Head of Cyber Detect and Response

As Head of Cyber Detect & Response your responsibilities will include: Overseeing the triage of cyber incidents, ensuring proportionate mitigation and containment measures have been implemented in accordance with processes and procedures. Aggregating and evaluating post-incident feedback to inform board-level reporting on security incidents.Setting the departments Cyber Incident Management strategy including its people, process, and technology elements.Providing advice to senior stakeholders on ways to improve incident management processes, strengthen security controls, identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks. Setting direction and recommending investment in strategic tooling and capability to address strategic enterprise-wide risk.Shaping the departments incident management policies and processes to ensure that they meet requirements, in line with appropriate standards.Working closely with the Head of Cyber Threat Operations to ensure findings as a result of proactive threat activity is managed swiftly and effectively.Leading teams efforts during the management of complex cyber incidents, working with multiple internal and external teams such as the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), National Crime Agency (NCA) and Government Cyber Coordination Centre (GC3) where necessary.Note: The Head of Cyber Detect & Response may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence, and training.The successful candidate will be located in the Soapworks, Manchester regional office. Under Home Office hybrid working practices there is an expectation that you will attend the office for a minimum of 60% of your working hours. Due to the nature of the role, this post is available on a full-time basis only.