Cyber Security Manager

Location: London/Bristol/Edinburgh/Hybrid - 3 days on site

We are seeking an accomplished Cyber Security Technical Manager to provide technical leadership across the Cyber Security function and lead a number of specialist security teams.

Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the successful candidate will be responsible for the continued development and maturity of security engineering, secure software development and security assurance capabilities. The role will ensure that security services evolve in line with organisational priorities, emerging technologies and the changing threat landscape.

This is a senior leadership position requiring a highly credible cyber security professional who can provide expert technical guidance, influence strategic decision-making and support the delivery of secure technology solutions across a complex and dynamic environment.

The Cyber Security Technical Manager will work closely with senior technology and business stakeholders, providing security consultancy across programmes and projects, supporting secure solution design, defining security requirements and providing technical assurance to enable informed, risk-based decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the Cyber Security function, ensuring the effective delivery and continuous improvement of security engineering, application security, security testing and technical assurance services.
• Lead, develop and mentor specialist cyber security teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and professional excellence.
• Act as a trusted advisor to technology and business stakeholders on matters relating to cyber security risk, governance and control effectiveness.
• Provide senior security consultancy to programmes and projects, ensuring security considerations are Embedded throughout the delivery life cycle.
• Review and assure complex technical designs, architectures and solutions across cloud, infrastructure and software development environments.
• Define and communicate security requirements, standards and best practices to support secure and resilient technology delivery.
• Conduct and oversee technical risk assessments, ensuring security risks are appropriately identified, evaluated and managed.
• Represent Cyber Security within technical governance forums and contribute to organisational decision-making processes.
• Chair the Cyber Security Technical Working Group and promote consistency of approach across security disciplines.
• Work in partnership with technology leadership teams to support secure innovation and the adoption of modern technologies.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be an experienced cyber security leader with a strong technical background and the ability to operate effectively across both strategic and operational domains.

You will possess a proven track record of influencing security outcomes within complex technology environments and will be recognised for your ability to provide balanced, pragmatic and commercially aware security advice.

You will be comfortable engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, from engineering and architecture teams through to senior leadership, and will demonstrate excellent communication, leadership and relationship-building skills.

You will also have a genuine commitment to developing others, supporting technical specialists and team leaders to achieve their full potential while maintaining high standards of delivery and technical excellence.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior cyber security position, with responsibility for leading technical teams and influencing security strategy and outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience designing, implementing and assuring security controls across cloud platforms, enterprise infrastructure and software development environments.
• Strong expertise in modern cyber security practices, including:
• Security engineering
• Security testing and technical assurance
• Experience providing security consultancy to complex technology programmes and projects.
• Proven capability in secure design review, technical risk assessment and security assurance activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decision-making through clear, pragmatic and risk-based recommendations.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing technical professionals and team leaders.
• Degree in Information Security, Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Desirable Qualifications

• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
• CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• Other relevant industry-recognised cyber security certifications

About the Team

The Cyber Security team is responsible for protecting organisational systems, services, information and technology assets while enabling the secure delivery of business and technology objectives.

Working collaboratively with technology and business stakeholders, the team provides practical, risk-based security advice and assurance, ensuring security is Embedded throughout the full technology life cycle.

The function encompasses a range of specialist disciplines, including Security Engineering, Application Security, Security Testing, Security Operations, Identity and Access Management, Security Architecture and Operational Resilience.

The team values professionalism, collaboration, continuous improvement and technical excellence, creating an environment where individuals are encouraged to challenge constructively, share knowledge and contribute to the ongoing development of cyber security capabilities across the organisation.

Please note, client interviews will take place for this role in Late July/Early August