Purple Team & Threat Intelligence Manager

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the UK is seeking a Purple Team and Threat Intelligence Manager to safeguard against cyber threats. You will lead offensive and defensive security initiatives, including adversary simulations and threat intelligence operations. Candidates should possess experience in Purple Team operations and a strong background in Offensive Security, along with relevant cyber security certifications. Competitive perks and a hybrid working model are offered.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Training programs

Wellbeing support

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading Purple Team operations.
• Strong background in Offensive Security.
• Certifications (advantageous) related to cyber security.
• Strong expertise in threat hunting and detection.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Purple Team function and design adversary emulation exercises.
• Oversee Threat Intelligence operations and analyze emerging threats.
• Conduct attack simulations to improve security response.
• Work closely with the GSOC on security monitoring.
• Establish metrics for security initiatives.

Skills

Leadership in Purple Team operations

Understanding of Offensive Security

Expertise in detection engineering

Adversary emulation methodologies

Deep understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework

Education

Certifications such as OSCP, GXPN, GPEN, GCTI, or GCFA / OSCE

Job description

All the details

As the Purple Team and Threat Intelligence Manager, you will be at the forefront of defending Marks & Spencer against cyber threats, adversary simulations, and emerging risks. You will lead both offensive and defensive security initiatives, ensuring proactive assessment and enhancement of our security controls. Your role will involve working closely with key stakeholders across the business, ensuring M&S remains resilient against sophisticated cyber threats.

What you'll do

• Lead the Purple Team function, designing and executing adversary emulation and collaborative Red vs. Blue team exercises to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Oversee Threat Intelligence operations, leveraging commercial and open-source intelligence sources to detect, analyse, and respond to emerging cyber threats.
• Conduct real-world attack simulations to measure and improve security detection and response maturity.
• Work closely with the Global Security Operations Centre (GSOC) to test and refine security monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities.
• Establish and maintain key metrics, including Detection, Response, and Threat Intelligence effectiveness indicators, to track improvements and communicate the effectiveness of security initiatives.

Who you are

• Demonstrable experience leading Purple Team operations and driving improvements in security detection and response.
• A strong background in Offensive Security.
• Certifications such as OSCP, GXPN, GPEN, GCTI, or GCFA / OSCE (advantageous).
• Deep understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework and adversary simulation techniques.
• Strong expertise in detection engineering, threat hunting, and adversary emulation methodologies.

What's in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special.

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programs to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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