Front-End Developer

Location: Manchester

Working Pattern: Full-time (Hybrid 3 days onsite)

Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC and DV Clearance

Salary: £52,000 - £72,000 + 10% bonus + £7,000 tax-free DV Bonus

Overview

An industry-leading digital and cyber consultancy within the defence and national security space is seeking a Front-End Developer to join its growing National Security practice.

This organisation brings together thousands of digital, cyber and intelligence specialists across multiple countries, delivering cutting-edge solutions that help governments and critical organisations unlock digital advantage in highly secure and demanding environments.

This is an opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that directly support UK national security, within empowered engineering teams that value ownership, innovation and collaboration.

The Role

As a Front-End Developer, you will:

• Design, build and maintain modern, high-performance web applications
• Work within autonomous DevOps teams delivering secure, scalable solutions
• Collaborate closely with end users, UX designers and product teams
• Contribute across the full software delivery lifecycle
• Define and shape front-end architecture and technology choices
• Apply secure coding standards and best practices
• Implement automated testing with a shift-left mindset
• Support continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines
• Contribute creative, innovative solutions to complex challenges

Youll operate in small, empowered teams while being part of a larger engineering community that supports your professional growth.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of vanilla JavaScript and modern ECMAScript standards
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks and front-end architecture design
• Deep understanding of the DOM, CSS, accessibility (ARIA) and form validation
• Experience with bundlers such as Webpack or Rollup
• Practical experience with Node.js and API integration
• Knowledge of Jest, Jasmine or similar testing frameworks
• Experience with Git and branching strategies
• Understanding of Agile delivery and CI/CD best practices
• Strong grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (OOP, data structures, design patterns)
• Experience applying secure coding principles

Desirable

• 3+ years front-end development experience
• TypeScript experience
• Responsive/mobile-first development
• Automation testing tools such as Cypress, Selenium or Playwright
• Exposure to backend development concepts

Whats On Offer

• Flexible working arrangements with hybrid model
• 25 days annual leave plus buy/sell options
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• Dedicated career development support and training platforms
• Access to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing networks
• Opportunity to work on nationally significant, mission-critical programmes

The Environment

Youll be joining a collaborative, people-first culture that combines the backing of a large global organisation with the feel of close-knit engineering teams.

With decades of experience delivering secure technology solutions in the government and national security sector, this business continues to grow rapidly and invest heavily in its engineering capability.

Summary

This is a high-impact Front-End Developer role for engineers who want their work to truly matter. Youll build secure, scalable systems at the forefront of digital defence, work with modern technologies, and develop your career within a respected and growing national security practice.

If you’re motivated by complex challenges, secure environments, and meaningful technical impact this could be the role for you.

Pay up to £92,522, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We’re looking for an exceptional Head of Secure Design to help protect some of the UK’s most important digital services, including Universal Credit.

We’re building secure, resilient digital services that millions of people rely on every day. As the UK’s largest government department, DWP supports people at key moments in their lives and delivers over £195bn in payments each year. Security is central to everything we do. From safeguarding Universal Credit to protecting critical data and systems, the scale and purpose of our work are extraordinary.

You’ll play a pivotal role in strengthening the security foundations behind some of the UK’s most widely used digital services. You’ll shape our secure-by-design approach, reduce fraud and cyber risk, and ensure our teams can deliver safe, consistent, user-centred services at scale.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to influence, engage and communicate effectively with senior leaders and lead direct teams with clarity and confidence.
• Expert knowledge of protective security, with the ability to drive innovation while balancing security requirements with service delivery and transformation needs.
• Strong ability to integrate external threat intelligence, organisational context and situational awareness to build a holistic threat picture, including the effective use of threat models and clear communication to stakeholders.
• Ability to provide strategic oversight and leadership to specialist security functions (e.g., penetration testing, Security Architecture, DevSecOps, product and compliance assurance), including confidently challenging assumptions and driving change.
• Demonstrable experience managing risk across the full risk lifecycle, communicating risk in clear, actionable terms to enable informed prioritisation and decision making.
• Significant experience working in large, complex and mission-critical programme or enterprise environments.
• CISSP or similar certification or can demonstrate equivalent skills and experience across those domains.

You and your role

You’ll lead the security design function across Working Age Services, shaping secure, resilient and user-centred systems used by millions every day.

You’ll oversee our security posture, fraud-risk frameworks and tooling, ensuring strong controls, informed risk-based decisions and clear visibility of vulnerabilities.

Working with product teams, subject matter experts and senior leaders, you’ll drive consistency in secure design, support the modernisation of our technology landscape, and champion best practice across cyber, fraud and error prevention.

This is a hands-on leadership role, owning security and fraud standards and ensuring robust, scalable solutions that safeguard our services and the citizens who rely on them.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you’ll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £92,552.

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies

• Time off volunteering and charitable giving

• Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’

• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more

• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference

• Sports and social activities

• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

• DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards

• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024

• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025

• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.

• Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLYfor more information and to start your application.

An IT Security Architect with a PCI DSS & cloud background (AWS, GCP OR Azure) is required to join our global client’s new UK cybersecurity team. The role is to lead the design and implementation of PCI DSS architecture on a global scale from their head office in central Manchester.

