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IT Security Manager

Robert Half
Milton Keynes
9 months ago
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Exciting opportunity for an IT Security Manager to join a growing business based in Milton Keynes, offering up to £90,000 plus excellent benefits (including hybrid working) as well as opportunity to lead on interesting cyber security projects & strategies!

The Role

As IT Security Manager, you'll join a close-knit IT function and lead on cyber security initiatives. Responsibilities will include:

  • Lead and maintain cyber assessment framework (ensuring processes and standards are aligned with best practices and latest industry trends)
  • work collaboratively and closely with infrastructure and network engineers, on business as usual incident response, vulnerability management, root cause analysis etc.
  • lead on cyber security projects
  • maintaining and developing cyber security road-map
  • ongoing security threat, risk and capability analysis
  • network monitoring, managing and supporting business resilience/continuity activities
  • manage 3rd parties and suppliers

About you

Applicants for the IT Security Manager role will have:

  • demonstrable experience in a similar position, with a good blend of business as usual cyber security activities as well as security strategies and projects
  • preferably CISSP, CISM accredited or similar
  • broad infrastructure, cloud and network knowledge
  • passionate about driving best practice within cyber security processes, compliance, training and awareness
  • experience maintaining cyber security frameworks e.g. NIST, Cyber Essentials, ISO

On offer

Salary up to £90,000 depending on experience plus excellent benefits including generous pension, 25 days holiday, bonus, private medical, and hybrid working

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data:roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.

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