Cyber Security Manager in Manchester

Cyber Security Lead – (Entra ID, Defender, Purview, SIEM, SOC, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, NIST, CISSP, Hands-On, 3rd Party Management) – Permanent – Home Based
Position: Technical Cyber Security Lead
Location: Home Based (UK) with occasional travel
Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 + strong benefits
The short version:
A fast-growing UK business wants a hands-on security lead to own cyber security across the organisation. The official title is Manager, but this isn't a people management role. You'll manage suppliers and make the big calls, and you'll still spend a good chunk of your week in Defender, Entra ID and Purview yourself.
If you're tired of roles where security means chasing tickets for someone else's roadmap, this is worth a look. You'll be writing the roadmap.
Why this one is different:
Three things stand out to me about this role.
You pick the tools. The business has no fixed security stack. If you've spent years working around tools someone else chose, this is your chance to choose them. You'll assess what's in place, decide what stays, what goes and what comes in, and make the case for it.
You decide the SOC and SIEM model. Both are outsourced right now. Part of your brief is to work out whether that's the right setup long term or whether it should come in house. That means a proper look at cost, coverage, headcount and risk, followed by a recommendation the business will act on. Very few roles at this level give you that kind of decision.
You take the business through certification. Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 are both on the plan, and you'll lead them. If you've done it b...