Are you ready to take on work of national importance, facing the challenge of complex threats you won't find in any other organisation?
The Lead Cyber Incident Manager manages the response to, and investigation of, security events or incidents. You will be responsible for resourcing, commanding, and leading investigations into cyber security incidents; working across multiple stakeholder teams to contain and resolve incidents efficiently. Where possible, you will also identify process improvements, mitigations, and development opportunities through post-incident review and learning.
If you're interested in finding out more, we are holding a Home Office Cyber Security candidate information event on 17th September. You will find out about working for the organisation, hear from staff on their experiences working in Home Office Cyber Security Roles and learn more about our recruitment process. Please register here
As the Lead Cyber Incident Manager, your responsibilities will include:
* Leading, managing and co-ordinating cyber security incidents with a coordinated and structured approach across stakeholders.
* Identify opportunities for improvement in technical controls, tooling, and processes to more effectively resolve future cyber security incidents.
* Managing incident defensive and offensive exercises through their scoping, design, and governance.
* Managing the organisation’s response policies and processes in line with appropriate standards, whilst monitoring and reporting upon performance.
* Co-ordinating and managing relationships with stakeholders to ensure clear and effective lines of communication across the organisation, its suppliers, partner agencies, and regulators.
* Ensuring all necessary evidential steps are taken to document response actions, observations, intelligence, and any potential evidence. Producing detailed, accurate and clearly written reports.
The successful candidate will be located in the Soapworks, Manchester regional office. Under Home Office hybrid working practices there is an expectation that you will attend the office for a minimum of 60% of your working hours.
Due to the nature of the role, this post is available on a full-time basis only.