Senior Information Security Manager – Hybrid (Contract)

context recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Context Recruitment is seeking an Information Security Manager for a 3-month contract in Birmingham or Central London. The role is hybrid and pays £600–£650 per day inside IR35.

It involves hands-on leadership, managing SOC services and day-to-day cyber security operations to protect a critical transport environment. The successful candidate will drive security strategy, risk and incident management, ensure regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR) and coordinate third-party security

Qualifications

• Experience in Cyber Security Manager roles or similar.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 and NIST frameworks.
• Experience managing SOC services, including third-party providers.
• Strong incident management and remediation experience.
• Familiarity with GDPR, data protection and security regulations.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a Cyber Security Roadmap to reduce risk.
• Develop Information Security Strategy, policies and procedures.
• Oversee technical cyber security environment and controls.
• Manage third-party SOC services and incident response.
• Embed Security by Design across projects and initiatives.
• Report security posture to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Cyber security

SOC management

Incident management

Security controls

Risk management

Education

CISSP

CRISC

CISM

Security+

Tools

Rapid7

Sophos MTR

SolarWinds

ServiceNow

Job description

Context Recruitment is seeking an Information Security Manager for a 3-month contract in Birmingham or Central London. The role is hybrid and pays £600–£650 per day inside IR35.

It involves hands-on leadership, managing SOC services and day-to-day cyber security operations to protect a critical transport environment. The successful candidate will drive security strategy, risk and incident management, ensure regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR) and coordinate third-party security