Cyber Security

Cyber Security Manager (Public Sector)

Hybrid: 3 days on-site (London) + 2 days working from home
Salary: £50,000-£67,000

Panoramic Associates are supporting a Local Authority in their search for a Cyber Security Lead to lead cyber security strategy, governance and operational resilience for a large public sector organisation. You’ll protect critical ICT infrastructure and sensitive data, ensure compliance with national standards, and embed “security by design” across technology change and service delivery.

This is a hands-on leadership role, working closely with senior ICT stakeholders, service providers and internal teams to maintain assurance, drive continuous improvement, and lead incident response when required.

Key responsibilities

Own and lead the organisation’s cyber security strategy, policies, standards and operating model.
Embed security-by-design within technology change governance, including active participation in Change Advisory Board (CAB) and leadership of an Information Security governance forum.
Oversee security operations and technical controls across SIEM, firewalls, endpoint protection, identity and access management, and secure configuration.
Manage cyber security across cloud and hybrid environments (Microsoft 365 / Azure), including patching assurance, disaster recovery and business continuity testing.
Lead vulnerability management and security testing activity (internal scanning, external testing, remediation tracking, evidence gathering).
Manage and coordinate incident response, investigation, reporting and post-incident improvement actions.
Maintain compliance and evidence for key standards/frameworks, including (as applicable) PSN, PCI-DSS, Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, DSP Toolkit and wider public sector assurance requirements.
Drive security awareness and practical adoption of secure ways of working across the business.
Manage supplier performance and outsourced security services to ensure controls are effective and audit-ready.
Line manage and develop staff, and manage a small security budget.

Essential experience / skills

Cyber security leadership/management experience within a public sector, regulated, or complex enterprise environment.
Knowledge of NCSC-aligned security principles and practical governance/assurance approaches.
Security compliance and audit-readiness (e.g., PSN, PCI-DSS, GDPR, Cyber Essentials Plus and similar frameworks).
Microsoft security tooling (e.g., Sentinel, Defender, and M365 E5 security capabilities); exposure to Copilot for Security is beneficial.
Experience operating within structured service environments (e.g., ITIL) and change governance.

Desirable

ISO 27001-aligned policy/control design and implementation experience.

Additional requirements

Ability to support out-of-hours response activity when required (e.g., security incidents).
Some travel may be required 

How to apply

Apply with your CV outlining relevant cyber security leadership, compliance/assurance experience, and your hands-on technical oversight across Microsoft and hybrid environments
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed