Strategic Cyber Defence & Intelligence Manager (CCDI)

Financial Conduct Authority; Leeds; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Volunteering days

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK seeks a Manager to lead the CCDI function within Cyber & Information Resilience. The role focuses on translating threat intelligence into monitoring priorities, detection improvements and measurable incident response outcomes, coordinating with Threat Intelligence, Security Operations and Technology teams.

The role requires experience in threat intel, detection engineering and incident response, with a track record of stakeholder engagement and

Qualifications

• Experience leading Cyber Security, Security Operations, Threat Intelligence or Detection Engineering teams.
• Solid knowledge of modern cyber threats, detection, threat intelligence and incident response.
• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills for executive insights.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills using data-driven approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the FCA's Threat Intelligence, Detection and Incident Response capability.
• Drive continuous improvement of detection coverage, telemetry, response effectiveness and security operations.
• Shape security monitoring to AI and agent-based technologies and evolving environments.
• Own the detection improvement roadmap with SOC providers and tech teams.
• Lead internal teams and partners ensuring performance and governance.
• Establish cyber security metrics, KPIs and executive reporting.
• Build trusted relationships across FCA and external cyber security communities.
• Ensure alignment with MITRE ATT&CK, D3FEND, INFORM and NCSC standards.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Security operations

Incident response

Stakeholder management

Data-driven security

Education

CISSP

CISM

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike

AWS Security Services

Job description

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK seeks a Manager to lead the CCDI function within Cyber & Information Resilience. The role focuses on translating threat intelligence into monitoring priorities, detection improvements and measurable incident response outcomes, coordinating with Threat Intelligence, Security Operations and Technology teams.

The role requires experience in threat intel, detection engineering and incident response, with a track record of stakeholder engagement and