Cyber Security Manager

Knutsford, United Kingdom; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Cyber Security Manager, responsible for liaising between various functions to enhance cybersecurity measures. The role entails risk assessments, policy development, incident management, and collaboration with stakeholders to mitigate security threats. You will be part of a growing network in a cutting-edge operational environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of external cyber threat frameworks such as Mitre/NIST.
• Experience in cyber risk identification and assessment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide liaison service between business and security functions.
• Execute risk assessments and develop security policies.
• Manage cybersecurity incidents and educate employees.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cybersecurity risk assessment

Project management

Network security disciplines

Presentation skills

External cyber threat frameworks

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To provide a primary liaison service between the business, technology, and security functions. In order to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, and support the mitigation of security risk.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements in business processes and IT projects, to enhance overall risk management.
• Execution of risk assessments to identify and prioritise potential cybersecurity threats that could impact the banks operations and data and guide the implementation of mitigation strategies and communicate findings to relevant findings to relevant senior stakeholders.
• Collaboration with business units to develop and implement security policies and procedures for the banks operations aligned to the risk management framework.
• Management of the implementation, testing and monitoring of security controls across the banks IT systems to ensure the effectiveness of controls and mitigation of risk.
• Execution of training content and sessions to educate employees, enhance cybersecurity awareness and provide guidance on safe online practices.
• Management of complex cybersecurity incidents by collaborating with IT teams and response experts to effectively resolve cases through analysis, expertise support and project supervision.
• Identification of emerging cybersecurity trends, threats, and new technologies to address potential risks by advocating the adoption of new security solutions.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as a Cyber Security Manager, where you'll Support the Chief Information Security Office through the delivery of vital projects and the production and presentation of cyber related metrics: You will benefit from being part of a vast professional network, collaborating with industry leaders and experts across all aspects of this cutting edge operational field.

To be successful as a Cyber Security Manager, the following skillset will be needed

• A working knowledge of external cyber threat frameworks such as Mitre / NIST, how the frameworks can assist in the development of our cyber security framework and controls
• An understanding of Cyber threats and the cyber security measures and experience in the identification, assessment and tracking of cyber risk
• A working knowledge of the principles associated with the definitions of our most critical operating environments
• Excellent stakeholder management skills. Having demonstrated the coordination of complex deliverables across multiple, high-level stakeholders
• Experience, or a working knowledge of the steps and processes needed to ensure the effective through-life management of technology

Some other highly valued skills may include

• Project management skills. Being able to demonstrate the effective delivery of projects against demanding timelines
• A strong background in disciplines associated with network security, both segmentation and access
• Demonstrable experience in the assessment of cyber risk, or the ability to identify the necessary remediation
• Good Presentational skills and the ability to effectively chair meetings

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

This role will be based in our Knutsford office

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