Title……………………………..Security Manager
Reference No……………….2149
Company……………………..Financial Services
Location……………………….London
Working pattern…………..Hybrid – 2 days per week in office
Reports to…………………… Head of Security and Platform Engineering
Salary…………………………..£120,000 - £160,000
The Role
We are seeking a Security Manager to lead security engineering and security operations function. This role combines leadership, governance, and programme delivery with accountability for day-to-day security management. You will play a key role in delivering our security strategy, embedding security into technology processes, and ensuring compliance with chosen standards.
The Security team sits within Technology and is responsible for protecting systems, data, and networks. Working closely with Platform Engineering, Software Development, Infrastructure, and Risk, the team provides first-line defence, ensuring strong operational security and alignment with organisational standards. The Security Manager will lead a group of security engineers and work in partnership with the second line and external assurance providers.
What will your responsibilities be?
• Define our security strategy alongside management and stakeholders.
• Own the design and execution of security programmes aligned with chosen standards including change management for successful adoption.
• Co-create the development of policies, standards, and procedures.
• Regularly report to executive leadership on security posture, risks, and incidents including security performance metrics.
• Build, mentor, and lead the security team to foster a culture of excellence and high performance.
• Manage and prioritise resourcing for programme delivery.
• Manage the deployment and maintenance of security systems.
• Drive the security incident response process and act as primary contact for security incidents and breaches.
• Continuously assess emerging threats and vulnerabilities including remediation.
• Lead security risk identification, treatment, and monitoring.
• Provide regular oversight of day-to-day network and security management, leading the team of engineers and security operations.
• Manage procurement of security tooling and relationships with security vendors and consultants.
• Work with Risk teams to coordinate vendor-led assurance for clients and regulators.
About you
• Strong technical understanding across key security domains, including security tooling, secure software development, cloud security, infrastructure and network
• Proven track record in leading and developing high-performing security or technology teams.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security operations, risk management, and governance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence and report to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Implementation experience with penetration testing, red teaming, and application security testing.
• Experience in delivering security programmes aligned with frameworks such as ISO 27001 & NIST.
• Background in vendor management and security tooling oversight.
• Recognised security certifications (CISSP, CISM, GIAC).
Nice to Have
• DevSecOps Practices: Knowledge of securing CI/CD pipelines and integrating security into developer workflows.
• Familiarity with securing Kubernetes & containerised workloads.
• Experience running tabletop exercises and coordinating business-wide incidents.