Toby Pollard

Head of Cyber Security (Contract)

Hi, nice to meet you I’m Toby, a few facts about me:

  • Toby, however, I am otherwise known as Tony.
  • I was named after a dog.
  • A member of the IFC.


Here at Hamilton Barnes, I specialise as an IT recruitment consultant working within the Hamilton Barnes Contract Team placing Cyber Security Specialists & Network Security Engineers into contract opportunities globally. I work with a variety of customers including Cisco Gold Partners, Consultancies and Global Leading Service Providers.


Recent success stories:

  • I recently worked alongside one of the biggest service providers in the United Kingdom to successfully place 2x Cyber Security Analysts & 2x SEIM Consultants & 1x Network SME. During the recruitment process, I effectively screened candidates, passed the compliance process and onboarded meeting client deadlines.


Our core areas of expertise:

  • Cloud Security – Azure Sentinel / Microsoft Defender ATP / Azure ATM / Microsoft Security & Compliance Centre / Microsoft Cloud App Security / Google Cloud Trace / Google Cloud Debugger / AWS Security
  • Security Operations Centre – Incident Response / Managed Detection Response / Threat Analysis / Threat Hunting / Tuning / SIEM
  • Security Consultancy – Threat & Vulnerability Assessments / Penetration Testing / Gap Analysis / Risk Analysis
  • Governance, Risk and Compliance – ISO27001 / SOC2 / PCI-DDS
  • Identity and Access Management – CyberArk / Privileged Access Management / Vulnerability Management / Endpoint Security
  • Network Security – NGFW / WAF / NOC Security

If you are looking for your next opportunity and require any assistance with your job search, please reach out!