Senior Cyber Ops Leader | Deputy CISO, Flexible

UK Home Office; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Civil Service pension with employer %

Learning and development tailored to角色

Diversity and inclusion culture

Job summary

UK Home Office is recruiting a Deputy CISO (Cyber Operations) to lead enterprise cyber defence and operations. The role sets the strategy and operating model for cyber operations, ensuring threats are detected, incidents managed, and cyber risk is understood and reduced in line with business priorities.

You will oversee the CSOC, build an integrated cyber operations capability across the Home Office, and provide line management to cyber leads across Digital business areas, maintaining strong

Qualifications

• Experience of setting and delivering enterprise cyber operations strategy and operating models aligned to organisational priorities and risk appetite.
• Leading enterprise cyber capabilities, including monitoring, threat management, vulnerability management, incident response and security testing.
• Leading organisational responses to major cyber incidents, supporting senior decision-making and driving continuous improvement in cyber resilience.
• Influencing and partnering with senior stakeholders to prioritise cyber risk reduction and resilience across critical services and major programmes.
• Experience of managing significant delegated budgets, commercial relationships and supplier spend to deliver strategic outcomes and value for money.
• Developing and leading high-performing cyber security teams, building capability, professional excellence and an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Setting and maintaining the enterprise strategy and operating model for cyber operations, aligned to the Home Office cyber security strategy and risk appetite.
• Providing senior leadership, assurance and line management across cyber operations; developing senior operational leaders and a learning culture.
• Leading an integrated cyber operations community across the Home Office, ensuring coordination and delivery of cyber operational outcomes.
• Ensuring cyber operational tools deliver decision-grade insight for senior leaders and risk management.
• Overseeing enterprise incident management arrangements, including preparedness, response and improvement.
• Building relationships with senior stakeholders across government and with cross-government cyber operations partners.

Skills

Enterprise cyber operations strategy

Threat management

Incident response

Security testing

Budget management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Education

CISSP, CISM, CRISC or similar

Job description

UK Home Office is recruiting a Deputy CISO (Cyber Operations) to lead enterprise cyber defence and operations. The role sets the strategy and operating model for cyber operations, ensuring threats are detected, incidents managed, and cyber risk is understood and reduced in line with business priorities.

You will oversee the CSOC, build an integrated cyber operations capability across the Home Office, and provide line management to cyber leads across Digital business areas, maintaining strong