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Cyber Security Operations Lead – Contract
Hybrid (Scotland-based if/when required)
Duration: 6–12 months- Potentially extendable
A leading public sector organisation is seeking a Cyber Security Operations Lead to guide a small SecOps team, drive service improvements, and support incident response. You'll work closely with cyber leadership and architects to shape tooling, processes, and strategic security operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead day-to-day SecOps activities and act as technical escalation.
Improve detection, vulnerability scanning, and response processes.
Design KPIs, dashboards, and threat monitoring rules.
Oversee handovers from new digital services into live operations.
Mentor analysts and support continual service improvement.
Tech Environment:
Vulnerability tools (e.g. Qualys), SAST/DAST, configuration scanning
Detection engineering: log ingestion, rule tuning, threat hunting
Requirements:
Strong SecOps leadership with hands-on IR experience
Skilled in vulnerability management and threat detection
Clear communicator across technical and business levels
Experience in public sector or enterprise environments
Microsoft/SANS certifications, experience with Qualys/Fortinet/Power Platform
Apply now to be considered or reach out for more details.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology, Consulting, and Other
* Industries
Staffing and Recruiting, Public Safety, and Courts of Law
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