About

Acumin by Red Snapper Recruitment is a specialist in cyber security recruitment, executive search and digital consultancy. We work across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, for end user security and technology teams, security vendors, systems integrators and consultancies, and the public sector.

Our story

Acumin built its reputation as an information security and risk management recruiter, at a point when few recruiters could tell a firewall administrator from a security architect. That specialism is still what clients come to us for.

In July 2015 Acumin merged with Red Snapper Recruitment. Today we trade as Acumin by Red Snapper Recruitment, part of Red Snapper Group, alongside sister businesses in managed services, learning and media.

As clients moved from buying security products to rebuilding how their technology works, our remit widened with them. Security now sits inside wider technology change, so we hire across engineering, data, infrastructure and the leadership above them, with the security specialism still underneath.

Who we work with

For end users we build internal security and risk functions, from the first security hire through to the team that follows it. For vendors, integrators and consultancies we strengthen delivery and professional services, and support the sales and marketing teams that carry revenue. In the public sector we place into cleared roles, in central and local government and with prime contractors.

How we work

We aim to be a working partner rather than a supplier. In practice that means being straight with you when a role is scoped or priced in a way the market will not answer, and representing your brand properly to the people we approach. This market is small, and reputation travels.

Volume and mid-level roles run through AI Talent Access, which produces ranked shortlists on demand. Senior and business-critical appointments run through Executive Search, which is human-led and confidential. Both draw on the same network.

Professions we cover

• Cyber security
• Technical security
• Penetration testing and digital forensics
• Governance and compliance
• Information security and risk management
• Security management
• Sales engineering
• Sales and marketing
• Executive management

Our standards

We work across cyber and government markets, so candidate and client information is handled carefully by default. We are ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus certified.

Talk to us

Hiring, or thinking about your next move? Call +44 (0) 20 3119 3333 during UK office hours, or start here.