Cyber Security Consultant
Securing what matters
for modern teams
Paul Jenkins partners with product leaders, engineering teams, and founders to design pragmatic security strategies, implement resilient controls, and guide security programs through pivotal growth moments.
Recent wins
- Reduced breach risk by 67% by hardening CI/CD pipelines and rolling out secret scanning across all repos.
- Accelerated SOC2 Type II readiness for a remote-first SaaS team in under 90 days.
- Stood up a modern detection stack with cloud-native logging, EDR, and playbooks for a fully distributed workforce.
Ways to engage
Pragmatic security for teams that move fast
Whether you need a fractional security lead or targeted project delivery, Paul blends technical depth with crisp communication to keep your roadmap moving.
Security Program Leadership
Fractional CISO support, security roadmaps, budget planning, and executive reporting tailored to your board and customers.
- Risk assessments grounded in your product strategy
- Policy and control design that engineers can ship
- Metrics and dashboards your leadership understands
Product & Cloud Security
Secure architecture reviews, threat modeling, and guardrails for shipping secure features in AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- DevSecOps pipelines with SAST/DAST/secret scanning
- Cloud posture hardening with IaC baselines
- Secure design clinics with your engineering teams
Incident Readiness
Preparation, playbooks, and facilitated exercises so your team can respond confidently when incidents arise.
- Detection and response runbooks for critical systems
- Tabletop simulations with leadership and engineering
- After-action reviews that turn lessons into controls
Recent engagements
Partnering with companies where security drives trust
Healthcare SaaS · Series B
Built a security program from zero to audit-ready
Designed controls for HIPAA and SOC2, implemented EDR and centralized logging, and created a vendor review program that satisfied enterprise customers.
Fintech platform · Pre-IPO
Modernized cloud security without slowing delivery
Introduced secure-by-default Terraform modules, tuned IAM for least privilege, and added continuous configuration monitoring for regulated workloads.
E-commerce · Remote first
Readiness for inevitable incidents
Ran incident readiness workshops, authored step-by-step playbooks, and integrated alert triage with on-call to cut mean time to respond.
About Paul
A trusted partner with hands-on expertise
With over a decade leading security at SaaS, fintech, and infrastructure companies, Paul blends executive communication with deep technical execution.
Former security leader at high-growth companies, Paul has built and scaled programs that pass enterprise diligence, empower engineering, and keep customers safe.
He is a frequent speaker on pragmatic security and has guided teams through audits, incidents, and cloud migrations without sacrificing velocity.
Builder mindset
Partners with engineers to design security that fits the way you ship software.
Clear communication
Translates technical risk into concise decisions your leadership can act on.
Delivery you can trust
Outcome-oriented engagements with transparent roadmaps and measurable wins.
Let's talk
Ready to strengthen security?
Tell Paul about your goals—security reviews, roadmap coaching, or leadership coverage—and he will tailor an engagement for your team.
Book time with Paul
Email: paul@pjenkins.co.uk
Based in North East England · Working with teams worldwide
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