Cyber Security Resilience Manager

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About the Role:

We are recruiting for a Security Resilience Manager to join the Cyber Resilience function of a highly established business, responsible for critical national services. This leadership role focuses on strengthening the organisation's protective security posture and ensuring key data, assets and systems are safeguarded.

The role plays a central part in developing and embedding protective security practices that support resilient operations.

Reporting into the Head of Cyber Resilience and Physical Security, the Security Resilience Manager will work across multiple business areas to shape a modern protective security programme, introduce effective controls and guidance, and champion a culture of security awareness.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and deliver a strategic programme for protective security aligned with the organisation's cyber security objectives

  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders to integrate protective security into business strategy

  • Establish protective security policies, procedures and guidance relating to OES regulatory obligations

  • Support the design and implementation of protective controls across IT and OT environments, including identity and access management, security architecture, data protection and security awareness

  • Maintain oversight of relevant security controls across enterprise systems

  • Produce and maintain incident response plans relating to protective security

  • Support the management and coordination of protective security incidents

  • Lead and promote security awareness and training across the organisation

  • Encourage a culture of security accountability throughout the workforce

  • Work with physical security teams to ensure protective security requirements align with physical security controls

    Qualifications:

  • CISSP certification

  • GICSP certification

  • Knowledge and experience of cyber risk standards such as IEC62443

  • Leadership experience within a cyber security team

  • Experience working within complex matrix environments

  • Strong technical understanding across a broad range of security domains

    Benefits:

  • Flexible working opportunities

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

  • Retirement Savings Plan with doubled employer contributions (totalling 15%)

  • 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to the Retirement Savings Plan

  • "Choices" flexible benefits scheme including gym memberships, dental insurance and health cash plans

  • Access to a Financial Wellbeing Programme

  • Enhanced parental leave pay

  • Retail discount and cashback scheme

  • Annual salary review and discretionary bonus of up to 15%

  • Company Sick Pay

  • Occupational Health Team support

  • Employee Assistance Programme

  • Comprehensive training

    Please get in touch for further details!

    Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying, then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.

    'Yolk Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Yolk Recruitment Limited is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and experience can apply

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