Skills & Experience Required:

• 5+ years of experience working in Cyber Security, PCI DSS within a cloud environment
• Have good Security architecture experience, ideally with a DevSecOps environment
• Excellent experience with PCI DSS and able to lead design
• Vulnerability management & Compliance
• Strong Security standard knowledge and experience, consulting on a range of security policies and standards such as GDPR, ISO, PCI, and NIST
• Confidence when speaking with stakeholders and clients
• Ideally, some relevant cybersecurity certifications - CISSP, CCSP, CISM etc

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of PCI DSS architectures, ensuring compliance with the highest security standards.
• Design and create secure Enterprise-Grade Architectures Across Cloud, Hybrid, and On-Prem Environments
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and threat modelling to proactively identify vulnerabilities and develop effective mitigation strategies
• Develop and maintain security policies and frameworks that adhere to industry standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls

The client is looking to pay a starting salary of around £75,000, depending on experience. If you’re a confident and client-focused person, eager to join a global leader in technology, working on a range of projects with excellent development opportunities and with a diverse portfolio of work click ‘Apply Now’ or send your CV directly to Matthew . Leach @ circlerecruitment . com

Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Earn yourself a referral bonus if you refer somebody else who fills the role! We also offer an iPad if you refer a new client to us and we recruit for them. Follow us on Facebook - Circle Recruitment , Twitter - @Circle_Rec and LinkedIn - Circle Recruitment.

Pay up to £68,205, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Product Manager to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We’re using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK’s largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• The ability to shape and communicate a compelling vision and roadmap for a security platform, aligning it to organisational risk appetite, security strategy, and wider enterprise priorities.

Demonstrable ability to understand the needs of security operations users and translate these into strategic product outcomes that strengthen detection and response capability.

• Proven experience of engaging, communicating and influencing senior stakeholders across security, technology, governance, and audit, balancing competing priorities and building shared understanding.

You and your role

You’ll lead on our Microsoft Sentinel product - setting the vision and roadmap for how we detect threats, automate responses, and helping us get the best out of our analytics.

You’ll work closely with SOC, Cyber Defence, engineering and security leaders, to turn real user needs into clear priorities and guide a multidisciplinary team through agile, usercentred delivery.

You’ll keep performance frontandcentre - improving detection coverage, alert quality, false positives, MTTD/MTTR and overall platform reliability.

You’ll also take ownership of the technical side of Sentinel: log and data onboarding, UEBA, automation playbooks, workspace design, RBAC, data retention and the full detectionengineering lifecycle, all supported by solid governance and quality assurance.

You’ll make sure Sentinel meets our security standards and regulatory expectations, work with Microsoft and suppliers, support audit readiness, and help shape procurement or business cases when needed.

And as a people leader, you’ll build an inclusive environment, develop your team and champion continuous learning and improvement.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hub/s in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester , Newcastle or Sheffield.whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you’ll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of £57,956 to £68,205.

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £19,759.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies

• Time off volunteering and charitable giving

• Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’

• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more

Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference

• Sports and social activities

Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards

• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024

• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025

• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.

• Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLYfor more information and to start your application.

Role Title: Cyber Risk Analyst Location: Knutsford 3 days on site Duration: 30/10/2026 Rate £404 MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA Role Description: "Role Overview: The Cyber Risk Analysts will work under the guidance of the Lead Consultant to execute the detailed risk assessments and analysis of End-of-Life technologies. In this role, you will collect and analyze data on EOL systems, evaluate cyber risks using the defined methodology, and support the implementation of remediation plans. Key Responsibilities: Perform Risk Assessments: Conduct in-depth cyber risk assessments for identified EOL systems and technologies, following the methodology and framework established by the project. Gather necessary information on assets (software, hardware, applications that are end-of-life or end-of-support) and assess the potential cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and business impacts associated with each5. Document findings meticulously, ensuring each risk item is well-described (likelihood, impact, severity) in the risk register. Required Skills & Competencies: Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential. The analyst must be able to assess complex IT systems and identify risk factors, interpret vulnerability data, and quantitatively rate risks. Attention to detail is critical for reviewing large lists of EOL assets and ensuring nothing is missed. Cybersecurity Knowledge: Good understanding of foundational cybersecurity principles (confidentiality, integrity, availability) and how outdated technologies can pose threats. Familiarity with common vulnerabilities and exploits affecting older systems (Legacy OS, unsupported software) is beneficial. Knowledge of cyber risk frameworks and standards (such as NIST, ISO27001) and basic concepts of risk assessment is expectedxxiv. Qualifications & Certifications: Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Equivalent experience in cyber risk or IT security roles can be considered in lieu of a formal degree. Certifications: Relevant industry certifications are not mandatory but highly valued. Certifications demonstrating knowledge of security and risk principles (eg, CompTIA Security+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), or GIAC/GSEC) would be a plus. Certifications specifically in risk management or governance (such as CRISC, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer) are also advantageous for this role, as they indicate a grasp of risk and control assessment practices. Experience: Years of Experience: Approximately 3-5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or IT risk roles. This could include experience as a Cyber Risk Analyst, IT Risk Analyst, Security Analyst, Vulnerability Management Specialist, or GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) Analyst. Candidates with slightly more or less experience will be considered based on skill fit, but a baseline understanding from a few years in the field is expected. Risk Assessment Background: Hands-on experience conducting risk assessments or security assessments is required. For example, experience in identifying and assessing risks for IT systems, writing risk or control reports, or supporting risk treatment projects. Familiarity with creating or maintaining risk registers and tracking mitigation actions is important (eg, experience ensuring "risks and remediation plans are regularly addressed" in previous rolesxxvii). Industry-Specific Experience (Desirable): Experience in the financial services sector or other highly-regulated industries is a plus.

Job Description:

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Role: Cyber Risk Analysts (EOL)
Location: Knutsford
Working Mode: Hybrid (3 Days Onsite weekly)
Duration: Till 30/10/2026
Pay Rate: £393 per day (PAYE through Umbrella)

Required Skills & Competencies:
Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential. The analyst must be able to assess complex IT systems and identify risk factors, interpret vulnerability data, and quantitatively rate risks. Attention to detail is critical for reviewing large lists of EOL assets and ensuring nothing is missed.

