Cyber Security Manager

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension

Smart Working

Wellbeing benefits

Discounts

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is recruiting a senior cyber security specialist to lead organisation-wide security in a complex IT environment. You will provide expert advice, define services, and help protect against cyber threats and data breaches across the Council.

The role requires recognised security qualifications (CISSP/CISM or equivalent) and substantial experience in security administration within a large corporate IT setting. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Recognised training relevant to corporate IT security environment, e.g. CISSP or CISM.
• Significant experience in cyber security administration within a complex IT environment.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as NCSC CAF, Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, etc.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop and deliver cyber security services across the Council, providing leadership and design expertise.
• Ensure robust risk management, security operations, architecture and incident response to protect against cyber threats and data breaches.

Skills

CISSP/CISM or equivalent

Cyber security administration

Security frameworks ISO27001/NCSC CAF

Job description

Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £51,356 (Level one) rising to £54,495 per annum (Pro rata for part time) Pay award pending.

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

About The Role

To provide expert organisation-wide cyber security management, support and advice in a complex IT environment, according to industry standard best practice. To provide high level expertise to large, complex IT projects and be the key escalation point for cyber security related issues.

To define, develop and deliver cyber security services across the Council, providing leadership and design expertise for cyber security across the IT Service. Ensure the Council has robust risk management, security operations, architecture and incident response in place to protect against cyber threats and data breaches.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Recognised training relevant to corporate IT Security environment support e.g. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or equivalent.
• Significant experience in providing cyber security administration and support in a complex corporate IT environment.
• Knowledge of different security frameworks and standards such as NCSC CAF, Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, etc.

You can find the job description for this post here .

The role may require you to participate in the on call rota.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Alex Billing, Infrastructure Manager, by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 2nd October 2026

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.