🚀 Head of Protective Monitoring and Incident Response

Responsibilities

• Developing strategies to detect and respond to cyber threats, aligned with business objectives, risk appetite, and continuity planning.
• Creating, reviewing and updating cyber policies, standards and processes in line with regulatory and industry requirements, overseeing their implementation.
• Managing the technical response to cyber security incidents, engaging with stakeholder across the CSOC and department to identify, contain and help recover from threats.
• Managing the full incident response lifecycle, ensuring effective communication with cross-government stakeholders; leading post-incident reviews and implementing exercising strategies to maintain organisational resilience.
• Determining and managing resources, including budget, personnel and technology; driving continuous improvement to address emerging threats and best practice.
• Developing and reviewing strategic, operational and technical KPIs and KRIs to inform decision-making.
• Leading the detect and response team, supporting professional development, and ensuring service readiness.

Other Information

The successful candidate will be expected to work full-time (37 hours per week), in line with the requirements of the role.

Due to the 24/7 nature of the Cyber Security Operations Centre, this role will at times require some out of hours and on call availability.

Hybrid Working.