Interim Cyber Security Manager – 6 Month Contract
Location: Remote / Occasional travel to London
Start: ASAP
We’re currently supporting a well-established engineering and technical services organisation operating across highly regulated and operationally critical sectors, who are looking to appoint an Interim Cyber Security Manager on an initial 6-month contract basis.
This role will play a key part in maintaining and improving day‑to‑day cyber security operations during a wider IT and cyber transformation programme. The successful candidate will work closely with senior IT and transformation stakeholders, helping to drive operational security, remediation activity, governance and supplier oversight across a complex enterprise environment.
This is a hands‑on operational leadership role rather than a pure strategy or architecture position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee day‑to‑day cyber security operations across the IT estate
- Manage relationships with outsourced SOC / security providers
- Support vulnerability remediation and incident response activities
- Drive security governance, reporting, risk tracking and policy maintenance
- Support identity and access management controls and Microsoft 365 security configuration
- Contribute to cyber remediation workstreams and broader transformation initiatives
- Support Cyber Essentials related activities, evidence gathering and compliance processes
- Engage with technical teams, leadership stakeholders and external suppliers
Key Experience Required:
- Previous experience in an Information Security Manager, Cyber Security Manager or similar operational security leadership role
- Experience working within complex or regulated enterprise environments
- Strong understanding of security operations, vulnerability management and incident response
- Experience managing third‑party SOC/MSSP providers
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 security technologies, including Entra ID / Azure AD, Conditional Access and Defender
- Strong governance and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate independently within fast‑moving transformation environments
- Experience within defence, engineering, industrial, energy or critical infrastructure sectors
Interim Cyber Security Manager – 6 Month Contract
Location: Remote / Occasional travel to London
Start: ASAP
We’re currently supporting a well-established engineering and technical services organisation operating across highly regulated and operationally critical sectors, who are looking to appoint an Interim Cyber Security Manager on an initial 6-month contract basis.
This role will play a key part in maintaining and improving day‑to‑day cyber security operations during a wider IT and cyber transformation programme. The successful candidate will work closely with senior IT and transformation stakeholders, helping to drive operational security, remediation activity, governance and supplier oversight across a complex enterprise environment.
This is a hands‑on operational leadership role rather than a pure strategy or architecture position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee day‑to‑day cyber security operations across the IT estate
- Manage relationships with outsourced SOC / security providers
- Support vulnerability remediation and incident response activities
- Drive security governance, reporting, risk tracking and policy maintenance
- Support identity and access management controls and Microsoft 365 security configuration
- Contribute to cyber remediation workstreams and broader transformation initiatives
- Support Cyber Essentials related activities, evidence gathering and compliance processes
- Engage with technical teams, leadership stakeholders and external suppliers
Key Experience Required:
- Previous experience in an Information Security Manager, Cyber Security Manager or similar operational security leadership role
- Experience working within complex or regulated enterprise environments
- Strong understanding of security operations, vulnerability management and incident response
- Experience managing third‑party SOC/MSSP providers
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 security technologies, including Entra ID / Azure AD, Conditional Access and Defender
- Strong governance and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate independently within fast‑moving transformation environments
- Experience within defence, engineering, industrial, energy or critical infrastructure sectors
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