Cyber Security Lead

4 weeks ago


United Kingdom Hays Full time

Cyber Security Lead | Liverpool | Competitive £££

Your new company

Leading provider of insurance and legal services that employ over 1000 people across several sites including Liverpool, Leeds and Glasgow.

Your new role

My client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced technical Cyber Security Lead to join the existing IT team in Liverpool. The Cyber Security Lead will be responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of the organisations information security program, including the management of an outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC). You will be responsible for establishing the security strategy for the group and improving security posture while ensuring alignment of technical security measures with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate new security technologies and solutions to enhance the organization's security posture.

• Ensure proper configuration and tuning of security tools to maximize effectiveness.

• Incident Response and forensics – developing and maintaining an incident response plan.

• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior members of the security team.

• Promote cross functional collaboration and knowledge sharing across security and IT teams.

• Maintain security infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, SIEM and endpoint security solutions.

• Setting the overall security strategy for the business.

What you'll need to succeed

• The Ideal candidate will have a strong background in information security and hands on experience with SOC operations.

• Experience developing and implementing technical aspects of the organization’s information security strategy.

• Experience overseeing day-to-day operations of the outsourced SOC team.

• Define and enforce SOC processes and procedures to ensure effective incident detection, response, and remediation.

• Experience Coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders to address security incidents and vulnerabilities.

• Experience Conducting regular threat assessments and vulnerability scans to identify potential risks to the organization's infrastructure and data.

• Experience working in alignment with ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials.

• Experience Managing and maintaining security infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, SIEM, and endpoint security solutions.

What you'll get in return

You can expect a competitive salary (depending on experience), along with pension, life assurance (4 x salary), healthcare cash plan, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and hybrid working and a range of other flexible benefits.


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