Cyber Security Lead

mydentist (UK); Sale; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Hybrid work arrangement

Health benefits

Discounts at cinemas and brands

Recognition schemes

Job summary

mydentist is seeking a Cyber Security Lead to own the security strategy across a multi-site healthcare business. You will protect digital assets, ensure standards compliance, and mitigate evolving threats.

Play a pivotal role in incident response, AI risk controls, and data protection while collaborating with a skilled team to balance security with business needs.

Qualifications

• Hands-on familiarity with EDR/XDR
• Experience with Microsoft cloud security stack
• Strong identity and access management skills
• Demonstrated network architecture experience across multi-site estates

Responsibilities

• Own the security roadmap and budget; assess tools by risk-reduction value.
• Own the incident response plan; coordinate major incidents and reporting.
• Define guardrails for safe AI adoption; classify data and review models/tools.
• Collaborate with DPO and governance teams on data protection and safety obligations.

Skills

EDR/XDR

Microsoft Defender

Azure

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Purview

IAM

Network architecture

Tools

None

Job description

Your future, as an Cyber Security Lead at mydentist

You’ll be joining our Tech & Transformation within our Support Centre, which is in Greater Manchester (M26 1GG). The role is a hybrid role ideally including one day a week in the office.

• This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to mydentist’s 4 million patients
• The role is permanent and full time (37 hours)
• Hybrid working arrangements, with a split between being in the office and working from home
• Supportive and experienced team
• You will benefit from free onsite parking and Kearsley train station is just a short walk away
• With an onsite mini market shop and casual seating space inside and outside (for the sunnier days).

Your future, with us

Working at mydentist means you’ll be part of the UK’s leading provider of affordable dental care, which has over 500 practices nationwide and supports 4 million patients.

Here, you’ll be trusted to do your best work, balancing your career around your life. We’re ambitious, focusing on the big picture and transforming how patients discover dentistry. Supported by a talented and driven team, everyone is free to be themselves, where respect is a given and we’re always there for one another.

Your future, your benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days’ holiday on joining, rising to 30 days per year with service (plus bank holidays)
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including a virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme helpline with free counselling sessions
• Access to fantastic discounts at cinemas, major retail brands, restaurants and coffee chains
• Recognition schemes including Support Centre Heroes and service awards

Your future, your role

As Cyber Security Lead, you will own and deliver mydentist’s cyber security strategy across a multi-site, private equity-backed healthcare business. You will be crucial to protect our company’s digital assets, ensure compliance with security standards, and mitigate risks. You will also make sure our information assets and technologies are adequately protected from current and emerging threats.

• Strategic Planning & Commercial Judgement: Own the security roadmap and budget; appraise tools and controls on a risk-reduction-per-pound basis.
• Incident Response & Resilience: Own the incident response plan and act as escalation point for major incidents; coordinate root-cause analysis, statutory reporting (ICO within 72 hours, and NHS/DSPT notification where applicable), cyber insurance engagement, and regular tabletop exercises with the Executive.
• Secure AI & Emerging Technology Adoption: Provide the guardrails that let the business adopt AI and new technology safely - use-case risk assessment, data classification, and model and tooling review - aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 and the UK’s principles-based AI regime.
• Data Protection & Clinical Safety Interface: Work with the DPO, information governance and clinical safety functions on special category data, DPIAs, records of processing, and digital clinical safety obligations (DCB0129/0160) where applicable.

An ideal candidate will have Hands-on familiarity with EDR/XDR (e.g. Aurora, Microsoft Defender), Microsoft cloud security (Azure, M365, Entra ID, Purview), identity and access management, and network architecture across a distributed multi-site estate. Ideally 7+ years in IT or information security, including prior senior or analyst experience.

Your future starts here

Build a fulfilling career with us, where you’ll find the opportunity to develop your skills and shape our organic growth strategy, with the support of a caring and inclusive team who support one another.

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