As a Security and Estates Lead within the UKTL Team, you’ll play a critical role in safeguarding our people, facilities, and reputation. You’ll lead on physical, personnel and cyber security, ensuring our security posture remains proportionate to risk and aligned with government standards, you’ll also be responsible for managing our site and facilities.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll design, implement, and oversee security measures across a complex environment, including secure facilities and data centre operations.
You’ll lead a small team of physical/personnel security, cyber security and estates professionals and be responsible for all security and estates matters, working to the Chief Operating Officer and closely with leadership colleagues to deliver a holistic approach to risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for all security and estates matters at the UKTL facility.
- Maintain and promote a strong security culture.
- Oversee physical security standards, ensuring compliance with relevant accreditation requirements.
- Oversee Cyber Security to deliver integrated risk management.
- Build strong relationships with internal teams, contractors, and government agencies.
- Managing construction and building fit-out projects and facilities contracts.
- Monitor emerging threats and provide intelligence to inform risk strategies.
- Manage security and estates aspects of data centre facilities, ensuring resilience and continuity of operations.
- Lead investigations into vulnerabilities or procedural failings and report findings.
- Respond to incidents, including out of hours. Reasonable proximity to our site, whilst not essential, maybe an advantage.
Successful Applicants must be onsite at the UKTL offices in Birmingham at least three days a week
We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in.
About You
- Experience in physical security design and implementation, including data centre security.
- Ability to balance business needs with security and safety requirements.
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., DISA, Security Institute) or Vocational qualification such as CSMP or ASIS CPP.
- Discretion, integrity, and sensitivity in handling confidential matters.
- Adaptable, proactive, and able to work autonomously. Experience leading security professionals.
We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in this specific area means that nationality, residency and security requirements are more tightly defined than others. To work in this role, you will need to have a DV clearance with no restrictions, or you must have the ability to obtain a DV clearance
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Security and Estates Lead employer: UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL)
UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL) is an excellent employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, ideal for skilled professionals in the cybersecurity field. With a strong emphasis on continuous learning and employee growth, team members are encouraged to enhance their skills while contributing to meaningful security assessments. The hybrid work model offers flexibility, allowing employees to balance their professional and personal lives effectively.
