Cyber Security Manager Full Time

Blackburn, Lancashire
Hays Specialist Recruitment

About the Role
We have an exciting new vacancy for a Cybersecurity Manager to join our clients IT department.As a member of our leadership team, the Cybersecurity Manager plays a pivotal role in safeguarding our organization’s digital assets and infrastructure. This position is ideal for a dynamic and experienced professional who excels in team management and has a profound understanding of cybersecurity threats and solutions.
Reporting directly into the Group Infrastructure & Security Manager, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in leading a team of cybersecurity engineers, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and implementing robust security measures.
If you are passionate about cybersecurity and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our mission of maintaining a secure and resilient IT infrastructure.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of cybersecurity engineers.
• Work closely with cyber personnel in other countries.
• Oversee the outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC) function.
• Adhere to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Plan, implement, and oversee cybersecurity changes in a structured manner.
• Oversee security incident management and resolution processes.
• Maintain and update documentation of security incident playbooks, common practices, process flow diagrams, and the knowledge base.
• Manage workloads and projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Report to senior management on the status of infrastructure projects and operations.
• Implement and maintain industry standard cybersecurity controls, testing and evidencing the effectiveness of the controls on a regular basis.

Candidate Requirements

• Understanding of emerging cyber requirements and cybersecurity threats.
• Broad and comprehensive technical knowledge of IT infrastructure and technologies (with OT knowledge being an additional benefit).
• Experience working in an IT function and relevant field.
• Experience as a senior SOC analyst – looking to step up to management.
• Proven experience in the management and delivery of key cybersecurity projects.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate for success with key business stakeholders.
• Experience managing and reporting project deliverables to senior management audiences.
• Proficiency in using, building, and maintaining an EDR/XDR solution (eg, Microsoft Defender, Tanium).
• Proficiency in using, building, and maintaining a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) environment (eg, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk).
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills.

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