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Recruitment Solutions

Red5 offers a bespoke cybersecurity recruitment service that is tailored to your needs.

This practitioner level industry knowledge, coupled with deep recruitment industry expertise, ensures that our clients receive a consultative service which is elevated above and beyond what most clients have become accustomed to, when hiring in this challenging area of recruitment.

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Why clients use Red5’s team of recruitment experts:

  • They struggle to find and reach out to candidates in a niche market
  • They find it difficult to attract and retain talent, perhaps due to the lack of market knowledge (trends, salary, practices, competitors etc.)
  • Their employer branding is not pronounced enough to penetrate the market and establish them as a leading business
  • They want to train their internal recruiters on the latest practices within the cybersecurity recruitment market
  • They are planning strategic recruitment for high-level roles: CISO, IT Security Director, Head of Cybersecurity etc. and they need a trusted partner to approach them
  • They would like to develop or build a team of cybersecurity specialists and need to hire multiple team members
Recruitment Solutions

We have over 35years combined experience and are leading the way in the global recruitment of cybersecurity professionals.
We are now established across the UK as a leading cybersecurity recruitment agency. Our teams are in contact daily with their network of candidates, nurturing and maintaining strong relationships based on trust and transparency. As a strong player within the market, Red5 is present at various specialist events such as: InfoSec, Cybersecurity recruitment forums, Black Hat USA, and the White Hat Ball.

We are recognised within this space for the exceptional level of service we bring to clients throughout the recruitment process and our candidate’s onboarding into our client’s organisation.

Red5 has specialised in the recruitment of cyber security professionals since 2015. Our practice covers, information security, cybersecurity, IT security, technology risk, and information risk.
Our team has extensive experience of recruiting on a permanent and contract basis for internal positions in global organisations, SME and startups as well as consultancy and systems integration businesses, and cyber & information security vendors.

Our objective is to become the UK leader in cyber security recruitment and become a one stop service for ‘people’, ‘services’ and ‘solutions’. Our practitioner level knowledge, coupled with 35+ years of recruitment experience is our USP.

We aim to redefine service in this area and provide expert recruitment solutions which align with our customers needs.

Our ambition is to expand across the USA and APAC regions by 2028.

Disciplines

Digital forensics is the collection and examination of digital evidence from electronic devices to determine data breaches and malware, and the subsequent response to cybersecurity threats and attacks.
Digital forensics solutions type roles usually require the following skills:

  • The ability to gather data from numerous devices
  • Visibility into processes and actions that took place on all compromised devices and operating systems
  • Knowledge of how to complete comprehensive, forensically-sound investigations
  • Experience of undergoing extensive reporting

Our specialist team resources all aspects of incident management, forensics, Research & Development, and investigation.
Our expertise lies in our ability to place professionals in these types of roles:

  • Cybersecurity Forensics Consultant
  • CSIRT Consultant

Security incident and event management (SIEM) is the process of identifying, monitoring, recording and analysing cybersecurity events or incidents within a real-time IT environment. It provides a comprehensive and complete picture of the security within a specific IT infrastructure.
It is also known as security information event management.
We place people in all areas of incident management, security operations, malware analysis, log collection, IDS/IPS, SIEM, and FIM.
Key job titles we support are:

  • SOC Analyst
  • SOC Team Lead
  • SOC Manager

When working in perimeter, infrastructure, and network security the job is never truly done as with many things networks, threats, and security tools and processes are constantly evolving, and becoming increasingly more sophisticated.
We assist with projects requiring skills and experience in; security and software architecture, cyber defence, ADFS, cloud security, network security, Stormshield, CentOS, Arkoon, VoIP, TCP/ IP, Cisco, PALO ALTO, Check Point, Fortinet, F5, MobileIron, firewalls, messaging security and PCI DSS.
Specific job titles we cover include:

  • Network Security Engineer
  • Network Security Architect
  • IT Security Engineer
  • IT Security Architect

Threat and vulnerability management is the ongoing practice of identifying, assessing, classifying, rectifying, and mitigating further security weaknesses alongside understanding potential flaws in policy, process and, standards. It is an essential aspect of managing a company’s cybersecurity risk.