Cybersecurity Knowledge: Good understanding of foundational cybersecurity principles (confidentiality, integrity, availability) and how outdated technologies can pose threats. Familiarity with common vulnerabilities and exploits affecting older systems (Legacy OS, unsupported software) is beneficial. Knowledge of cyber risk frameworks and standards (such as NIST, ISO27001) and basic concepts of risk assessment is expectedxxiv.

Technical Proficiency: Ability to work with various technology inventories and tools. Comfort with spreadsheets, databases, or GRC tools to manipulate and analyze data sets (eg, lists of assets, versions, known vulnerabilities). Some experience with vulnerability scanning tools or reading vulnerability advisories would be useful. While this is not a hands-on engineering role, understanding the technical environment (networks, operating systems, databases, etc.) is important to accurately evaluate risks.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

Join DWP as a Lead Security Architect and shape the secure design of large-scale digital services, lead innovation in security tech, and drive strategic security initiatives that protect millions across the UK.

We’re using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK’s largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Security Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards.
• Presenting architecture design to technical governance forums.
• Shaping and supporting technology initiatives, projects, programmes and portfolios.
• Technical authoring skills, particularly for the production of technical design and specification documents.
• Being the security lead in technical governance forums.

Mandatory Criteria/Qualifications

• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) or a Master’s in Cyber Security.
• SC Clearance.

You and your role

As a Lead Security Architect at DWP, you will shape and govern the security architecture behind some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. You’ll work across high-complexity services, setting long-term security strategy, defining architectural principles, and guiding senior stakeholders to make secure, informed decisions that protect our systems and millions of users.

You’ll take the lead in designing secure, scalable solutions across a wide range of digital services. This includes providing expert guidance, producing high-quality technical documentation, and contributing to key governance forums to ensure all solutions remain aligned with secure-by-design standards and organisational goals.

The role also places you at the forefront of innovation-researching emerging technologies, solving complex security challenges, and sharing best practice across the profession. Your expertise will play a crucial part in ensuring DWP delivers modern, resilient and user-focused digital services for people across the UK.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you’ll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%).

Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £99,836.

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket.
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

• DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just three stages:

Apply:complete your application on Civil Service Jobs.Interview 1:Delivery of a 10-minute presentation.Interview 2: Assessment of Behaviours and Technical Skills

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application

We are looking for a motivated and experienced IT Security Engineer with AWS knowledge to join our global client’s new UK cybersecurity team. Any experience with developing SOC playbooks would be very useful alongside the cloud experience needed.

Skills & Experience Required:

• 3+ years of experience as a SOC / Security Engineer within a cloud environment

• Experience with a range of SIEM, SOAR and vulnerability management tools

• Experience advising on security best practices and developing SOC playbooks

• Networking and infrastructure experience, including with Firewalls and IDS / IPS

• Ideally, some relevant cybersecurity certifications

• Hands-on technical implementation

• AWS policies configuration

• CrowdStrike setup and management

• Security tools deployment

This is a nice, varied role carrying out detect and response duties in-house as well as consulting on security with external end-clients for our client’s application suite (including some government clients, in a security-as-a-service environment). You’ll work alongside both onsite colleagues in their new UK HQ in Manchester, as well as the international security operations team spread across America and EMEA Regions, with separate 24/7 SOC support, so no night shifts or weekends!

This role is full-time onsite in their Central Manchester office - you must be willing and able to attend the office 4 / 5 days a week in their brand-new UK headquarters. You will be working in a vibrant office with some of the most forward-thinking technical people

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands-on detection, investigation, and response to security incidents through SIEM and other security tools, carrying out forensic and root-cause analysis
• Analyse emerging threats and provide recommendations to mitigate risks, and plans to resolve security threats
• Ensure adherence to industry standards including ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, and GDPR.
• Assist in developing and maintaining SOC playbooks, security policies, guidelines, and best practices

The client is looking to pay a starting salary of up to £65k depending on experience. If you’re eager to join a global leader in technology, working on a range of projects with excellent development opportunities and with a diverse portfolio of clients including government, click ‘Apply Now’ or send your CV directly to matthew . leach @ circlerecruitment . com

Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Earn yourself a referral bonus if you refer somebody else who fills the role! We also offer an iPad if you refer a new client to us and we recruit for them. Follow us on Facebook - Circle Recruitment , Twitter - @Circle_Rec and LinkedIn - Circle Recruitment.

Role: O365 Engineer - Purview & Identity SpecialistLocation: [Insert Location / Hybrid / Remote]
Type: Contract
Salary: DOE

About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced O365 Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Purview, Identity & Access Management, and Microsoft 365 security and governance. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex, enterprise‑level environments, particularly where mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and O365 Multi‑Geo deployments are part of the everyday landscape.
You’ll be a key technical authority responsible for designing, implementing, and optimising governance, compliance, and identity architecture across a global Microsoft 365 estate.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, deployment, and optimisation of Microsoft Purview solutions (Data Loss Prevention, Information Protection, Insider Risk, Compliance Manager, eDiscovery, etc.)
Architect and maintain robust Identity & Access Management frameworks using Azure AD / Entra ID.
Support and execute integration activities related to mergers and acquisitions, including tenant‑to‑tenant migrations, domain consolidation, identity mapping, and data governance alignment.
Manage, configure, and support O365 Multi‑Geo capabilities, ensuring region‑specific compliance and data residency requirements are met.
Provide technical ownership for O365 security, governance, and compliance architecture.
Work cross‑functionally with Security, Infrastructure, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure best practice across the Microsoft ecosystem.
Troubleshoot complex issues across Purview, identity services, and Microsoft 365 workloads.
Maintain documentation, technical standards, and governance policies.
Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

