485507 - Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager - Secure by Design

Government Recruitment Service; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (2 days remote)

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Salford is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager within the Secure by Design team. You will identify, understand and mitigate cyber risks, evaluate threats to our critical infrastructure and advise stakeholders to support risk-based decisions.

This permanent, full-time role offers hybrid working with two days remote, a salary from £62,732 per year, and the chance to contribute to government digital services used daily by millions.

Responsibilities

• Identify, understand and mitigate cyber-related risks.
• Evaluate risks to critical national infrastructure and business-critical systems.
• Advise stakeholders to enable well-informed, risk-based decision making.

Job description

Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager - Secure by Design

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 Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager in the Secure by Design team, you will identify, understand and mitigate cyber-related risks. You will evaluate the risks to our critical national infrastructure and business critical systems and use your expertise to draw on a range of evidence to proactively advise stakeholders, enabling well-informed, risk-based decision making.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: from £62,732 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Salford

Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 21 Oct 2026

Closing date: 4 Nov 2026

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.