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Cyber Security Lead - Edinburgh or Glasgow | Permanent | Hybrid - £80,000
Are you a passionate and experienced cyber security professional ready to step into a leadership role within a forward thinking, tech-driven organisation? Change Digital’s client is looking for a Cyber Security Lead to join a collaborative and high performing team in Edinburgh.
As a Cyber Security Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in managing and mentoring a small team of cyber security engineers. You’ll drive strategic security initiatives, optimise our Microsoft 365 security tooling, and be the go-to technical expert on all thing’s cyber security. This is a hands on leadership position where you’ll lead by example while helping shape our cyber strategy and protect our growing digital environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead, mentor, and grow a team of cyber security engineers.
* Set and manage project roadmaps and tasks using Azure DevOps.
* Oversee and support cyber-related service desk tickets, ensuring SLAs are met.
* Maximise the value from our Microsoft licensing (including Defender and Azure security products).
* Act as technical SME and escalation point for cyber security issues.
* Lead cyber security involvement in cross-functional projects.
* Drive continuous improvement and help maintain ISO-27001 and Cyber Essentials accreditations.
* Deliver internal training sessions, support security audits, and respond to vendor due diligence requests.
* Evaluate emerging technologies and lead implementation of new security tools and processes.
* Cloudflare, Secure File Transfer, DLP, Web Application Filtering
* Vulnerability Management, PKI, DNS, Firewalls, Remote Access, Email Gateways
* Security Audits & Governance (ISO27001, Cyber Essentials)
* MITRE ATT&CK Framework
* Networking principles and cloud security architecture
What You’ll Bring
* Experience managing or mentoring cyber security teams.
* Strong technical foundation in enterprise-level IT security.
* Track record in delivering complex IT security projects end-to-end.
* Excellent communication skills—able to bridge the gap between tech and business.
* An appetite for continuous learning and a passion for security best practices.
* Ideally, experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Qualifications & Certifications
* A degree in IT (or equivalent experience)
* Desirable certifications:
* Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert
* Security+, Network+, MCSE, CCSA/CCSE
Ready to take the next step in your cyber security career?
Please forward your latest CV for immediate consideration.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
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