Proven experience as an O365 / M365 Engineer within large, enterprise-scale environments.
Strong expertise across Microsoft Purview (DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Insider Risk, eDiscovery, Data Lifecycle, etc.).
Advanced knowledge of Identity & Access Management using Entra ID (Azure AD), Conditional Access, PIM, MFA, Zero Trust principles.
Hands-on experience supporting or leading technology integration in mergers and acquisitions.
Experience configuring and maintaining O365 Multi‑Geo environments.
Strong understanding of O365 governance, compliance controls, and data protection requirements.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
Desirable:

Relevant Microsoft certifications (SC‑400, SC‑300, MS‑500, AZ‑104 etc.).
Experience with Microsoft Graph, automation (PowerShell), or deployment pipelines.
Familiarity with tenant security hardening frameworks (CIS, NIST, Zero Trust).

What you need to do now

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If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Were working with a large organisation undergoing significant cyber and digital transformation to hire a Cyber Security Architect focused on Operational Technology (OT).

This role sits within a dedicated Security Architecture function and is specifically aligned to securing industrial and operational systems. The focus is on designing and assuring cyber security controls across complex OT environments, ensuring operational resilience, regulatory alignment, and risk mitigation from the outset.

This is not an enterprise IT architecture role it is centred on industrial control systems, operational networks, and IT/OT convergence.

What youll do

• Define and implement security architecture principles across OT / ICS environments.
• Embed secure-by-design controls into industrial systems and operational technology platforms.
• Lead design assurance across OT network segmentation, zone and conduit modelling, and industrial DMZ architectures.
• Identify architectural gaps within existing OT estates and define pragmatic remediation roadmaps.
• Align OT security architecture to recognised frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with OT engineers, operational stakeholders, and cyber teams to balance safety, availability, and security.
• Provide architectural guidance across IT/OT convergence programmes.

What were looking for

• Proven experience securing Operational Technology (OT) or Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environments.
• Strong understanding of IT/OT convergence and securing legacy or brownfield industrial estates.
• Knowledge of recognised OT security standards such as IEC 62443 (ISA-99), NIST SP 800-82, and application of the Purdue Model.
• Experience designing secure segmentation models (zones and conduits), industrial firewalls, and secure remote access solutions.
• Familiarity with industrial protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, Ethernet/IP, OPC/UA, and associated security risks.
• Experience operating in regulated, safety-critical, or high-availability environments.
• Ability to translate technical risk into clear architectural decisions for engineering and operational audiences.

We welcome candidates from any industry with relevant OT/ICS experience energy, utilities, manufacturing, transport, defence, or other industrial sectors.

Whats on offer

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, flexible leave options, and family-friendly policies
• Generous employer pension contribution up to 13.5% and employee health assistance programme
• Maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave, as well as flexible working and career breaks
• Employee Assistance Programme including helpline, coaching access, wellbeing app, digital GP service, and more

This is a strategic, high-impact role focused on securing operational systems that underpin critical business and industrial functions.

This is a permanent position based in the North West of England.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years without more than 6 months living overseas.

Run the engine. Protect the platform. Lead from the front as Head of ISOC.

Intercity is looking for asenior operations leaderto head up ourIntegrated Network & Security Operations Centre (ISOC). This is a pivotal role for someone who understands howlarge-scale networks, managed services, and 24/7 operationsreally work and how security is embedded into resilient service delivery.

Youlllead both ourNetwork Operations Centre (NOC)andSecurity Operations Centre (SOC), ensuring our platforms areavailable, performant, and secure, while developing high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement.This role is ideal for anetwork or service operations leaderwith strong security knowledge, rather than a purely cyber-focused profile.

About the Role

As Head of ISOC, you will own theday-to-day operational performanceofIntercityscustomerscorenetworkand securityservices fromavailability and incident response to security detection and escalation.

We arelooking forsomeonewhocanpivotoursupport services fromreactive to proactive. Youwillbringinnovativeideasand automationthatwilltransform our serviceandenableour customers andchannel partnerstosee the benefits of theservice.

Youllsit close to the operational front line, leading teams throughlive incidents, service challenges, and growth, while shaping how our NOC and SOC evolve as the business scales.

As a Head of ISOC:

• Lead and develop NOC and SOC teams responsible for 24/7 service monitoring and response.
• Develop, implement, andmaintainNOC processes, runbooks, escalation procedures, and best practice’s
• Ensure network performance, availability, and fault resolution remainindustry-leading.
• Embed security operations as part ofoperational resilience, not a standalone function.
• Act as senior incident commander during major outages or security events.
• Drive operational maturity through tooling, automation, and process optimisation.
• Have the vision to improve the service workingcloselywith the platform and product teams to enhance the service

Operational Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow high-performingnetwork and security operations teams.
• Build a culture of accountability, learning, and calm execution under pressure.
• Ensureappropriate resourcing, shift coverage, and skills depth across 24/7 operations.
• Have stronganalyticalandproblemsolvingabilitiesandbe able to interpretoperational metricsthathelpdrivedatabaseddecisions.

Network & Service Assurance

• Overseenetwork monitoring, fault management, and performance optimisation.
• Ensure rapid detection, triage, and resolution of incidents across network and cloud platforms.
• Own service KPIs includinguptime, SLAs, MTTD, MTTR, and incident recurrence.

Security Operations (Embedded, Not Isolated)

• Oversee SOC detection, escalation, and response processes.
• Ensure security tooling and workflows support operational outcomes and customer assurance.
• Maintain effective incident response playbooks and escalation paths.

