Head of Cyber Security and Infrastructure

Leeds
4 days ago
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Your new company
Hays Technology are recruiting a Head of Cyber Security & Infrastructure to join an exciting and growing public sector organisation based nationally. You will be reporting to the Director of Technology.

Your new role
In your role, you will be overseeing the Cyber Security estate, adhering to the Cyber Assessment Framework, and continuously improving the internal security posture, identifying and assessing any cyber security risks, in accordance with laws and regulations. You will be responsible for leveraging and optimising a number of tools including, MS Defender, Sentinel, Azure and the external SOC partner to enhance cyber resilience, conduct threat analysis, and proactive risk assessments to design effective controls.

You will be leading the Cyber Security operations function, by providing strategic direction and coordinating day-to-day delivery of threat intelligence, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and ethical hacking capabilities. You will be leading a team of Infrastructure Engineers, ensuring strong data controls are in place, whilst working closely with key stakeholders to establishing responsibilities and ensure an end-to-end approach to cyber resilience Is embedded in other functions.

What you'll need to succeed

Extensive understanding of Azure, MS Defender, Sentinel, and Cyber Assessment Framework
Experience leading a team of security and infrastructure engineers
Extensive experience of creating cyber security roadmaps
Experience of building and implementing strong operational processes
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Strong stakeholder management skillsWhat you'll get in return
This exciting position is paying between £70,000 and £80,000 negotiable on experience and offers an excellent work life balance including: remote working, great annual leave allowance, public sector employer contribution pension scheme, flexibility, training, and development opportunities.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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