Overview
A leading professional services firm is seeking a Senior Manager or Associate Director to join its growing Cyber Security Operations team. This high-impact role focuses on the strategy, design, and continuous improvement of next-generation detection and response capabilities for a diverse portfolio of clients. The ideal candidate will bridge business-level consulting with technical depth in security operations, helping shape operating models, design architectures, and steer tooling strategies to meet evolving threat landscapes.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and guide the strategic direction of cyber detection and response capabilities across client organisations.
* Design and evolve operating models, technical architectures, and service catalogues for modern Security Operations Centres (SOCs).
* Lead the development and implementation of migration strategies and operating procedures.
* Translate business risk into actionable security processes and tooling requirements.
* Oversee and optimise processes for threat detection, investigation, and response.
* Collaborate with Engineers, Architects, and Threat Hunters to review dashboards, analyse telemetry, and drive improvements in security visibility.
Skills & Experience Required
* Demonstrated experience in cyber operations, detection & response, or building and running modern SOCs.
* Strong understanding of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platforms (e.g. Google SecOps, Chronicle, Siemplify).
* Proven experience in solution design, including development of HLD/LLD documentation and architectural blueprints.
* Familiarity with architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) and delivery models (Agile, DevOps, Kanban).
* Strong technical understanding of cloud environments across hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), ideally holding a Professional Cloud Architect certification or equivalent.
* Solid grasp of the modern threat landscape, malware behaviour, and detection approaches.
* Strong communication and presentation skills; able to clearly explain technical risks and security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
* Experience managing cross-functional teams (5-15 people), across different locations and levels of experience.
Desirable Qualifications
* Previous consulting experience or working with enterprise clients.
* Relevant industry certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCIA, Microsoft Security, or other SANS/GIAC accreditations).
* Experience with DevOps tooling (e.g. Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Ansible).
* Knowledge of role-based access control (RBAC) and modern access governance principles.
Remote, Hybrid Working & Flexibility
This role supports a remote or hybrid working model.
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Consulting
* Industries: Professional Services
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