483582 Senior Response Manager - Senior SOAR & Detection-as-Code (DaC) Analyst -

Government Recruitment Service; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is recruiting a Senior Response Manager for Home Office Digital to lead detection, containment and remediation in the CSOC. The role is hybrid, based in Salford with 2 days remote, and focuses on security operations and automation initiatives.

The successful candidate will drive DaC-based automation, coordinate readiness exercises and red team activities, and advise stakeholders on mitigations to improve security operations across the department.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Security Operations Centre environment.
• Ability to design and implement security automation workflows and playbooks.
• Strong communications skills for diverse audiences.
• Ability to build partnerships across the organisation and with external suppliers.
• Experience managing a technical team.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and operate capabilities to detect, contain and remediate incidents.
• Coordinate preparedness exercises and red team activity.
• Advise product and service owners on potential mitigations.
• Drive continuous improvement of security operations through monitoring and standardisation.

Skills

Security Operations Centre

Incident response

SOAR automation

DaC methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Tools

SOAR platforms

Job description

Home Office Digital designs, builds and develops services for the rest of the department and for government. Every year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 8 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

As a Senior Response Manager within the Home Office Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) you will be expected to plan, implement and operate capabilities to detect, contain and remediate incidents, identify opportunities to improve detection, response and automation capabilities. You will also support organisational readiness through co-ordinating preparedness exercises and red team activity. The Response function also advises product and service owners on potential mitigations and supports the continuous improvement of security operations through monitoring, detection and standardisation of security practices.

483582 Senior Response Manager - Senior SOAR & Detection-as-Code (DaC) Analyst

Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: from £49,850 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Salford Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 20 Oct 2026 Closing date: 2 Nov 2026

Summary

Home Office Digital designs, builds and develops services for the rest of the department and for government. Every year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 8 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

As a Senior Response Manager within the Home Office Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) you will be expected to plan, implement and operate capabilities to detect, contain and remediate incidents, identify opportunities to improve detection, response and automation capabilities. You will also support organisational readiness through co-ordinating preparedness exercises and red team activity. The Response function also advises product and service owners on potential mitigations and supports the continuous improvement of security operations through monitoring, detection and standardisation of security practices.

Essential requirements

Essential SkillsYou will have a demonstrable passion for Cyber Security, Detection and Response with the following skills, knowledge or experience;

• Conducting investigations and working in a 'Security Operations Centre' environment, supporting security operations and incident response activities.
• Designing, developing, testing maintaining and improving security automation workflows, response playbooks and integrations using SOAR platforms or comparable automation technologies, while applying DaC methodologies.
• Communicating in a verbal and written manner, and a good understanding of the use of different channels and formats for different audiences.
• Building strong partnerships with peers across an organisation and navigating the complex landscape of technologies, 3rd party suppliers, and other teams.
• Managing a team in a technical environment.

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