Incident & Crisis Management

• Act as escalation lead for high-impact incidents and service outages.
• Coordinate cross-team response with engineering, vendors, and customer-facing teams.
• Lead post-incident reviews focused on learning and prevention.

Strategy, Tooling & Continuous Improvement

• Align NOC and SOC strategy with wider business and service priorities.
• Drive automation to reduce noise, manual effort, and response times.
• Manage budgets, vendors, and technology roadmap for monitoring and security tooling.

Governance & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, customer commitments, and regulatory standards.
• Provide clear, meaningful operational reporting to senior leadership.
• Work with the Customer Service team to develop clear and meaningful service reports for customers

WhatWereLooking For

This role suits anetwork-first operational leaderwho understands security as a core part of modern service delivery.

Experience

• 810+ years innetwork, infrastructure, or service operations.
• At least 5 years in asenior operational leadership role.
• Proven experience leadingNOC teams, ideally alongside SOC or security operations.

Strong background in:

• Routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers(Fortinet, Juniper,Cisco,ArubaandCheck Point
• Enterprise and cloud networking(MicrosoftAzure)
• Operational incident and crisis management
• Solid understanding of SOC processes and tooling (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS), without being purely cyber-focused.Intercity utilises HALOPSA(ITSM),OpManager,NinijaOne(Monitoring),Security(Microsoft Sentinel)

Qualifications (Advantageous)

• Degree in Computer Science, Networking, IT, or similar.
• ITILV4practitioner
• Certifications such asCCNP, CISSP, CISM(or equivalent experience).

Skills & Strengths

• Operations-first mindsetavailability and reliability come first.
• Calm, decisive leader during incidents and service-impacting events.
• Metrics-driven, with a strong grasp of service KPIs and operational health.
• Passionate aboutautomation, tooling, and reducing operational noise.
• Able to align technical operations with business priorities and customer outcomes.

What We Offer:

• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), with entitlement increasing by one day for each full calendar year employed, up to a maximum of five days.
• Annual pay reviews.
• Holiday buy scheme.
• All-company bonus scheme.
• Death in service cover.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Company pension.
• Active social calendar.
• A strong focus on developing our people.

About The Company
Intercity Technology provides reliable and secure technologies in communications, cloud, and managed services, with a big difference Intercity is a technology solutions partner that isnt all about tech. Its about a great bunch of people combining their passion, expertise, and dedication to deliver extraordinary results for businesses.
Our vision is to be the best technology partner to work for and with we are really proud of our achievements so far:

• Customer Net Promoter Score of +92
• Gold Award Investors in People Accreditation
• Employer of the Year 2025 - British Business Excellence Award
• Gold Eco Vadis rating - Among the Top 3% of Companies for Sustainability Performance

We select candidates with the right skills, experience, and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. Were proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome all applications. As a specialist in secure technology solutions, all successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks, so we can ensure compliance with our ISO27001 (Information Security) and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications. We are committed to using any personal information you may give us in a secure and proper manner, for more information please see our privacy policy on our website.

Role Title: API Security Architect

Location: Knutsford/ Hybrid

Duration: 30/11/202

Role Description:

"We are looking for an API Security Architect to define, design, and oversee the implementation of enterprise-grade API security architecture. The role ensures APIs are built securely, follow best-practice standards, and align with organisational security and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end API security architecture across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Define API security standards covering authentication, authorization, encryption, and threat protection.
• Lead architectural reviews, threat modelling, and risk assessments for API integrations.
• Select, architect, and optimize API gateways, WAFs, and security controls.
• Develop reference architectures and reusable security patterns for engineering teams.
• Provide security governance for API development, lifecycle management, and CI/CD practices.
• Partner with engineering, product, and security operations to embed secure-by-design principles.
• Oversee remediation strategies for API vulnerabilities and guide architecture improvements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in API security architecture within large-scale environments.
• Expertise in API gateways (Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong, Mulesoft).
• Strong knowledge of OAuth2.0, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, TLS, and Zero Trust principles.
• Deep understanding of OWASP API Security Top 10 and secure design patterns.
• Experience designing security controls in cloud (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Ability to create architectural artefacts (HLDs, LLDs, security patterns).

Nice to Have

• Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, SABSA.
• Experience with DevSecOps, container security, and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of SIEM, API analytics, and threat intelligence.

