Barclay Simpson

About the Company

Barclay Simpson is a specialist international recruitment company that recruits Cyber Security, Technology and Governance professionals across internal audit, risk management, information / cyber security, technology and change, regulatory compliance, financial crime, resilience, data protection, data analytics, and legal & governance professionals across all sectors of the economy.

Established in 1989, we are based in London and Frankfurt and recruit for clients throughout the UK, Europe, and the Middle East.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Barclay Simpson

Job Title

Security Project Manager

Job Description

**Job title**: Security Project Manager **Role Summary**: Lead end-to-end delivery of security technology initiatives—including cloud security, automation, and related tooling—within a fast‑paced operational environment. Coordinate closely with security operations teams to align projects with incident‑response demands and broader security strategy. **Expectations**: - Deliver projects on time, within scope, and with defined quality metrics. - Balance day‑to‑day incident workloads while maintaining project momentum. - Foster stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation, and dependency management. **Key Responsibilities**: 1. Initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close security technology projects. 2. Drive cloud security and security automation projects, ensuring compliance with controls and best practices. 3. Collaborate with operational security teams, adjusting delivery schedules to accommodate incident prioritization. 4. Coordinate stakeholders across functional groups, manage risks, and resolve delivery impediments. 5. Ensure all projects support the overall security strategy and regulatory requirements. **Required Skills**: - Proven track record delivering security technology projects, especially in cloud security and automation. - Strong project management background in technology or security domains (PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent). - Experience working with operational security teams and understanding incident‑driven workloads. - Excellent stakeholder communication, risk management, and dependency resolution. - Knowledge of SOAR platforms and hands‑on experience implementing or enhancing SOAR solutions (desirable). **Required Education & Certifications**: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Professional project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or similar) preferred. - Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, or SOC‑related) considered advantageous.

England, United kingdom

Hybrid

05-01-2026

Company Name

Barclay Simpson

Job Title

Compliance Manager

Job Description

**Job title:** Compliance Manager **Role Summary:** Support consumer credit business on a 3‑month temporary contract, delivering regulatory change initiatives and risk assessments within a second‑line FCA‑regulated compliance environment. Operates independently while collaborating with risk, compliance, and financial crime teams. **Expectations:** - Independent, self‑directed work with minimal supervision. - Clear documentation of regulatory advice and decisions. - Timely escalation of issues to Head of Risk & Compliance. - Deliver practical recommendations to advance projects. **Key Responsibilities:** - Serve as primary compliance contact for consumer credit regulatory projects. - Provide pragmatic compliance advice, guidance and recommendations; timely escalation. - Produce risk & compliance management information (MI): regulatory decisions, risk assessments, consumer duty product/outcome assessments. - Review, challenge and update policies, processes, marketing materials, agent scripts, and training content for regulatory compliance. - Test regulatory controls and analyse MI to identify gaps or poor customer outcomes. - Support implementation, documentation and monitoring of remedial actions. - Manage all Board‑level and FCA notifications, reporting, and communications within required timeframes. - Build collaborative relationships with second‑line and oversight functions across the group. - Design and deliver training sessions and workshops; contribute to senior leadership reporting. - Perform additional tasks as directed by the Head of Risk & Compliance. **Required Skills:** - 6+ years in FCA‑regulated second‑line compliance or experience with FCA (or equivalent regulator). - Deep knowledge of FCA handbooks: CONC, DISP, PROD, PRIN, COCON, SYSC. - Strong grasp of Consumer Duty and vulnerable customer expectations. - Proven track record in driving regulatory change initiatives. - Excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail. - Ability to influence stakeholders and tailor complex regulatory messages. - Strong change and project management skills; prioritise multiple deadlines. - Proactive, solutions‑focused mindset with confidence to make recommendations. - Effective collaboration with cross‑functional, hybrid teams. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or related discipline. - FCA‑approved compliance qualification (e.g., CPS) preferred. ---

England, United kingdom

Hybrid

Mid level

07-01-2026

Company Name

Barclay Simpson

Job Title

IAM Architect

Job Description

**Job Title:** IAM Architect **Role Summary** Lead the design and implementation of Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) and Zero Trust architectures in a financial services environment. Own the zero‑trust target-state blueprint, define principles and guardrails, and develop reference architectures. Focus on securing customer-facing interactions and preventing fraud while integrating with existing IAM platforms (Okta, Ping Identity, Entra ID) and cloud services (AWS, Azure). **Expectations** - Deliver high‑quality zero‑trust and CIAM designs that align with business objectives. - Drive adoption of security principles across the organization. - Communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders and guide implementation. - Operate independently as an individual contributor on a remote contract basis (UK‑based, no visa sponsorship). **Key Responsibilities** - Design and publish zero‑trust reference architectures and CIAM patterns. - Define principles, standards, and guardrails for identity controls. - Integrate Okta, Ping Identity, Entra ID, AWS Cognito, and Azure AD services. - Collaborate with cloud migration teams on AWS/Azure cloud security design. - Oversee fraud prevention controls for customer access. - Produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and security policies. - Evaluate and recommend tooling upgrades or new solutions. - Provide guidance to SOC, threat‑intel, and development teams on identity security. **Required Skills** - Deep expertise in IAM/CIAM and Zero Trust architecture. - Strong knowledge of IAM platforms (Okta, Ping Identity, Entra ID) and cloud identity services (AWS Cognito, Azure AD). - Experience designing secure customer-facing identity solutions. - Familiarity with cloud security controls, threat modelling, and penetration testing. - Proficiency in creating architecture diagrams (Visio, Lucidchart, etc.). - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills. - Ability to work independently in a remote, contract environment. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Industry certifications: - Certified Zero Trust Professional (CZTP) or equivalent. - Cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate). - IAM certifications (e.g., Okta Certified Professional, Ping Identity Professional, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate).

United kingdom

Remote

19-01-2026

Company Name

Barclay Simpson

Job Title

Security Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Security Engineer **Role Summary:** Design, implement, and enhance technical security controls for cloud infrastructure, applications, and data within a modern AWS environment. Collaborate daily with developers and DevOps to embed secure configurations, continuous monitoring, and secure development practices into the engineering culture. **Expectations:** - 2+ years of security engineering experience in AWS. - Proven ability to deploy and tune security tooling, conduct incident investigations, and implement “shift‑left” security practices. - Strong understanding of ISO 27001 compliance and cloud security frameworks. **Key Responsibilities:** - Develop and maintain secure architecture and configuration baselines for AWS resources. - Deploy, configure, and manage security tools (e.g., IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, SIEM, cloud security posture management). - Conduct regular security assessments, penetration tests, and threat modeling. - Investigate and respond to security incidents, documenting findings and remediation steps. - Work with DevOps to integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and enforce secure coding standards. - Ensure ongoing compliance with ISO 27001 and industry best practices. **Required Skills:** - AWS security services (IAM, VPC, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Macie). - Scripting/automation (Python, Bash, Terraform, CloudFormation). - CI/CD integration and DevSecOps tooling (Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions). - Incident response, log monitoring, threat hunting. - Cloud security architecture, secure coding and configuration management. - Knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR). **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. - Professional security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, or AWS Security Specialty) preferred. - Demonstrated experience in a security engineering role for a cloud‑native environment.

United kingdom

Remote

04-02-2026