- Company Name
- Hays
- Job Title
- Cyber Security Manager
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Cyber Security Manager
**Role Summary:**
Senior leadership role responsible for setting the organization’s cybersecurity direction, managing risk, ensuring compliance across all environments, and leading a dedicated security team. The manager will drive incident response, coordinate audits, represent the organization on external regulatory matters, and promote a security‑aware culture throughout the enterprise.
**Expactations:**
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy aligned with industry frameworks.
- Lead proactive risk assessments, threat analysis, and vulnerability remediation.
- Manage end‑to‑end incident response, including preparation, detection, containment, resolution, and post‑incident review.
- Mentor and grow the cybersecurity team, providing training and development.
- Oversee all security audits, ensuring compliance with laws, standards, and certifications.
- Act as the organization’s authoritative spokesperson on cyber security, liaising with external partners and regulatory bodies.
- Partner with stakeholders across departments to raise security awareness and foster shared responsibility.
**Key Responsibilities:**
1. Design, implement, and evolve a holistic cyber security strategy.
2. Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and vulnerability reviews; enforce robust controls.
3. Lead incident response lifecycle and post‑incident analysis.
4. Coach and develop the security team, delivering the necessary tools and skills.
5. Manage security audits and maintain certifications (e.g., Cyber Essentials Plus).
6. Ensure regulatory compliance with relevant laws and standards.
7. Serve as primary contact for all cyber security matters and advise senior leadership.
8. Engage with external partners, networks, and regulators on security matters.
9. Promote a culture of security awareness across the organization.
**Required Skills:**
- Proven security leadership and team management in complex environments.
- Expertise in SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management tools, and risk assessment processes.
- Hands‑on experience securing Microsoft environments (cloud, Active Directory/Entra, desktop/server OS).
- Strong knowledge of cloud technologies, networking, and communication protocols.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and across all organizational levels.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve and maintain Cyber Essentials Plus or equivalent certifications.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- Relevant senior security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, or equivalent).
- Proven record of maintaining Cyber Essentials Plus or comparable security certification.
Stoke-on-trent, United kingdom
On site
24-11-2025