Senior Cyber Operations Manager

The Pensions Regulator; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working model

Civil Service Pension with 28.97% employer contribution

Retail discounts and gym membership

Job summary

A governmental pension authority in Brighton seeks a Senior Cyber Operations Manager to lead their cyber operations strategy, ensuring compliance and enhancing security across digital and data services. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in cyber security and significant experience managing a team in a cyber operations environment. They will promote a strong security culture and work with diverse stakeholders to secure critical assets. This role offers hybrid working options and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in leading a cyber operations function.
• Industry-specific qualifications such as CISSP or CISM are preferred.
• Ability to manage cyber operations including out-of-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver the cyber security strategy.
• Lead cyber security activities for digital and data services.
• Promote a strong cyber security culture through education.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Cyber security architecture

Relationship-building

Problem-solving

Risk assessment

Education

Advanced degree in cyber security or related field

Tools

Cyber security frameworks

Penetration testing tools

Job description

Senior Cyber Operations Manager

TPR grade & pay group: Grade 5 & Digital

Directorate: Digital, Data & Technology

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Brighton: Hybrid (6 days per month in the office)

The role and responsibilities

• Cyber Operations Strategy: Design and deliver our cyber security strategy, adapting to the external environment. Lead a technical security working group and own the Cyber Security roadmap.
• Cyber Operations Delivery: Lead cyber security activities for digital and data services, manage the security function, conduct IT security risk assessments, and ensure compliance with cyber standards and frameworks.
• Cyber Culture: Promote a strong cyber security culture through user education and awareness programs. Provide cyber security advice and guidance at all levels.
• Cyber Team Management: Set annual objectives for the cyber operations team, lead, coach, and develop a team of subject matter experts. Foster a culture of openness and feedback.

The role criteria

• Advanced degree in cyber security or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong experience of leading and developing an active cyber operations function to deliver BAU activities and achieve complex continual improvements.
• Strong understanding of cyber security architectures and industry proven methodologies
• Industry-specific qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or similar.
• Knowledge of threat landscapes, penetration testing, and evolving technologies (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Proven experience leading a team of cyber security specialists.
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience in defining and delivering cyber security strategy, policy, and processes.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations, solve problems, and develop new solutions.
• Experience managing cyber operations including out-of-hours support functions.
• Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure the effective maintenance, control, and governance across technical controls.

The team

TPR offers:

• Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
• Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
• A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Women’s).

Reward and benefits

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Our culture

TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government’s workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section.

We're proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.

About The Pensions Regulator

With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.

Find out more about us.

Applications

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can continue to provide a positive candidate experience, with each application being reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.

We welcome applications on a part time and job share basis.

Selection and interview

If you are shortlisted for interview, we’ll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As a Disability Confident Employer

We’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the criteria outlined in the ‘what you will bring’ section will be offered an interview.

Diversity and inclusion

TPR is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace, creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, enabling our people to feel supported, represented and do their best work.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with TPR.

Further information

Please visit our website to find out what it is like to work at TPR, our culture, interview process and our commitment to our employees.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email [e-mail].