Cyber Defence Incident Manager

Vodafone; Newbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus 10%

28 days leave + bank holidays

Private pension (2:1 match up to 10%)

Private medical

Share save scheme

Gym discounts

Job summary

Vodafone Cyber Security is seeking a Cyber Defence Incident Manager to coordinate incident response, governance and remediation across a global, fast‑paced environment. You will lead crisis level incidents, chair calls, produce minutes and status reports, track actions and continuously improve our incident management capability.

This role requires strong cyber risk understanding, quick decision making and the ability to work with diverse teams worldwide.

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security with incident management knowledge.
• Ability to coordinate response to security incidents across teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead the response to cyber security incidents, including crisis level incidents
• Chair incident calls and brief colleagues during stand-up meetings
• Produce meeting minutes and incident status reports
• Track and progress incident actions
• Continually update our digital incident management application
• Engage with stakeholders to get to the root cause of incidents
• Influence stakeholders to implement required security controls and improvements
• Lead post incident reviews while highlighting lessons learned and improvements
• Own incident management reporting including written reports and KPIs for incidents you are leading
• Provide 24/7 on-call support on rotation

Skills

Cyber security

Incident response

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Global teamwork

Job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What You’ll Do

At Vodafone Cyber Security, we help our customers to remain secure and resilient in a world of increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks. We offer a unique combination of highly resilient networks, enterprise‑class cloud platforms, advanced security systems and expert advice, helping limit the risks of a mobile workforce, such as commercial losses, regulatory breaches or threats to individuals, whilst enabling productivity and employee satisfaction. Joining us as a Cyber Defence Incident Manager, you can be part of our empowering Cyber Security function.

The role of a Cyber Defence Incident manager is to provide efficient incident response and remediation to minimise the impact of cyber risks. The incident manager will oversee cyber incident coordination through an extended community of global security professionals. They will provide guidance and governance for incident response containment, eradication and remediation activities. The role requires a good understanding of cyber risk and the ability to make quick, effective decisions in fast paced and complex environments.

The Future is exciting. Ready?

With Us You Will

• Coordinate and lead the response to cyber security incidents, including crisis level incidents
• Chair incident calls and brief colleagues during stand-up meetings
• Produce meeting minutes and incident status reports
• Track and progress incident actions
• Continually update our digital incident management application
• Engage with stakeholders to get to the root cause of incidents
• Influence stakeholders to implement required security controls and improvements
• Lead post incident reviews while highlighting lessons learned and improvements
• Own incident management reporting including written reports and KPIs for incidents you are leading
• Provide 24/7 on-call support on rotation

What you can expect from us

The role provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience in handling a broad range of cyber incidents in a unique, large and complex environment. You will feel part of a close-knit team and will work with autonomy whilst interacting with innovative teams across the globe who belief in the Spirit of Vodafone. The opportunities to learn and grow are endless and you will be supported throughout this exciting journey to reduce cyber risk for Vodafone.

Who You Are

Apply if you have:

• The Spirit of Vodafone
• Passion and curiosity and are a self-starter
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Attention to detail, strong analytical skills and efficient problem solving
• Cultural sensitivity and social flexibility in a global corporate environment
• Knowledge and experience in cyber security with a desire to learn more

Nice to have

• Knowledge of security controls and incident response capabilities
• An understanding and experience of implementing the SANS 6 Steps for incident management
• Experience of working within a global and multi-cultural company
• An ability to work under pressure in fast paced environments

What's In It For You

• Yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who We Are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.