As a cyber security recruitment agency, we help organisations hire professionals who monitor threats, respond to incidents and strengthen security operations. From SOC analysts and security engineers to security leaders responsible for risk and resilience, we connect you with people who protect systems, data and critical infrastructure.
Overview
Cyber security teams are responsible for protecting organisations against an evolving threat landscape. From monitoring security alerts and investigating incidents to identifying vulnerabilities and strengthening defences, these teams play a critical role in safeguarding systems.
Hiring the right person isn’t just about certifications or security tools. You need professionals who can investigate suspicious activity, respond to incidents and improve security controls while balancing operational risk and business continuity.
As a specialist cyber security recruitment agency, we help organisations hire professionals across security operations, threat intelligence, security engineering and cyber leadership. Whether you're strengthening your SOC capability or hiring leadership to oversee your security strategy, we’ll help you secure professionals who strengthen your organisation’s security posture.
Our disciplines
Alongside our cyber security recruitment expertise, we also support hiring across the wider IT function. From infrastructure and networking specialists through to IT support professionals, we'll help you build secure and reliable IT environments that support day-to-day operations.
The problem
Cyber security roles often attract candidates from a mix of security monitoring, compliance and broader IT backgrounds. For hiring managers, it can be difficult to tell who has genuinely triaged alerts, investigated suspicious activity and supported incident response within a live security operations environment.
Cyber security professionals often bring strong certifications, but qualifications alone do not show the depth of operational experience behind them. Hiring teams can find it difficult to judge whether a candidate has worked within real security operations, handled incidents and contributed to day-to-day threat detection and security monitoring.
Experienced cyber security analysts, engineers and security leaders are often already embedded within established security teams. That makes it harder for hiring managers to reach professionals with real security operations and incident response experience through job adverts alone.
Cyber security hires often influence how well an organisation detects threats, responds to incidents and strengthens its security controls. Hiring managers therefore need professionals who can improve security monitoring, strengthen detection capability and contribute to stronger cyber resilience across the organisation.
How we can help
We focus on candidates who have worked within live security operations environments, including security monitoring, threat detection, investigation and incident response. This helps you hire professionals who can contribute to day-to-day cyber security operations rather than simply understanding security frameworks in theory.
We assess the environments candidates have supported, the incidents they have investigated and the responsibilities they have held within security operations. This gives you a clearer view of whether their experience aligns with the monitoring, detection and response capability your team requires.
We use proactive outreach and established relationships across the cyber security hiring market to reach professionals who are rarely active on job boards. This helps you access experienced analysts, engineers and security leaders who may not be visible through traditional recruitment channels.
We look closely at how candidates have contributed to improving security monitoring, strengthening detection capability and supporting incident response in previous roles. This helps you identify professionals who can reinforce security controls and improve cyber resilience across your organisation.
Case studies
"Zak has been a real help in building out our talent pool at Commify. His ability to source candidates across diverse roles has been genuinely impressive. His professionalism and commitment to our recruitment needs have made a real difference to the quality of people we've been able to hire."
"Hitting 40 hires in 18 months across infrastructure and engineering was an ambitious target, and we needed an agency that could deliver against it without us having to manage the process closely. Digital Waffle did exactly that. The shortlists were focused and we didn't waste time on candidates who weren't right. Every role landed on schedule, and the people they brought in are already contributing to the programmes they're supporting."
"Digital Waffle picked the brief up quickly and started delivering people we could actually hire. We were scaling network engineering and software in a tight period of growth and they got us there inside six months. Solid work, I would use them again."
"Digital Waffle handled our hiring across data and engineering for the last year, supporting a big period of transformation. They listened to what we needed and brought us qualified candidates for each role, twenty in total. The team they've helped us build is now delivering real results across our digital projects. They got the brief and they got it right."
"We needed to grow headcount by 50% in 6 months, including hard-to-fill tech roles, which wasn't something we were going to do on our own. Digital Waffle filled the gap properly. They got us the people we needed at the pace we needed them, and at significantly less cost than building out our own recruitment function. We hit the target on schedule."
"We brought Digital Waffle in to run our hiring through the development hub launch, and they've placed over 50 specialists for us across product, development, design and QA in the two years since. The quality has been consistent throughout, which matters across a stretch that long. They've become the team we go to when we need to hire."
"Digital Waffle were a real help when we were building out our engineering team. It was a fast-moving period, with a lot happening across our website and apps, and they quickly understood the kind of people we needed. They supported us with both perm and contract hires, kept things moving and made the whole process feel straightforward. Really easy team to work with."
"We brought Digital Waffle in on a retained basis to help us scale at Gnosis. Over twelve months they delivered 28 roles, sourcing the right candidates for each one across functions that aren't always easy to recruit for in this space. They showed a deep understanding of our requirements from the start. Happy to recommend them to anyone hiring at scale."
Our services
Organisations hire cyber security professionals in different ways depending on the maturity of their security function and the threats they face. Whether you're building a long-term security team or hiring leadership to guide your cyber strategy, we’ll help you find the right people.
Meet the team
Our cyber security recruiters understand the threats, security environments and operational pressures that shape modern security teams. They work closely with employers to understand the role, security priorities and level of responsibility, making sure every shortlist is relevant from the start.
Salary guides
With threats on the rise and demand for skilled professionals at an all-time high, the best candidates know their value. Without accurate salary insights, it’s easy to lose them to competitors.
Our 2027 UK cyber security salary guide provides the benchmarks you need to make competitive offers and retain top security talent.
With comparisons to 2026, projections for 2028 and a market overview, it is an essential resource for any business building strong and resilient cyber security teams.
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FAQs
Cyber security recruitment is the process of sourcing, assessing and hiring professionals responsible for protecting organisations from cyber threats. This includes roles such as SOC Analysts, Cyber Security Engineers, Penetration Testers and security leadership. As a cyber security recruitment agency, we'll help you hire professionals who can monitor threats, investigate incidents, strengthen security controls and support the day-to-day protection of your systems, networks and data.
A cyber security recruitment agency helps organisations hire professionals who detect threats, investigate incidents and strengthen security operations. We work closely with you to understand your security environment, the tools you use and the responsibilities behind the role. From there, we identify suitable candidates, assess their operational experience and introduce professionals capable of supporting your cyber security monitoring, incident response and overall security posture.
We support hiring across a wide range of cyber security roles, from operational analysts through to senior security leadership. Typical hires include:
These professionals help organisations monitor threats, respond to incidents, strengthen security controls and protect critical systems across the business.
We assess cyber security candidates by understanding the environments they have worked in and the types of security incidents they have handled. Our conversations often focus on areas such as threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management and security monitoring. This helps you understand whether someone has supported real security operations and whether their experience aligns with your organisation’s cyber security environment.
Cyber security recruitment timelines vary depending on the role and level of experience required. For positions such as SOC Analysts or Cyber Security Engineers, we can often deliver a shortlist within one to two weeks. Senior hires, including Cyber Security Managers or CISOs, may take longer due to the smaller pool of experienced professionals and the importance of finding the right leadership fit.
Demand for experienced cyber security professionals continues to grow as organisations strengthen their security operations and respond to evolving threats. Many skilled analysts, engineers and security leaders are already embedded within established teams and rarely apply directly for roles. As a result, businesses often need proactive outreach and specialist cyber security recruitment support to reach the strongest candidates.
Get in touch
If you're hiring a cyber security professional or building out your security function, our recruitment specialists can help.
Share a few details about the role and we’ll get back to you to discuss your hiring requirements and the type of cyber security expertise you need.
Prefer to talk? Call us on 0121 517 0357.
