Cyber Security Operations Manager

Role Overview

EPUKI is seeking a Cyber Security Operations Manager to join its Cyber Security team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of a dynamic and innovative company.****The purpose of this role is to provide specialist expertise in leading and enhancing our organisations cyber detect, response, and recover capabilities. The role will take primary responsibility for strengthening security operations, improving incident detection and response processes, and driving maturity in recovery practices. It will also lead a structured maturity improvement plan aligned to regulatory compliance expectations.****This role will be a core part of the cyber security team, supporting both day to day activity and the team’s longer term strategic objectives. In addition, it will contribute to wider cyber risk responsibilities to help maintain regulatory compliance and strengthen EPUKI’s overall cyber resilience as the threat landscape continues to evolve.****The role is based in Leeds and operates on a hybrid model, with an expectation of up to three days per week in the office. Travel across the UK and Ireland is expected.

Requirements

Background

• Demonstrable experience within a related cyber security role *
• essential*.
• Experience of direct application of industry frameworks and guidance to business processes and decisions *
• essential*.
• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework *
• essential*.
• Strong technical security knowledge, including hands on experience with Microsoft Sentinel for security monitoring, analytics, detection engineering, and incident investigation *
• essential*.
• Awareness of cyber security risk management frameworks, such as ISO27001 or NIST-Cyber Security *
• desirable.*
• Familiarity with cloud security principles and NCSC Secure by Design principles *
• desirable*.
• Knowledge of Network and Information Systems (NIS) regulations and the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) *
• desirable*.
• Experience working in a cyber regulated or high assurance sector or operating model *
• desirable*.
• Experience working in a team structure with examples of managing different types of stakeholder relationships *
• desirable*.
• Experience working in an operating model with a broad range of tasking and fast-moving workload timelines *
• desirable*.

Behaviours

• Ability to interpret complex cyber information into actionable decisions and outcomes *
• essential*.
• Excellent communication skills *
• essential*.
• Excellent team player *
• essential*.
• Tasking management *
• essential*.

Qualifications

• CISSP or CISM certified *
• essential*.
• Degree qualified in a relevant field *
• desirable*.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Cyber Security

Benefits

Recruitment Agencies****This role is being advertised directly by EP UK Investments Ltd. At our discretion we will contact select recruitment partners and kindly ask that agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.Security ClearanceThe successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain both a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and a Security Check (SC) for this role. Further details are available on the UK Security Vetting Website.