Cyber Security Team Manager

British Red Cross; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 54,143 - 58,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Holidays

Pension scheme

Learning & Development

Discounts

Wellbeing Support

Cycle2Work

Job summary

British Red Cross is seeking a Cyber Security Team Manager in the UK, hybrid role leading the Cyber Security Operations team responsible for monitoring, threat detection, incident response and vulnerability management.

You will structure workloads, align priorities with the charity's needs, and act as the key liaison between operations and stakeholders, while promoting sustainable working practices and clear communication of risks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a security operations team.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary security staff and resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the security operations team to deliver services across monitoring, detection, incident response and vulnerability management.
• Oversee day‑to‑day security operations ensuring controls and processes operate effectively.
• Develop and maintain an operating model for the security functions aligned to best practice.
• Act as liaison between the security team and business units, IT and external partners.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Security operations

ISO 27001

CISSP / CISM / CISMP / ITIL v4

Job description

Cyber Security Team Manager

Location: UK Flexible (Hybrid, home and office)

Salary: £54,143 to £58,572 per annum, (plus ILW, if residing & working in London)

Hours: 35 per week

Contract: Permanent

Could you provides people leadership and delivery management for the British Red Cross (BRC) Cyber Security Operations team, who are responsible for day-to-day security operations, including monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management?

Could you be accountable for ensuring that the team’s workload is structured, prioritised, and delivered effectively to meet the needs of the organisation as well as fostering sustainable working practices?

The role is a key interface between the operations team and stakeholders across the charity, supporting difficult conversations and acting as an escalation point to ensure that cyber security risks and issues are properly communicated, understood, and addressed in a timely manner.

What will a day in the life of a Cyber Security Team Manager involve?

• Lead and manage the cyber security operations team to deliver effective security services across the organisation, including setting clear objectives and priorities across both reactive work, such as incident handling, and proactive initiatives, such as improvements and automation.
• Oversee day-to-day cyber security operations, ensuring controls and processes operate effectively across security monitoring, threat detection and response, vulnerability management, and secure configuration.
• Implement and refine a clear operating model for the security operations function, aligned to best practice.
• Act as the primary liaison between the cyber security team and business units, IT teams, and external partners.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Supporting the team to ensure cyber security risks are clearly communicated, understood, and appropriately owned by the business.

To be a successful Cyber Security Team Manager, what will you need?

• Strong leadership and people management skills with a growth mindset that constantly challenges and improves how the team delivers and operates.
• Proven experience managing a security operations or cyber team, including coordinating multi-disciplinary security staff and resources to maintain service performance and availability.
• Broad knowledge of IT systems and cybersecurity principles, threats, and technologies, including network security, cloud security, endpoint protection, identity and access management, vulnerability management, sufficient to engage credibly with technical specialists and support decision-making.
• Experience in security risk management and compliance, ensuring that security controls and operations align with organisational risk appetite and standards, such as ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials.
• Background in leading teams through change, such as implementing new processes or security tools, and guiding teams through service transitions or evolving requirements. (desirable)
• One or more relevant professional qualifications or certifications in information security or service management, such as CISSP, CISM, CISMP or ITIL v4 Foundation or higher. (desirable)

Theclosingdatefor applications is 23.59hrs on Thursday the 13th of August 2026 with interviews to follow.

In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:

• Flexible working: Remote and hybrid working, flexitime, compressed hours, and job sharing.
• Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
• Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
• Learning & Development: A range of career & learning opportunities.
• Discounts: Blue Light Discount Card, Tickets For Good & employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing Support: Peer Supporters, CiC (EAP) & Headspace App.
• Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme.

We are proud to champion inclusion as a Disability Confident employer across our UK-based roles and as a Carers Confident employer.

We are dedicated to building an inclusive, equitable and wellbeing‑focused culture where everyone feels safe, valued and can thrive. Guided by our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Strategy, we foster belonging, psychological and physical wellbeing, and work to remove barriers to fair opportunities. Grounded in compassion and anti‑racist practice, we listen to diverse voices, value lived experience and create environments where staff and volunteers can succeed. Join us and be part of an organisation that leads with care, celebrates difference and helps everyone succeed.

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