Head of Security Operations

This new role in our Cyber Security team will require you to have both technical expertise and organisational skills. You will hire a team to support you with your responsibilities alongside with seeking help from other departments. In this position it is essential to be hands-on. Your Senior Security Analyst or Security Engineer experience will be playing key part in your success. 

Responsibilities: 

• Monitor and investigate security alerts to identify unwanted activity and security incidents. 
• Respond to suspicious activity reports or other security concerns raised by anyone in the company.  
• Conduct forensic investigations of security incidents and prepare incident reports.  
• Build and own 24x7 security monitoring and incident response processes. 
• Provide clearly summarised comprehensive incident reports for important incidents. 
• Implement lessons learned from security incidents. 
• Develop and improve security monitoring tools including SIEM and EDR. 
• Revise and develop policies and procedures that describe Security Operations processes together with contributing to wider range of IT documentation. 
• Contribute to security strategy and security budget reviews. 
• Support ISO27001 and other technical compliance requirements within your areas of responsibility. 
• Influence your colleagues to build and operate secure infrastructure correctly. 

Requirements: 

• Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal, for clear and effective communication across the organization. 
• Strong presentation skills to confidently present complex security concepts to technical audience. 
• Possess a broad awareness across different IT domains and security technologies. 
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks and the ability to ensure security practices align with relevant regulations and standards. 
• Awareness of ISO 27001 and the ability to leverage its principles to enhance security practices. 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive working relationships with team members and stakeholders. 
• Effective communication and negotiation abilities to advocate for key strategic points related to information security. 
• Expertise in the areas of network IDS, SIEM, and cloud based WAF. 
• Confidence with working in Linux environments 
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure AD, Microsoft 365, and Zero Trust approach basics.