.</li><li>Work with engineering and cyber teams to ensure secure delivery across the programme.</li></ul>Experience Required<ul><li>Proven experience in Security Operations or Cyber Security.</li><li>Hands-on experience with Splunk, log forwarding and SIEM administration.</li><li>Strong analytical skills using SPL, KQL and/or SQL.</li><li>Experience investigating security incidents, insider threats or data exfiltration.</li><li>Knowledge of vulnerability management and security assurance within enterprise environments.</li></ul>

Security Analyst

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Platform Architect / Health Check Lead Location: UK (Remote/Hybrid) Contract: Inside IR35 We're supporting a leading global technology consultancy in the search for an experienced Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Platform Architect to lead a strategic platform health check for a major enterprise organisation. This is a high-impact advisory engagement where you'll assess the health, security, resilience and performance of an established OCI environment, working closely with technical and business stakeholders to identify risks, optimisation opportunities and future improvements. This role is ideal for an experienced cloud architect who enjoys analysing complex environments, providing strategic recommendations and influencing technology roadmaps without being responsible for hands-on remediation. The RoleYou'll lead a comprehensive architectural review of a large-scale Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform, evaluating its current state against OCI best practices and producing a structured set of recommendations. Key responsibilities include: <ul><li>Conducting a full OCI platform health check</li><li>Reviewing infrastructure architecture and cloud design</li><li>Assessing security architecture, identity and access management, and network segmentation</li><li>Evaluating platform resilience, high availability and disaster recovery capabilities</li><li>Analysing performance, scalability and cost optimisation opportunities</li><li>Reviewing compute, storage, networking and backup strategies</li><li>Engaging with infrastructure, security and application teams through technical workshops and stakeholder interviews</li><li>Identifying architectural gaps, security risks and operational inefficiencies</li><li>Producing a comprehensive health check report with prioritised recommendations</li><li>Categorising improvements into quick wins, medium-term enhancements and longer-term strategic initiatives</li><li>Providing pragmatic, business-focused advice aligned to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure best practices</li></ul>About YouYou'll bring a strong blend of technical expertise and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to quickly understand unfamiliar environments and provide clear, actionable recommendations. You'll ideally have: <ul><li>Extensive experience designing and architecting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environments</li><li>Proven experience delivering OCI platform assessments, architecture reviews or health checks</li><li>Strong knowledge of OCI networking, security, identity management and cloud architecture</li><li>Experience with high availability, resilience and disaster recovery strategies</li><li>A solid understanding of cloud optimisation and cost management</li><li>Experience working within large, complex enterprise environments</li><li>Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage senior technical and business stakeholders</li><li>A collaborative, advisory-led approach with the ability to challenge constructively</li></ul>What's on Offer?<ul><li>Opportunity to lead a strategic enterprise OCI assessment</li><li>Work alongside a recognised global technology consultancy</li><li>Exposure to a complex, large-scale Oracle Cloud environment</li><li>Advisory-focused role with significant stakeholder engagement</li><li>Competitive day rate</li><li>Hybrid working</li></ul>If you're an experienced OCI Architect looking for a strategic engagement where your expertise will directly influence the future direction of a major enterprise cloud platform, we'd love to hear from you.

OCI Architect

Security Architect 6-month contract  Outside IR35 Hybrid working - 2 days a week onsite We're supporting a leading broadcasting client on a major cyber transformation and are looking for an experienced Security Architect to define the target-state security architecture and support the secure migration from current to future state. Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Design the logging architecture, including log repositories and data ingestion pipelines.</li><li>Define security architecture and technical guardrails for the transformation.</li><li>Develop the migration roadmap from current to target state.</li><li>Design interim security controls to mitigate risk during transition.</li><li>Collaborate with security and programme teams to ensure architectural alignment.</li></ul>Essential Experience<ul><li>Proven experience delivering security architecture for large-scale cyber transformation programmes.</li><li>Strong knowledge of AWS, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and/or Okta.</li><li>Experience designing enterprise logging and security monitoring architectures.</li><li>Familiarity with security frameworks such as SABSA, TOGAF or NIST SP 800-53.</li></ul>If you're an experienced Security Architect available for your next contract and have a strong background in cyber transformation, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Security Architect

Business Director, Marketing Science London hybrid working 3 days in office £80,000 to £90,000 No sponsorship available A fantastic opportunity for a senior analytics leader to join a high performing marketing science team in a strategic and client facing role. Reporting into the Head of Marketing Science, you will lead advanced analytical projects end to end while managing client relationships, mentoring team members and contributing to commercial growth and product development. This role requires strong experience within media measurement and analytics, ideally from a media agency environment, alongside excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. You will work closely with strategy, planning and investment teams to turn client challenges into clear analytical solutions and deliver high quality, commercially relevant insights. The ideal candidate will have experience leading teams, managing complex analytics projects and presenting data driven recommendations to senior stakeholders. Hybrid working model with 3 days in the London office and flexible working available.

Business Director, Marketing Science

​Shakir joined Xcede in 2020, he is a skilled Senior Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the staffing and recruiting industry across the IT space. As his role is delivery focused, Shakir supports the Xcede team on a variety of urgent roles. His primary focus is on contract technology positions across the UK. 

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