Information Security Operations Manager Full Time

British Heart Foundation

Are you an Information Security expert looking to work for one of the UK’s largest charities?

British Heart Foundation (BHF) is undergoing a digital transformation and seeking an Information Security Operations Manager that will lead on implementing security protocols and procedures to ensure the safety of BHF information.

Joining a dynamic and growing information security team at an exciting point in the charities history you ll collaborate with teams across British Heart Foundation (BHF) to protect BHF s objectives and integrity.

BHF operates a hybrid security operations model leveraging an outsourced MDR service. You ll be responsible for our daily working relationship with the service provider and will lead a team of security professionals, management of a Security Operations Centre (SOC), and coordinate responses to security incidents. You ll also collaborate with various teams to protect BHF’s objectives and integrity.

Working arrangements

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.

At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

About you

This opportunity would suit an experienced Security Operations professional who excels in a collaborative environment and is able to take a hands-on approach to vendor relationship management.

You ll have strong knowledge and experience of working with the following:
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• Critical Security Controls (CIS)
• Cyber Essential Plus (CEP)

With proven experience in managing and delivering complex Security Operations activities within a fast-paced and dynamic security domain, you ll have previous experience in Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, Security Service Edge, and SASE.

You ll have excellent communication skills, able to translate complex security-related matters into business terms that are easily understood by colleagues, as well as being able to convey information security operations to both technical and non-technical colleagues. With excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, you ll be able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

You ll benefit from a background of continuous process improvement, conducting post incident reviews to identify enhancements, previous experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) team would be advantageous but not essential.

About us

At BHF, we are focused on the urgent need to fund more research into heart and circulatory diseases like heart diseases, stroke, vascular dementia and the conditions that cause them, to find answers fit for 21st century challenges. We are independent, have more than fifty years of breakthroughs under our belts and we won t stop until we beat heartbreak forever.

We value and respect every individual s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Benefits

To find out more about the benefits available at BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.

Interview process

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How to apply

It s quick and easy to apply for a role at BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you ll need is an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role s criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.