Please note this is a training course and fees apply Are you looking to benefit from a new career in IT and Cybersecurity? Skills shortages in the IT sector are driving the need for qualified, entry-level career seekers and career changers. We help place graduates from this programme into top UK companies and organisations needing to employ entry-level IT and Cybersecurity staff that can hit the ground running with up-to-date skills gained from this programme. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as fully accredited training, which includes tutor support and mentoring, provides you with the skills, practical knowledge and qualifications for you to secure a professional job and career in IT. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee (18K-£35K) upon completion. Whether you are working full time, part time or are unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you and can be completed in a few weeks or a few months (step 1 to 4 below). Your job and career goals are completed in 4 easy steps. Job Guarantee - How does it work? Due to the success of this programme and the skills shortage of entry-level IT staff, we can guarantee you will secure an entry level IT job upon completion of your study programme or we will refund you 100% of your course fees back. This is subject to our terms of learning. Students are able to start the training with a deposit of around £190 and finance the remaining balance over 12 months interest free. This means many students finish the courses and find a placement within the term of the finance agreement. Step 1 - Accredited Online Training The first step is completing a selection of professional, accredited and industry recognised courses from CompTIA which is the global leader in IT Technician, Networking and Cybersecurity training. The training is delivered via multimedia rich video tutorials, practice labs, presentations and quizzes through a portal that you study from home. You will also be assigned an expert tutor and a support mentor to help you throughout your training. Step 2 - Practical Training You will gain practical experience by using practice labs which enable you to practice and master what you have learned. Gaining practical hands-on experience gives you confidence to be proficient in your first IT role. This combination of theoretical and practical skills is what line managers need you to have to be effective and confident in your role. Step 3 - Official exams You will then go on to sit the CompTIA A+ and the CompTIA Network+ exams to give you the official certifications which will be recognised not only in the UK, but worldwide. The CompTIA A+ is the most asked for certificate for entry-level IT roles and the certification most IT Managers start their own careers with. All PCs in a professional environment are networked to servers, cloud based or otherwise and the Network+ gives you a needed foundation level of knowledge in networking. Step 4 - IT Technician placement (£24-£35K) We work with you to secure your first role as an IT Technician, with a starting salary of anywhere between £24K-35K. Ideally you will need to gain two years experience in this role before you can progress into a cyber security role. While working as an IT Technician, we will release your second batch of training which is specifically designed to qualify you to move into the cybersecurity field. This official, accredited training consists of online training, practical training and an official exam (CompTIA Security+). Further we can tailor the package to include courses like the Certified Ethical Hacker and Certified Network Defender depending on your requirements and future direction. Cybersecurity Role Once you have completed all the mandatory training in step four and have gained two plus years experience in the IT industry, you will be ready to move into higher paying Cybersecurity roles. Our recruitment support team specialises in the IT and Cybersecurity space and roles at this level have an average starting salary of £35K. We have been helping career changers and new career seekers gain new careers since 2009 and we are a CompTIA Gold Partner, accredited by the BCS (Chartered Institute of IT/ British Computer Society) and the EC-Council to ensure we provide the highest levels of training. In addition, we are also ELCAS approved to help members of the Armed Forces, Service Leavers and Veterans gain rewarding careers in IT and Cybersecurity. Passionate about starting a career in IT? Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch.

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Role Title: DNS Architect
Location: Client Technology Centre Radbroke, Knutsford WA16 9EU | Hybrid
60% Office, 40% Remote
Duration: 30/09/2026
Rate: £653 per day (PAYE through Umbrella)

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

Design secure enterprise wireless networks with high availability, performance monitoring, and robust security controls.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect Wi-Fi infrastructure (controllers, AP strategy, RF design).
Implement secure wireless authentication (802.1X, EAP-TLS).
Develop wireless access policies, segmentation, and NAC integration.

Technical Skills:

Cisco, Aruba, Meraki wireless architecture experience.
Advanced RF design, spectrum analysis, and WLAN troubleshooting.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

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Job Title: Network Proxy (Zscaler) Architect
Location: Knutsford, UK(3 days WFO)
Duration: 30/9/2026
Pay Rate: £653 per day through FCSA Umbrella

Job Description:
Lead Zscaler and enterprise Proxy security architecture including secure web gateway and zero trust access.

Key Responsibilities:
Design and optimise Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Private Access (ZPA).
Create Client file strategies, traffic steering, authentication flows.
Ensure integration with identity providers and zero trust policies.

Technical Skills:
Zscaler, Palo Alto Prisma, Symantec ProxySG.
Understanding of SSL inspection, CASB, and SASE frameworks.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

Join Police Digital Service as NMC Cyber Security Engineer

Salary starting at £50,000 per annum

To protect people from harm in our rapidly changing world, police services must not only keep up with technology and business changes but develop capabilities and ways of working that will enable them to adapt to and deal with the complexity of modern criminality.

Police Digital Service strives to be the go-to partner for technology developments and programmes across UK policing. Our team provides technical advice and delivers services to help policing and law enforcement organisations across the UK prioritise and focus on technology efforts.

Our vision is to support UK policing to keep people safe, get more from technology investments and make better use of public money, and we’re always on the lookout for great talent to help us achieve this.

The National Management Centre (NMC) is part of Police Digital Services and provides visibility and control of information risks for policing. It supports the 24x7x365 nature of police operations, providing a threat detection and response capability for digital services before, during and after cyber-attacks, enabling stakeholders to understand and proactively manage risk across the technology estate at both the national and force level.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating, configuring, and maintaining the technology platforms and tooling that support security operations within the NMC.
• Ensuring that systems are configured and available to meet NMC objectives.
• Providing support to police forces for the onboarding and maintenance of system log sources.
• Configuring and maintaining the NMC central Microsoft Azure, Lighthouse and Sentinel platform.
• Developing, maintaining, and deploying detection rules and other SIEM content.
• Creating custom solutions using both low-code and traditional development approaches.
• Providing support to forces for the configuration of Sentinel and log sources.
• Testing and implementing new Sentinel connectors.
• Working with wider NMC teams, contributing to Continual Service Improvement and innovations.
• Creating and maintaining technical design documentation.
• Working with the PDS design team and wider NMC operational teams to create, test and implement new tools and technologies.
• Leveraging Microsoft support for technical assistance and information regarding roadmap features.

What you need to succeed in the role

• Experience of supporting and developing SIEM platforms in the context of a Security Operations Centre.
• Experience of log source configuration and parsing, as part of a SIEM implementation, including experience of data normalisation using RegEx.
• Experience and relevant certification in cloud services design and administration.
• Practical experience in the creation, testing, implementation, and support of custom tooling to support Security Operations.
• Experience working with APIs.
• Practical experience in software development and scripting, preferably PowerShell and Python.
• Initiative and the ability to produce quality work without close supervision.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, particularly in relation to technical subjects.
• Attention to detail and genuine passion for maintaining high quality software configuration.
• Broad cyber security awareness and practical experience.

