Cyber Security Manager

Golearnleicestershire; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced cyber security professional to provide expert management and advice across a complex IT environment. The role focuses on defining and delivering security services with strong leadership in risk management and incident response.

The post requires recognised IT security qualifications, substantial experience, and knowledge of frameworks such as NCSC CAF, Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001. Hybrid working is offered with a proactive on-call rota.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide expert organisation-wide cyber security management, support and advice in a complex IT environment.
• Define, develop and deliver cyber security services across the Council, providing leadership and design expertise for cyber security across the IT Service.

Skills

CISSP

CISM

Security frameworks

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 enquiriesplease contact Alex Billing, Infrastructure Manager, by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 2nd October 2026

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