Cyber Operations Manager

Company: Compare the Market
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Location: Cambridgeshire
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead a high-performing Security Operations team to strengthen resilience and security effectiveness while shaping the security roadmap with cross-functional partners. You’ll drive accountability, KPI-driven performance, and secure-by-design practices in a fast-paced, impact-focused environment. You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, and leaders to deliver a robust security posture that protects customers and enables rapid delivery. This is an opportunity to influence security culture and scale security capabilities across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Security Operations team
  • Act as Security Operations SME and escalation point for cyber security events
  • Partner with security engineers, product managers and senior leaders to shape and deliver the security roadmap
  • Drive technical initiatives strengthening the security control environment and operational effectiveness
  • Lead technical discussions across engineering and architecture, promoting secure-by-design practices
  • Build a culture of ownership, accountability and performance through KPI management and operational excellence

Key requirements

  • Strong technical background in a relevant cyber security discipline
  • Proven leadership within Cyber Security Operations
  • Experience owning and improving a security control environment
  • Experience recruiting, managing and developing engineering teams
  • Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Technical credibility to influence engineers and justify decisions to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to lead and influence technical discussions across a complex technology environment
  • Collaborative leader who shares knowledge, seeks feedback and supports development of others
  • Experience working in Agile environments and delivering outcomes through high-performing teams
  • Collaborative leadership
  • Strong communication
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Cyber security discipline
  • Security operations
  • Security controls and governance

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Posted: October 25th, 2026