Cyber Security Programme Manager – Hybrid Contract (Mar 2027)

Public Sector Resourcing; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UKRI is seeking a Cyber Security Programme Manager for a hybrid role with travel to Swindon. The role manages four priority security projects and collaborates with senior leaders to drive security culture and governance across a multi‑organisation landscape.

The successful candidate will lead security initiatives, manage vendors and training, and deliver on enterprise identity and privacy considerations within a complex environment.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping and rolling out security projects within a complex multi‑organisation enterprise.
• Experience with Security Monitoring (SIEM) / SOAR / SOC.
• Experience rationalising Identity Access Management (IAM) in a multi‑organisation ecosystem.
• Experience managing multiple hybrid teams of staff, contractors and suppliers.
• Experience procuring and managing security training providers, security consultancy services and security tooling vendors.
• Experience working with senior leaders up to the C‑Suite to influence security awareness and shape security culture.
• Security governance and assurance experience.
• Developing security roadmaps.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communications credentials.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities across four high priority security projects: Cyber Resilience, Gov Cyber Security Strategy, Security: Enterprise Identity, and Security: People & Culture.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to influence security awareness and culture.

Skills

Security governance & assurance

Security roadmaps

Stakeholder management

SIEM / SOAR / SOC experience

IAM in multi-organisation ecosystem

Managing hybrid teams

Procurement of security services &培训?

Executive influence (C-Suite)

Project coordination across multiple,高

Security training & tooling vendors

Job description

UKRI is seeking a Cyber Security Programme Manager for a hybrid role with travel to Swindon. The role manages four priority security projects and collaborates with senior leaders to drive security culture and governance across a multi‑organisation landscape.

The successful candidate will lead security initiatives, manage vendors and training, and deliver on enterprise identity and privacy considerations within a complex environment.