Operational Security Lead / Cyber Vulnerability Manager

FDO CONSULTING; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

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Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

FDO CONSULTING is seeking an Operational Security Lead & Cyber Vulnerability Manager in the UK, with hybrid working and monthly office visits in London or Buckinghamshire. You will drive security operations, incident management and vulnerability controls across infrastructure and cloud environments.

The role reports to the CISO, requiring strong leadership, risk assessment skills, and experience in regulated financial services sectors.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cyber risk, incidents, and vulnerability management.
• Strong operations focus across infrastructure and cloud.
• Experience in regulated financial services environments.
• Proven stakeholder and people management skills.
• Ability to present to senior management.
• Experience with Azure and security monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead security operations to reduce cyber risk exposure.
• Manage cyber incidents and resolutions.
• Oversee infrastructure and cloud vulnerability management.
• Perform firewall, networking and security configuration reviews.
• Assess third parties for security.
• Handle security service requests and maintain operational compliance.
• Drive security awareness campaigns.

Skills

Security Operations

Cyber Defence

Vulnerability Management

Threat Intelligence

SIEM Operations

Network Security

Tools

Azure

Job description

Operational Security Lead & Cyber Vulnerability Manager, Hyrid working with monthly visit to office in either London or Buckinghamshire.

Salary likely to be in the range £ 95000 - 100000 + bonus + benefits.

Market leading company in the financial service sector is looking for an Operational Security Lead & Cyber Vulnerability Manager who will be responsible for leading the organisations operational cyber security capability, ensuring the delivery of security operations, cyber incident management and infrastructure and cloud vulnerability management across the enterprise. Providing operational leadership for the identification, assessment and remediation of cyber security risks you will drive the organisations security position across infrastructure, cloud services and third parties. This includes security monitoring, incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment and ensuring all risks are managed taking into account business priorities and regulatory requirements.

This role works closely with the CISO and will act on their behalf in their absence.

Key Accountabilities -

• Reduction of Cyber risk exposure through strong Security Operations Leadership.
• Cyber Incident Management and resolution.
• Infrastructure and Cloud vulnerability management.
• Firewall, Networking and Security configuration reviews.
• Third party assessment.
• Security Service Requests and Operational compliance.
• Security awareness campaigns.

Experience Required -

• Proven decision making experience in relation to cyber risk and dealing with security incidents and vulnerability management.
• Proven experience across Cyber Security Operations, Cyber Defence and Vulnerability Management.
• Strong technical understanding across infrastructure, cloud (Azure preferred), vulnerability assessment and security compliance reviews.
• Good knowledge working in a regulated environment (financial services preferred).
• Strong stakeholder management and people management experience.
• Proven ability to present to senior management.
• Further technical skills to include some of the following - Threat intelligence, Data Loss Prevention, Security Monitoring and SIEM Operations, Network Security, etc

This is an excellent chance to join a market leader in this key role. It is the chance to work very closely with the CISO. It will involve strategic and hands-on tasks and you will act on the CISO's behalf when they are not available. Salary likely to be in the range £ 95000 - 100000 + bonus + benefits.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Operational Security Lead
• Cyber Vulnerability Manager
• Work closely with the CISO
• Incident Management
• Mainly home based - 1 day a month in the office in either Buckinghamshire or London