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Head of Cyber Operations

Employer
Outsource UK
Location
Lancashire, England
Salary
Good Market Rate
Closing date
8 Dec 2019

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Head of Cyber Operations - Lancashire - SOC, CSIRT, Security Strategy, Threat Hunting

Outsource UK's Cyber team are looking to recruit a Head of Cyber Operations for a large Defence client. You will be responsible for building a brand new IT Security Operations team. Growing the team from the beginning as well as providing technical leadership and governance of the SOC, Incident Response and Threat Hunting team. You will run and maintain a £1.5M per annum budget.

What skills will you need?

  • Extensive experience in leading/managing and supporting operational Cyber Security teams.
  • Programming and scripting skills in C++, Perl, Python, PHP
  • Demonstrable experience of liaising with HMG and Academia entities on Cyber
  • Demonstrable research, design and implementation of monitoring, sandboxing and/or reactive technologies
  • Significant experience in establishing new teams and technologies to the IT estate
  • Good knowledge of HMG and industry policy, standards and good practice guidance; and their application to a variety of IT
  • Broad knowledge of application, infrastructure and security technologies and familiarity with the principles of secure design and configuration.
  • Familiarity with Project Management methodologies and disciplines
  • Holds or is eligible for UK DV security clearance.

This role is based in Lancashire and is paying a good market rate for a 12 month contract. There is also the option for the role to be permanent, or contract to perm.

The role is commutable from Manchester, Burnley, Lancaster, Blackpool and Southport.

Due to the requirement of the customers, you must be willing to secure a UK security clearance as part of this role.

Outsource UK's Cyber team is CERIS approved, meaning we are independently audited as Ethical Cyber Recruiters by CREST.

If you would like to find out about other Cyber opportunities please contact Rosie Anderson on RAnderson@outsource-uk.co.uk or phone 0161 694 9214

Please visit our website www.outsource-uk.co.uk

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