Security Analyst

Security Analyst Glasgow / Edinburgh (Hybrid) Outside IR35 Clearance: BPSS required We are hiring multiple Security Analysts to join a multi-year Quality Assurance transformation programme for a major UK client. As part of a fast-paced SAFe Agile delivery, this is not a compliance-only role—you will run meaningful resilience tests, validate disaster recovery (DR) and failover readiness, and help prepare for formal Information Assurance (IA) testing and ITHC phases. You’ll contribute directly to reducing platform risk and increasing system integrity. What you'll do: Execute security-focused QA tests: failover, backup/restore, DR validation Support ITHC preparation: test scenarios, evidence generation, documentation Validate resilience KPIs and maintain live dashboards for risk tracking Support environment lockdowns, access control testing and risk assessments Drive traceability of test artefacts and ensure recovery mechanisms are tested and proven Work closely with NFT, infrastructure and QA governance teams on risk simulations and mitigation planning What you'll bring: Experience in QA security and resilience testing across DR, failover and backup Hands-on experience preparing systems for ITHC and formal security assurance Ability to simulate risk scenarios and failure modes, not just run scans Strong knowledge of resilience validation and recovery mechanisms Ability to collaborate across QA, infrastructure, NFT and governance teams Excellent documentation of security artefacts and test results Tech environment: Must-have: Test & Reporting: qTest, Jira, Xray, Allure, Confluence CI/CD & Build: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Git, Gradle Security tools: OWASP ZAP, SonarQube Burp Suite, SQLMap, Nmap Snyk, Prometheus Nice to have: NeoLoad, JMeter, BlazeMeter Selenium, Playwright, Serenity BDD, Cucumber, Postman, REST Assured All our roles are UK based. When submitting your application to Colossus, please ensure the following Your CV has your address and postcode. You also have your correct phone number and email address so we can contact you asap regarding your application. For confidentiality purposes, please remove any reference contact phone number's and email address details from your CV.

Location: Edinburgh, GB

Posted Date: 6/30/2025