Cyber Security Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cyber Security Lead – (Entra ID, Defender, Purview, SIEM, SOC, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, NIST, CISSP, Hands-On, 3rd Party Management) – Permanent – Home Based Charles Simon Associates are currently recruiting for a Technical Cyber Security Lead for one of our key clients, a fast-growing UK business with sites across the country. This is a great opportunity to own cyber security across the organisation in a hands-on role that comes with real influence over how security gets done from here on. The successful candidate will be the internal technical lead for security. The official title is Manager, but this isn't a people management role. They will manage the outsourced SOC and SIEM providers, choose the security tools the business uses going forward, lead Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 certification, and decide whether SOC and SIEM stay outsourced or come in house. Location: Home Based (UK) with occasional travel to sites Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 per annum D.O.E + benefits Skills/Requirements for the Technical Cyber Security Lead: Strong hands-on security experience in a Microsoft environment, including M365, Entra ID, Defender, Purview, Azure and Windows endpoints and servers Experience managing outsourced SOC, MDR or SIEM services Previous experience taking a business through Cyber Essentials Plus and/or ISO 27001 certification Experience leading or supporting cyber security incident response and investigations Good grounding in infrastructure and networking, including Active Directory, DNS, virtualisation, cloud and firewalls Working knowledge of frameworks such as NIST CSF or CIS Controls Experience writing and maintaining IT and information security policies and procedures Confident managing and challenging third-party security suppliers