Why Join us?

• Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge - we offer 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available
• Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 8 to 6, Monday to Friday (37hr week)
• We care about your well-being - we have an EAP that offers not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts
• Plan for the future - we offer an excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover
• Put your mind at rest regarding your health - offering remote GP, mental health and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation
• Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
• Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering

You can find out more here:
Benefits - Police Digital Service (pds.police.uk)

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities.

Working Arrangements

At the NMC, you will benefit from hybrid working, getting the advantages of both face-to-face team engagement and home working. NMC employees have the opportunity to work in our modern office environment for in-person collaboration, however you will also get the opportunity to work from home 2 days a week.

All applicants must be eligible for NPPV3 and SC clearances. Successful applicants will require NPPV3 clearance to have been approved before starting with PDS.

£68,000 - £80,000 plus discretionary bonus and excellent benefits
Bolton / Hybrid (3 days on-site)

We’re supporting a large, complex organisation seeking a Head of Information Security to lead its global security function. This is a senior strategic role where you will shape the organisation’s global information security vision, define enterprise-wide security strategy, and ensure resilience across all technology environments during a time of rapid change.

You’ll oversee governance, architecture, operations, and incident response, while working closely with senior leadership to safeguard critical systems, data, and digital services. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll translate complex cyber risks into clear business insight and drive a secure-by-design culture across the organisation.This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced information security leader to make a significant impact within a forward-thinking and highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and drive a global information security strategy aligned to organisational priorities and risk appetite.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams spanning governance, risk, compliance, architecture, operations, and incident response.
• Embed recognised frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIS2, and DORA into policies, processes, and technology platforms.
• Oversee security operations, including monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management.
• Conduct and support risk assessments, ensuring robust controls are implemented and maintained.
• Partner with Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and wider operational teams to identify, manage, and mitigate cyber risks.
• Ensure secure-by-design principles are incorporated into technology architecture, transformation programmes, and business change.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning by integrating cybersecurity into resilience frameworks.
• Act as the organisation’s senior representative on information security matters, advising board-level stakeholders when required.
• Lead engagement with external partners, networks, auditors, and regulatory bodies.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven senior security leadership experience in cybersecurity or information security within a complex, multi-site, or multinational organisation.
• Extensive experience developing enterprise-wide security strategies aligned to frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, or DORA.
• Strong understanding of cloud and hybrid security environments, including Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Strong operational expertise across EDR/XDR, SIEM (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk), identity protection, and vulnerability management.
• Experience with security audits, compliance programmes, and regulated industry requirements.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with confidence engaging senior executives and leadership teams.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance commercial priorities, operational demands, and cyber risk.

Benefits

• £68,000 - £80,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Discretionary performance-based bonus scheme, circa 10-15%
• Joint contributory pension scheme 8% - potential to be reviewed in coming months
• 33 days leave including bank holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Hybrid working (3 days onsite)
• Career development opportunities with access to accredited training and qualifications

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Role Title: Network Architect
Location: Knutsford - Hybrid 60% office-40% remote
Duration: 30/10/2026

Role Description:
Overview:

The Network Architect ensures the design and governance of secure, scalable, and resilient connectivity across cloud and on-premise environments. The role focuses on network segmentation, Firewalling, routing, and containment patterns to support secure operational states.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design network architectures across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments, ensuring secure connectivity and operational stability.
• Define Firewall rulesets, segmentation patterns, and isolation design across multiple zones.
• Enable containment strategies to support cyber resilience, including rapid isolation, controlled recovery, and blast-radius reduction.
• Oversee routing, load balancing, VPN/ExpressRoute, and secure edge patterns.
• Validate network changes through governance, assurance, and architectural review.
• Collaborate with Security, Identity, and Infrastructure teams to ensure network designs align with Zero Trust principles.
• Conduct capacity planning, performance optimisation, and telemetry integration.

Technical Components:

• Strong expertise in Firewalls, WAFs, proxying, micro-segmentation, network monitoring, and packet inspection.
• Experience designing network topologies including hub-and-spoke, mesh, private endpoints, and SD-WAN.
• Familiarity with network security and resilience certifications, compliance, and best practice frameworks."

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

Role: T2 SOC AnalystLocation: Manchester (Hybrid)
Work Pattern: 24/7 (4 on 4 off)
Salary: Up to £40,000 + 15% Shift Allowance

Another fantastic opportunity has opened for an experienced SOC Analyst to join a UK-based Managed Security Service Provider as a Tier 2 SOC Analyst, supporting their key client.

This is a hybrid role based in Manchester on their 24/7 SOC operation. As part of this team, you will work alongside Tier 1 and Tier 3 Analysts, as well as a SOC Lead, to deliver continuous security monitoring, analysis, and incident response for their clients.

This is an excellent opportunity for a current Tier 2 SOC Analyst looking for their next challenge, or for an experienced Tier 1 Analyst ready to step up into a Tier 2 role.

Key Responsibilites:

• Monitor, assess, and investigate security alerts using security monitoring tools in line with agreed procedures and SLAs.
• Classify and prioritise potential incidents according to SOC processes and recognised industry frameworks.
• Produce clear and concise incident tickets, drawing on internal knowledge bases and independent analysis.
• Apply relevant threat intelligence to SOC operations, maintaining awareness of current threat trends and defensive monitoring approaches.
• Carry out proactive threat hunting to uncover advanced or hidden threats.
• Assist with the development and optimisation of detection rules and monitoring capabilities.
• Provide guidance and support to Junior Analysts when required.

