Cyber Security Operations Lead (SOC & Incident Response)

Anglian Water Services; Huntingdonshire; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services provider is seeking a Cyber Security Operations Manager to protect their digital infrastructure at their Huntingdon location. This role demands strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage security operations in a high-pressure environment. Responsibilities include overseeing the Security Operations Centre, managing incident responses, and ensuring robust cyber resilience. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including private healthcare and a flexible working culture.

Benefits

Full private healthcare with no excess

26 days leave rising with service

Flexible working culture

Competitive pension scheme with double-matching contributions

Life Assurance at eight times your salary

Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, able to manage teams under pressure.
• Skilled in translating technical concepts into plain English for stakeholders.
• Experience in managing security operations and incident response.
• Broad technical competence in IT and Cyber.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the outsourced Security Operations Centre ensuring high performance.
• Oversee real-time threat detection and response to incidents.
• Maintain and test incident response plans and coordinate major incident responses.
• Provide clear reporting and insights to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Splunk

Compliance Management

IDS

SOC

Cybersecurity

Identity & Access Management

Security

Information Security

Process Engineering

Metadata

Encryption

Siem

Education

Qualified to Degree level or equivalent

Technical qualifications such as CISM CISSP CIPPECCSP GICSP

Job description

A leading water services provider is seeking a Cyber Security Operations Manager to protect their digital infrastructure at their Huntingdon location. This role demands strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage security operations in a high-pressure environment. Responsibilities include overseeing the Security Operations Centre, managing incident responses, and ensuring robust cyber resilience. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including private healthcare and a flexible working culture.