We cover all aspects of system vulnerability, CTI, and cyber threat intelligence resourcing.
Key senior-level positions we support in this area are:

  • Chief Information Security Officers (CISO)

Penetration testing is the practice of simulating a cyberattack on an organisation’s website, mobile devices, network, and embedded system applications under real-world conditions. The purpose of this is to identify flaws and security weaknesses that can be assessed and resolved to defend against genuine attacks.

Our knowledge of pen-testing, security development, DevSecOps, CERT, Metasploit, Python, code audit, code configuration, red team, blue team, purple team, ethical hacking, D-DOS, intrusion testing, smartphone security, embedded systems, and devices, software development, and ElasticSearch is extensive.

We frequently fill new job roles for:

  • Pen Testers
  • Ethical Hackers
  • Security Applications Engineers
  • Security Applications Consultants
  • Security Applications Managers

Risk assessments are an essential part of cybersecurity, helping companies address numerous issues that, if left unchecked, could cause critical data security breaches.

With GDPR regulations in place, it’s not only cyberattacks that can leak sensitive information, organisations are vulnerable to accidental or unlawful destruction, loss or disclosure of data. As such, risk assessments are there to evaluate whether an organisation’s technical and operational measures are equipped to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and resilience of their systems and services. They must also be able to quickly restore the availability of and access to personal data following an incident.

Our consultants have significant experience employing people in governance, risk & compliance and supporting their long-term careers.
Job positions we recruit for are:

  • Risk Consultant
  • GRC Consultant
  • IT Risk Consultant
  • IT Compliance Manager
  • IT Risk & Compliance Director
  • GDPR Consultant
  • GDPR Manager
  • GDPR Director
  • Data Protection Officer
  • Governance Risk & Compliance Consultant

Operational technology is hardware and software that detects or instigates change through the direct monitoring and control of physical devices, processes, and events OT is common in Industrial Control Systems such as SCADA.

When it comes to critical infrastructure, OT may be used to control power stations or public transport. As our technology needs continue to advance and integrate the requirement for OT security becomes ever more important.
When it comes to security analysts, ICS, industrial security, IEC62443, GIAC, SCADA, OT, and PAC. We make it our business to know who’s hiring and where to find the professionals to approach.

We place people into job roles for the following:

  • Industrial IT Security Engineer
  • Industrial IT Security Manager
  • SCADA Security Engineer

Cryptography and encryption is a way of securing the transfer of information and confidential communication through the use of created codes to ensure only those who the information is intended for is able to decipher and process it. 

As well as protecting data from theft or alteration, Cryptography can also be used for user authentication and those with expertise in this area are increasingly in demand.
We place professionals in full-time roles, with job titles:

  • Cryptography Engineer
  • Cryptography Consultant

Digital identification management and controlling access to systems is key to any secure environment. Making sure only those who have the appropriate permissions can access your data, enter your facilities, and use your equipment is vital for the successful running of any business.

We understand the required skills for Level 2 & Level 3 Support, IAM Consultants, IAM Experts, and IAM Specialists.

Job Titles – PKI Consultant, Ping Identity, Forgerock specialists, IAM / PAM Engineer.

Red5’s Specialist Vendor Team

As specialist advisors, we have the network, market intelligence and recruiting expertise to define a hiring strategy and build teams from the ground up. We facilitate the needs of your business, either maturing your domestic team or expanding internationally into a new territory – EMEA, APAC, North America or LATAM.

We represent Elite level professionals covering:

  • C-Level & Senior Appointments
  • Sales, Customer Success, Channels & Marketing
  • Product Management & Development
  • Support, Threat Research, Professional Services & IR
  • Pre-Sales

Our existing Vendor partners deliver Security solutions in the following fields:

  • AppSec / DevSecOps
  • Cloud / Observability
  • Data
  • Digital Forensics / Mobile Security
  • Encryption
  • Identity / PAM / Biometrics
  • MDR / MSS / Consulting
  • Network
  • OT / IOT
  • RegTech / Fraud
  • Risk / Vulnerability /Asset Management
  • SIEM / SOAR / UEBA
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Web / Email
  • XDR
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