Cyber Operations Manager

Manager – Cyber Operations

Our client is seeking an experienced Manager – Cyber Operations to lead and strengthen cybersecurity operations within a complex, safety-critical engineering environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for security operations, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management and penetration testing. Leading a small but growing team, you'll play a key role in protecting critical infrastructure while helping shape the organisation's operational security capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day cyber security operations and security monitoring activities.
• Deploy, manage and optimise SIEM platforms, including alert tuning, use case development and threat detection.
• Own vulnerability management programmes, from assessment through to remediation.
• Plan and coordinate penetration testing across enterprise and engineering environments.
• Lead incident response investigations, containment and recovery activities.
• Develop security baselines and monitor compliance across infrastructure and systems.
• Mentor and develop SOC Analysts while supporting the growth of the cyber operations function.
• Assess cyber risks and implement practical, effective security controls.

About You

• 12+ years experience in cybersecurity operations, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience deploying and managing enterprise SIEM solutions.
• Strong expertise in vulnerability management, incident response and penetration testing.
• Experience within defence, aerospace, critical infrastructure or other highly regulated sectors.
• Strong stakeholder management and team leadership skills.

Desirable Experience

• Sovereign or classified environments.
• Operational Technology (OT/ICS) security.
• Defence information assurance or airworthiness security standards.
• Building or expanding SOC capabilities.

Why Apply

This is an opportunity to lead a growing cyber operations capability, influence security strategy through hands-on delivery, and help protect mission-critical systems in an innovative engineering environment.