Cybersecurity Manager

About the role

The Cybersecurity Manager leads the enterprise cyber security strategy, operations and governance across on-premises and cloud environments. The role oversees a dedicated security team protecting infrastructure (Windows/Linux servers, cloud platforms such as Oracle, AWS and Azure, Kubernetes clusters, enterprise networking and databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MySQL and CouchDB). It also ensures compliance with industry regulations, reduces cyber risk and implements proactive security measures.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the cyber security roadmap and establish security policies, standards and procedures across infrastructure, cloud and application environments
• Embed security into system and network architecture with the Manager of Cloud & Infrastructure Services or Technology Infrastructure Manager
• Manage security budgets, vendor relationships and third-party risk assessments
• Ensure compliance with standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA or local requirements
• Oversee the SOC, including monitoring, threat detection and incident response
• Manage vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and remediation plans
• Maintain security controls for servers, networks, cloud services, Kubernetes and databases, and lead incident response and forensics
• Strengthen IAM, privilege escalation control and zero-trust practices
• Run risk assessments, security audits, endpoint protection, IDS/IPS and SIEM management
• Run awareness and training programmes and oversee data protection, encryption and backup/recovery
• Lead and mentor analysts, engineers and incident responders, define KPIs and support their career development

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in cyber security, information technology or a related field (master's preferred)
• 8+ years of IT security experience, including at least 3+ years in a managerial role
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, CCSP or equivalent certification; cloud security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, Oracle Security); CKS is a plus
• Fluent English
• Proven track record leading incident response and crisis management

Required skills

• Securing Windows/Linux servers, cloud (AWS, Azure, Oracle) and enterprise networks
• Kubernetes security, container hardening and cloud-native security tools
• Enterprise databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MySQL, CouchDB) and their security best practices
• Communication and stakeholder engagement