Security Operations Manager

Tokio Marine Kiln Insurance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent insurance firm is seeking a Security Operations Manager to ensure effective management of security operations and incident response. This role requires a leader with a strong background in Information Security and expertise in secops tools. Responsibilities include managing a technical team, developing security strategies, and providing leadership during incidents. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Computer Science and possess problem-solving skills. This full-time role promotes an inclusive environment that supports career growth.

Benefits

Inclusion network groups

Flexible working arrangements

Support for application needs

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical expertise with secops tools, scripting, DevOps, cloud, and incident response.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance time between being a technical resource and a people manager.

Responsibilities

• Assist in devising Information Security Strategy.
• Design and manage effective security operations systems.
• Manage a team of Security Operations specialists.
• Provide technical supervision to IT and business teams.
• Maintain and improve existing security operations tools and documentation.
• Lead during security-related incidents and threat responses.
• Develop incident response procedures.

Skills

Splunk

Compliance Management

IDS

SOC

Cybersecurity

Identity & Access Management

Security

Information Security

Process Engineering

Metadata

Encryption

Siem

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Job description

We have the opportunity for a Security Operations Manager to join our Information Security department here at Tokio Marine Kiln. You will report into the Group Chief Information Security Officer ensuring the effective day to day management of tasks and processes related to security operations and incident response.

The role includes responsibility for:

• Assisting the Group Chief Information Security Officer in devising Information Security Strategy
• Designing building and managing effective security operations systems to support TMKs Information Security strategy
• Managing a team of highly technical Security Operations specialists acting as people manager mentor and hands‑on technical escalation point
• Providing technical supervision and guidance from an information security standpoint to all technical IT and business teams
• Responsibility for maintaining supporting and improving existing security operations tools documentation and processes - in coordination with Security Architecture Security Governance Risk & Compliance Enterprise Architecture and IT Technology Operations teams
• Providing technical leadership during security-related incidents driving the analysis containment and remediation in response to threats detected
• Developing and maintaining incident response procedures and ensure effective collaboration between internal resources and external consultants
• Providing out of hours support for critical / high severity cyber detections or availability issues with key security systems (uncommon)

The successful candidate will hold a degree in Computer Science Information Security or equivalent and will have hands‑on technical expertise with secops tools scripting devops cloud and incident response. We are looking for a technical leader who has strong analytical and problem‑solving skills who can balance their time between working as a technical resource and being a people manager and mentor.

The successful candidate will be welcomed into the TMK family to help us further our purpose of enabling our clients to fulfil their ambitions whilst benefiting society and our people. We are committed to ensuring a safe open inclusive and empowering environment in which all of our people can thrive. All employees have the opportunity to join one or a number of inclusion network groups or take part in CSR and charitable activities. TMK is signed up to the Disability Confident Employer Scheme and we also accommodate flexible working subject to the TMK flexible working policy.

As an underwriting firm with over 140 years experience of protecting clients from changing risks we put our confidence in the ability and talent of our people. We aim to be a Good Company and this means being a great and inclusive company to do business with and being a great place to work. Our culture is founded on our core values of empowerment inclusion excellence integrity teamwork and innovation. We seek to recruit the best talent by endeavouring to reach diverse talent pools offering dynamic working arrangements and investing in development.

To make your experience as comfortable as possible please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional assistance during your application process. At Tokio Marine Kiln we are here to support you please be reassured that we will do all that we can to ensure that your specific needs are met. Please reach out to in confidence to discuss any specific assistance or requirements that you have.

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Required Experience:

Manager

Key Skills

• Splunk
• Compliance Management
• IDS
• SOC
• Cybersecurity
• Identity & Access Management
• Security
• Information Security
• Process Engineering
• Metadata
• Encryption
• Siem

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1