Requirements:

• Active or eligible for SC Clearance
• Experience in a SOC environment
• Certifications such as CompTIA A+, S+, N+, SC-200, CySa+
• In-depth knowledge of common security threats, attack vectors, and migration stategies
• In-depth knowledge and experience with SIEM, EDR/ERP, AV, and NetMon tools

Benefits:

• Salary up to £40,000
• 15% Shift Allowance
• 23 days AL + 8 BH

Role: T2 SOC AnalystLocation: Manchester (Hybrid)
Work Pattern: 24/7 (4 on 4 off)
Salary: Up to £40,000 + 15% Shift Allowance

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Permanent Tameside, Greater Manchester (Hybrid)

Salary: £56,000 per annum + car allowance

A leading housing association is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Manager to lead their network and security functions. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape cybersecurity strategy and governance in a purpose-driven organisation that manages over 37,000 homes and prioritises resident wellbeing, community sustainability, and innovation.

About the role

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Technology Services, you will provide tactical and operational leadership to a small, capable team (including Senior/Junior Security Analysts, Senior Security Engineer, and network engineers). The focus is approximately 80% cyber security and 20% network-related responsibilities.

You will take a proactive, strategic approach to safeguarding information assets, managing cyber risks, leading incident response, and driving continual improvement in our security and network posture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining security strategies, policies, standards, and procedures in alignment with frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and Cyber Essentials Plus.
• Providing senior leadership with insightful reports, dashboards, and actionable recommendations on security posture, risks, and incidents.
• Leading cyber risk assessments, third-party risk management, vulnerability remediation, patch management (soon transitioning to a third-party provider-opportunity to put your stamp on processes), and supplier compliance.
• Overseeing incident management, coordinating audits, penetration testing (third-party delivered, but you will shape scoping and remediation), and contributing to disaster recovery/business continuity.
• Mentoring and developing the team to high performance, aligned with SFIA framework.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders, executive leaders, SOC partners, vendors, and auditors.
• Championing security awareness across the organisation.

This is a leadership role where you can influence IT strategy, investment decisions, and compliance maturity. We are looking for someone ready to take ownership.

About you

We are particularly interested in candidates with proven managerial experience in cybersecurity (line managing teams, even small ones), strong compliance and governance expertise, and the ability to operate strategically.

Essential:

• 5+ years hands-on technical experience in network/security, plus 2+ years in a senior/lead cybersecurity role.
• Leadership of teams and delivery of security strategies/policies.
• Deep knowledge of key frameworks (ISO27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, Cyber Essentials Plus).
• Experience in risk management, incident response, vulnerability management/remediation, third-party security, and stakeholder engagement.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCNP Security, CEH, ISO27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor-or equivalent experience).
• Degree in Cyber Security, IT, Computer Science (or equivalent experience).

Desirable:

• Background in housing, public sector, or regulated environments.
• Hands-on experience with firewalls, hybrid infrastructure security, SOC collaboration, and pen testing oversight.

Experience and leadership ability outweigh formal qualifications-we value a strategic mindset and the drive to build robust governance.

Benefits:

• Excellent work-life balance: 24 days annual leave + 3 days Christmas closure + bank holidays (rising with service).
• Flexible working: Compressed hours/4-day week possible, hybrid (50% home working after probation).
• Strong benefits: Competitive pension (Social Housing Pension Scheme), occupational sick pay, BHSF health membership, enhanced parental leave, training/development opportunities, on-site gyms.
• Progression: Clear opportunities for advancement (including into higher management over 5-10 years) in a pro-promotion culture.
• Purpose: Contribute to a respected organisation tackling housing challenges, building sustainable communities, and innovating digitally.

If you’re a hands-on leader with a track record in cybersecurity governance, compliance, and team management, and you’re ready to lead in a supportive, outcome-focused environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Security Engineer (CCTV, Access Control & Intruder Alarms) - Manchester- £32,000- £42,000 Basic Salary Per Annum

Security Engineer (CCTV, Access Control & Intruder Alarms) Package Overview:

• £32,000 - £42,000 Basic Salary + Overtime (Negotiable depending on experience)
• Full-Time, Permanent
• Monday to Friday Hours
• Area Covered: North West

Company Overview - Security Engineer (CCTV, Access Control & Intruder Alarms)

Our Client are currently looking for a Security Engineer to join their highly valued team on a full-time, permanent basis.

With many years experience in the industry, they re entering another period of growth and are looking to expand their team due to customer demand.

Security Engineer Role and Responsibilities:

• Field based role, covering a number of sites
• Installation, Service, Fault finding & Maintenance of IP CCTV, Access Control & Intruder Alarm Systems
• Working on a range of brands of manufacturer
• Take responsibility for the overall quality of the work delivered
• Carry out effective communication with customers at all times
• Ensure tasks are completed efficiently
• Providing support to team members where required

Security Engineer (CCTV, Access Control & Intruder Alarms) Skills and Experience Required:

• A full UK driving licence or equivalent (Essential)
• A drive and enthusiasm to grab hold of opportunities
• Ideally you will have at least 3 years experience working within the Security Industry
• Considering applicants with all or single discipline providing you are willing to train
• Knowledge of a range of manufacturers
• Desirable qualifications include: IPAF, CSCS/ ECS, FIA and/or City & Guilds
• A positive attitude and the ability to self-motivate is a must

Benefits of this Security Engineer position include:

• Competitive basic salary of up to £42,000 per annum (Negotiable depending on experience)
• Company vehicle & fuel card
• Plenty of overtime available if wanted
• Opportunity to earn more money via the on-call rota
• Annual leave provided
• Pension scheme
• On-going training opportunities
• Travel Pay

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