Vodafone Newbury, England, United Kingdom
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Technical Product Owner – Security Monitoring & Analytics (SMA)
Function: Cyber Security
Department: Vodafone Group
Location: London or Newbury, UK
Reports to: Simon Miles
Work Persona: Hybrid
Role Overview:
Vodafone’s Global Cyber Prevent team is establishing a cutting-edge Security Monitoring & Analytics (SMA) capability to enhance its cyber defence operations. This initiative focuses on modernizing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms, leveraging AI/ML-driven threat detection.
As a Technical Product Owner, you will drive this transformation by defining and executing the product roadmap for SMA, ensuring the solution is scalable, flexible, and aligned with security needs. You will collaborate with technical teams, security operations, and leadership to shape the future of Vodafone’s SOC modernization.
What You’ll Do
Key Responsibilities:
* Product Ownership & Roadmap: Define and manage the SMA product portfolio, covering SIEM, SOAR, Big Data, Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP), and Forensics
* Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with Security Architecture, Security Design, and SOC teams to develop and enhance security capabilities
* Backlog Management: Maintain a well-defined and prioritized product backlog, ensuring clear definitions and readiness of features
* Strategic Alignment: Represent internal customer needs, aligning product direction with business objectives and cyber security strategies
* Technology Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert, advising on cutting-edge security technologies and driving implementation
* Service Optimization: Continuously improve operational monitoring frameworks and implement data-driven service enhancements
* Mentorship & Guidance: Support team members, serve as a point of escalation, and foster a collaborative, security-first culture
Who You Are
Required Skills & Experience:
* Agile Expertise: Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) with experience in feature and roadmap management
* Cyber Security & Engineering Knowledge: Hands-on experience in SIEM, SOAR, infrastructure security, DevOps, and analytics
* Cloud & Automation: Proficiency with Kubernetes, GCP (preferred), AWS, Azure, DevOps CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Ansible, Terraform
* Operational Monitoring & Big Data: Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack, Hadoop, and scripting (Python, Shell)
* Desirable Skills: Familiarity with Threat Intelligence (TIP), Kafka, Identity Management, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and AI/ML
* Certifications (Preferred): Agile (SAFe, Scrum), Cyber Security (CISSP, CISM, or equivalent)
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
* 5+ years of experience in technical product ownership, cyber security, or infrastructure engineering
This role is a unique opportunity to lead Vodafone’s SOC modernization while working at the intersection of cyber security, analytics, and technology innovation.
What's In It For You
* Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
* Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
* Charity days: 5 days/year
* Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which 39 weeks are fully paid + 13 weeks half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
* Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%
* Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
* Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
Who We Are
You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.
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