Interim Head of Cyber Security

Hays.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a Head of Cyber Security & Infrastructure for a 3-month contract. The role involves leading Cyber Security operations, enhancing cyber resilience, and managing external SOC partners. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Azure and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive understanding of Azure, MS Defender, Sentinel, and Cyber Assessment Framework.
• Experience leading a team of security and infrastructure engineers.
• Extensive experience of creating cybersecurity roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead a charitable organisation's Cyber Security operations function.
• Set up Cyber dashboards and improve internal security posture.
• Conduct threat analysis and risk assessment.

Skills

Azure

MS Defender

Sentinel

Cyber Assessment Framework

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

Head of Cyber Security & Infrastructure (3-month contract)
Remote
£600 to £700 day rate, Inside IR35

Your new role
In your role, you will be leading a charitable organisation's Cyber Security operations function, setting up the Cyber dashboards, and providing continuous improvement on the organisation's internal security posture, identifying and assessing cybersecurity risks, in accordance with laws, regulations, and industry standards.

You will be working closely with the organisation's external SOC partner to enhance cyber resilience, conduct threat analysis and proactive risk assessment to design effective controls. You will also be providing a full and thorough assessment of the external SOC partner's suitability to the organisation and providing feedback and a plan for alternative measures.

What you'll need to succeed

• Extensive understanding of Azure, MS Defender, Sentinel, and Cyber Assessment Framework
• Experience leading a team of security and infrastructure engineers
• Extensive experience of creating cybersecurity roadmaps
• Experience of building and implementing strong operational processes
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Strong stakeholder management skills

As our client is a charity with a keen eye on costs, potentially this role could be carried out on a 3-day weekly basis, which would give an opportunity for a higher day rate.

We are required to carry out a DBS Basic check prior to the successful candidate starting, which usually takes 5 days.

What you need to do now
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