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Role:Senior Security Operations Manager
Salary: £60,400.00 - £71,500.00 GBP Annual
Pension: 28.97%
Advert Closing Date: 14/04/2024
Security Clearance - Applicants for this role must pass enhanced background checks. Candidates have to have resided in the UK for at least the last 5 years.
DDAT: A Digital Allowance of up to £5,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience.
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Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.
Job description
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Security Operations Manager to join our Technology Group (TG). The role will be responsible for the monitoring of technical security controls on behalf of the CISO. The Security Operations Team are the front line of SLC’s cyber defences and require a leader who is equally comfortable in both technical security discussions and executive briefings.
The post holder will be responsible for the operation of SLC’s front line threat intelligence, security monitoring and incident response capabilities. A key position in ensuring SLC maintains a robust security posture and effective response to security threats, the Senior Security Operations Manager will also work closely with key supplier partners to ensure control effectiveness and continuous improvement of security platforms and services.
SLC offer a Blend working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.
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What you bring
- Deep understanding of technical security controls requirements and emerging security trends.
- Excellent communications skills, both written and oral, with experience in translating technical security issues to senior audiences
- Demonstrable budget management and resource planning knowledge and experience
- Strong people management skills and the ability to positively energize and motivate individuals across multi-disciplinary and matrix teams.
- Hiring, developing, and retaining cyber security talent
- Ability to act and react as necessary in an ambiguous and changing environment.
- Experience of implementing security detection and response controls within cloud (AWS, MS Azure) environments.
- Track record of operating key security controls and processes in a highly complex or regulated environment.
- Experienced in building and leading Security Operations teams.
- Cyber security principles, best practises, and IT security controls
- Professional security qualifications are desirable (e.g. CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CEH)
Key Responsibilities
- Leading SLC’s SecOps function, comprised of CSIRT, TVM, Data Security & IAM
- Owning and developing the SecOps strategy and managing associated strategic vendor relationships.
- Continuous enhancement of security controls through tool selection, process improvement and automation.
- Leading the transition from the existing and established Vulnerability Management Programme to Threat Exposure Management.
- Experience of implementing security detection and response controls within our multi-cloud environments.
- Maintenance and continuous development of KPI’s and KRI’s to support management reporting.
Benefits
You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:
- 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
- Option to buy/sell up annual leave
- Flexi-time and flexible working options available
- Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
- Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
- Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
- Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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