Cyber Security Vulnerability Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Post

We are a shared ICT service supporting the local councils in Brent, Lewisham and Southwark, the Local Government Association, Lewisham Homes and the Department for Housing and Pensions. We are located at the Brent Councils Civic Centre, Wembley, with onsite client teams at Laurence House in Catford and Tooley Street, near London Bridge, Southwark.

The Shared Services seeks a highly skilled and experienced Cyber Vulnerability Security Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will manage a team of analysts who will identify, assess and prioritise vulnerabilities whilst leading in advances in the field. The successful candidate will work with operational teams, partners and third parties to lower our vulnerability posture for all our systems and networks, identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

The Person

A successful candidate will be a customer-focused manager, taking ownership of vulnerabilities and seeking remediation and ownership through to resolution.

The successful candidates will design and implement solutions to technical issues, meticulously documenting these to aid colleagues with similar tickets to resolve. The IT Support Consultants will need to provide out-of-hours cover occasionally.

• Manage and mentor a team of analysts, supporting personal development and training.
• Establish, maintain, and improve the vulnerability management program for the organisation.
• Identify, assess, prioritise, and remediate vulnerabilities across the IT infrastructure, systems and applications.
• Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, such as IT teams, business units, vendors, auditors, and regulators.
• Provide regular reports and dashboards on the vulnerability status, trends, and metrics.
• Develop and implement vulnerability management policies, standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Provide security guidance and leadership on vulnerability management projects, initiatives, and strategies.
• Conduct or oversee vulnerability assessments, scans, tests, and reviews.

• A desire to take on an active leadership role, remaining engaged with the team deliverables.
• Team player and adept at working in multi-disciplinary and diverse teams.
• Proven analytical skills and capable of solving new and complex problems.
• Strong understanding of CVE, CVSS and security assessment tools.
• Extensive hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate the impact and importance of detailed technical information to non-technical and senior audiences.
• Managing and building relationships with customers and stakeholders.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• You must apply directly on Brent Council website to be considered for this post
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

London Borough Of Brent

Address

London Borough Of Brent

Engineers Way

Wembley

Middlesex

HA9 0FJ

Employer's website

https://www.brent.gov.uk (Opens in a new tab)