Role Overview
My client is currently seeking a highly skilled Senior Cyber Security Manager to lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of their security infrastructure. This role is responsible for protecting enterprise systems, networks, applications, and data against evolving cyber threats while ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry standards.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with strategic thinking, and hands-on execution.
Key Role Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership in identifying, evaluating, and managing enterprise cyber and information security risks, ensuring alignment with regulatory obligations and organizational priorities.
- Oversee and direct cybersecurity incident management activities, ensuring coordinated response, effective containment, and continuous improvement of response capabilities through regular testing and refinement.
- Design and implement a robust information security governance structure, partnering with executive leadership and key stakeholders to embed accountability and compliance across the organization.
- Lead the development and ongoing execution of a multi-year cybersecurity roadmap, identifying capability gaps and driving initiatives to strengthen the overall security posture.
- Direct risk assessments, security audits, and technical control evaluations, providing clear recommendations to senior leadership regarding control effectiveness and risk mitigation priorities.
- Collaborate with IT leadership on disaster recovery, business continuity, and resilience planning, ensuring security considerations are embedded within operational continuity strategies.
- Guide the evaluation, selection, and oversight of security technologies and managed services, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and effectively integrated into the existing environment.
- Promote a culture of security awareness by engaging with staff, delivering targeted training initiatives, and advising on secure data handling, access management, and system usage practices.
- Monitor compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards, report on security posture and emerging risks, and recommend corrective actions where required.
- Maintain awareness of the evolving threat landscape, regulatory developments, and industry advancements, ensuring the organization remains proactive and adaptable.
- Apply a pragmatic, risk-based approach to security by balancing business objectives with appropriate technical controls and safeguards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of experience in information security or cybersecurity engineering roles.
- Strong knowledge of network protocols, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection.
- Deep understanding of security frameworks and risk management methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience presenting security risk, compliance posture, and incident updates to executive leadership and board-level stakeholders, with the ability to translate technical findings into clear business impact.
