Head of Cyber Security - Robert Walters : Job Details

Robert Walters is working in partnership with one of the largest technology solution businesses in the UK. Due to extensive growth and acquisition, they have experienced accelerated growth across both public and private sector.

Due to continued growth, they are keen to appoint an Head of Cyber Security to lead the SOC team, ensuring efficient operations and upkeep of cybersecurity standards and processes. This is a home-based permanent position, paying a salary range of £90,000 to £110,000 plus bonus.

Head of Cyber Security: Duties

• Drive cyber security strategy
• Mentoring and managing UK-Wide SOC team - coaching & training
• Enhance threat detection capabilities
• Design/Implement streamlined processes and optimize automations
• Monitor/Analyse security events - coordinate effective response
• Mitigate vulnerabilities
• Manage/Optimize SIEM and SOAR platforms
• Improve incident response times and threat detection
• Enhance team processes, automations
• Test/Implement new automation techniques
• Primary stakeholder for escalated incidents
• Develop SOC processes and documentation
• Monitor/Analyse security events
• Oversee customer security reporting and conduct service reviews

Head of Cyber Security: Experience

• Proven experience as a technical/team manager
• Cyber Security expert - deep understanding of best practise
• Communicate across both technical and non-technical staff
• SOC operations and SIEM/SOAR tools experience
• Technical security controls - Firewalls, IPS, endpoint security, web and email filtering, network security logging
• Supporting secure infrastructure from change to BAU
• Provide security expertise, guidance and assurance for projects

The permanent opportunity for a Head of Cyber Security will pay a salary range of £90,000 to £110,000 plus bonus. This is a home-based position. This is an opportunity to join an industry leader and a business that has experienced considerable growth year on year.

For further information, please apply with an updated CV and contact Ajay Hayre on

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