Field Cybersecurity Operations Manager

TN United Kingdom; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Field Cybersecurity Operations Manager to lead a transformative cybersecurity program for smart building systems. In this pivotal role, you will establish governance frameworks, develop policies, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Your expertise will help reduce cybersecurity risks and enhance operational excellence across a diverse product portfolio. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will create training resources and drive awareness of cybersecurity best practices. If you have a passion for cybersecurity and a proven track record in governance and compliance, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cybersecurity governance or solution architecture.
• Strong knowledge of compliance regulations and standards.
• Experience with Smart Building Technologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive transformational cybersecurity programs for smart buildings.
• Establish and manage cybersecurity policies and standards.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure compliance and alignment.

Skills

Cybersecurity Governance

Risk Management

Compliance Standards

Smart Building Technologies

Technical Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Cybersecurity

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Agile Methodologies

NIST 800-53

ISO 27001

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Field Cybersecurity Operations Manager, Belfast

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Client:

Johnson Controls

Location:

Belfast, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

29.04.2025

Expiry Date:

13.06.2025

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What you will do

As a field cybersecurity operations manager, you will drive a transformational cybersecurity program to reduce cybersecurity risk for our customers’ smart building system deployments. This role will establish and manage lifecycle best practices, policies, standards and processes for product installation, servicing and support.

You will be responsible for creating cybersecurity resources for program communications and training across Johnson Controls’ globally for a multi-domain product portfolio (e.g. Controls, Fire, Physical Security, Chiller, Connected Digital Solutions). You will measure success by maintaining risk metrics associated with the install base and field security practices.

A comprehensive knowledge of Johnson Controls’ products, their deployment architectures, safeguards and hardening will be crucial for success in this role.

How you will do it

Establish governance program for field cybersecurity operations

Develop and maintain field cybersecurity operations policies, standards and processes to support program goals.

Maintain compliance requirements including product hardening, secure connectivity, user management and end-of-life.

Work with key stakeholders and leadership to ensure sponsorship, alignment and adoption of program initiatives.

Maintain a partnership with field operations teams and the field champion network to deploy training, communicate cyber guidance, and collect input and data on cyber aspects of field operations.

Coordinate across multiple functions (field operations, product support, sales channels, product development, product security, and information security) to meet customer and company expectations and timelines.

Maintain easy to follow product cybersecurity architectures and product safeguard feature lists.

Provide solution architecture support for customer engagements.

Periodically report to senior leadership on program health and status.

Anticipate business and industry regulatory issues to address field requirements proactively.

Coordinate with legal and other regulatory and compliance groups to ensure the company is compliant with key laws, regulations, and certifications.

Create training resources to drive internal and external awareness and compliance.

Support customer related compliance, vulnerability management, incident response, and risk management

Define, gather, and monitor meaningful metrics and establish associated tooling for compliance and continuous improvement.

Participate in cybersecurity committees, boards, councils and working groups.

What we look for

Required

Minimum of 8 years of professional work experience in cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance role or cybersecurity solution architecture role

BS/BA in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or related technical degree

Experience with Smart Building Technologies (e.g. Controls Systems, Building Management)

Knowledge of cybersecurity compliance, regulations, industry standards and certifications

Excellent problem-solving skills to analyze customer cyber issues and requirements (regulatory, policy, customer, industry standard) and link to appropriate cybersecurity controls

Track record of building cohesive teams and collaborating successfully with other functions

Technical and operational excellence, thought leadership, integrative thinking, and passion

Experience with technology related compliance and risk management related frameworks such as RMF, NIST 800-53, ISA/IEC 62443, UL CAP, ISO 27001, GDPR, CSL, SOC 2 or other comparable.

Experience with driving transformation within an organization.

Technical project management experience using agile methodologies

Ability to create cybersecurity solution architectures for building systems as designed

Experience incorporating solutions into customer environments for secure local and remote operations

Ability to assess and translate requirements from various sources into practical plans/schedules

Strong interpersonal skills to influence stakeholder at all levels of the organization

Customer relations acumen with ability to explain complex technical details to a wide audience

Superior skill in written and verbal communications as well as planning/delivering presentations

Cybersecurity certifications, e.g. CISSP, GSEC, Sec+, or related are preferred.

Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems) or equivalent

Demonstrated ability to optimally facilitate and drive organizational change

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), GSEC, Sec+ or equivalent cybersecurity certifications.