Information Security Manager

Yorkshire Housing

West Yorkshire

Hybrid

GBP 58,500 - 71,500

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

26 days annual leave increasing to 31

Cash plan for health claims

Pension contributions up to 9%

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing support package

Job summary

A housing organization in West Yorkshire seeks an Information Security Manager to lead their information security strategy and ensure data safety. You'll collaborate with technology teams, manage security policies, and oversee incident response. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a focus on professional development. Ideal for established security professionals with a solid understanding of risk management and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

Established Information Security professional with experience of implementing security frameworks.
Experience developing and delivering information security policies.
Technical risk management and impact assessment skills.

Responsibilities

Shape the information security strategy and protect systems from threats.
Oversee security checks, audits, and penetration tests.
Lead response during cyber incidents and conduct drills.

Skills

Experience implementing security frameworks (ISO27001, NIST, Cyber Essentials)

Developing information security policies

Technical risk management skills

Knowledge of technical security controls

Relevant Information Security certification (CISM, CISA, CISSP)

Experience in cyber or information security roles

Incident response management experience

Understanding of IT legislation (GDPR, Computer Misuse Act)

Degree in technical or cyber security-related subject

Job description

Overview

We're on the lookout for an Information Security Manager to help us keep our data safe and sound. In this role you’ll shape and drive our information security strategy, making sure our systems are protected from any online threats.

You won’t be hands-on with engineering, but your know-how will make a big difference as you work closely with our Technology teams. Based in our Technology, Insight, and Change Directorate, you’ll be supporting colleagues right across Yorkshire Housing, all while keeping our Customer Obsessed values at heart of all you’ll do. We’re all about flexibility and teamwork, and we’ll make sure your input genuinely shapes what we do.

Responsibilities

You’ll be at the heart of keeping Yorkshire Housing’s data secure, shaping our approach to information security and making sure our systems stay one step ahead of the latest threats. Working with teams right across the business, you’ll drive our security strategy, set out policies and standards, and make sure we’re ticking all the boxes when it comes to best practice—think ISO27001, NIST and more.

There’ll be plenty of variety, from overseeing security checks and audits to running penetration tests and drawing up plans to fix anything that needs fixing. You’ll be hands-on with risk management, carrying out reviews, sharing what you find, and helping teams make good decisions that put our customers first.

You’ll roll out our security roadmap, collaborate with others to tackle risks head-on, and keep your finger on the pulse when it comes to new threats and ways to deal with them. If there’s ever a cyber incident, you’ll lead the charge on our response, run practice drills and make sure everyone knows what to do.

Part of your role will be to lead a small team, work with external experts, support our Business Continuity Plan, and keep everyone in the loop when it comes to security issues. You’ll also run awareness campaigns and training to give everyone the know-how to keep our data safe.

In short, you’ll be the go-to expert for all things information security, helping us protect what matters most—our customers and our people.

Qualifications

Established Information Security professional with experience of implementing security frameworks (e.g., ISO27001, NIST, Cyber Essentials)

Experience of developing and delivering information security policies and procedures, including practical experience of embedding policy across an organisation

Technical risk management and impact assessment skills, including an awareness of security risk mitigation approaches

Knowledge of technical security controls including firewalls, intrusion detection / prevention systems, endpoint security, DLP, encryption and identity and access management

Relevant Information Security certification (e.g., CISM, CISA, CISSP, CEH, CCSP) or willing to work towards

Practical experience of working in a cyber or information security role across multiple domains

Experience managing the response to information security incidents, including liaison with other teams, senior management and third-party organisations

A thorough understanding of relevant legislation affecting the delivery of IT services (e.g., GDPR, Computer Misuse Act, RIPA)

It would be a real bonus if you have a degree in a technical or cyber security-related subject

Already feel this might be the role for you? The full role profile has lots more detail so please do check it out!

What’s in it for you

We offer an excellent salary of £65,000 for a 35 hour week, 26 days annual leave (rising annually to 31 days) plus public holidays.

That’s not all - we offer a reward package to suit everyone. At Yorkshire Housing, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few.

We also promote a flexible approach to work with our hub, home, roam approach and have a real focus on your development with a number of internal and external training opportunities!

One of our biggest priorities is the wellbeing of our staff and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional.

So, now you’re really interested? At Yorkshire Housing, we’re actively building a work environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse. We believe difference is what makes us stronger and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.

We know that not all candidates will meet every single desired requirement …if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you, please go ahead and apply!

If you require additional support with your application, or have any further questions, please email our recruitment team at recruitment@yorkshirehousing.co.uk

The fine print

The closing date for applications will be 11.09.25 with interviews taking place w/c 22.09.25. We would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible as we may close the role early if a competitive candidate pool is identified.

If you’re applying for this role internally, remember to let your line manager know (it’s the right thing to do!).

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