Virgin Atlantic
Cyber Security Manager
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We're looking for an experienced Manager, Cyber Security Operations to join our Information & Cyber Security team. This is a senior technical role where you'll lead the response to cyber threats, drive improvements across our security operations capability and play a key part in strengthening our cyber resilience.
You'll be at the centre of our security operations, leading complex investigations, developing advanced detection capabilities and mentoring a team of talented security professionals. Working across cloud platforms, infrastructure, applications, networks and identity services, you'll help ensure we're always one step ahead of an ever-evolving threat landscape.
If you're passionate about cyber security, thrive under pressure and enjoy solving complex technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
Day to Day
No two days are ever the same in Cyber Security Operations. You'll combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership, helping protect one of the UK's most recognised brands.
- Lead the technical response to complex cyber security incidents, coordinating investigations from detection through to recovery
- Act as the Cyber Incident Lead during major incidents, providing technical direction and clear updates to senior stakeholders
- Investigate sophisticated threats across cloud environments, endpoints, networks, identity platforms and applications
- Develop and enhance detection rules, SIEM content, investigation playbooks and response procedures
- Improve monitoring capabilities across Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender and other security technologies
- Conduct proactive threat hunting using threat intelligence, behavioural analytics and attacker techniques
- Identify opportunities to automate investigation and response activities using PowerShell, Python, KQL, Logic Apps, SOAR or similar technologies
- Coach and mentor Cyber Security Operations Analysts, helping build technical capability across the team
- Work closely with technology teams, managed security partners and external specialists to continually improve our cyber resilience
- Translate technical findings into clear, risk-based recommendations that support better business decisions
- As part of our operational security function, you'll also participate in an on-call rota and support out-of-hours incident response when required
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- Significant experience in Cyber Security Operations, Incident Response or Security Engineering
- Strong hands-on experience leading security investigations through identification, containment, eradication and recovery
- Excellent knowledge of Windows, Linux, networking, cloud platforms, identity services and modern authentication technologies
- Experience using SIEM, EDR/XDR, cloud security and email security platforms, including technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Azure or AWS
- Experience investigating identity-related attacks, including account compromise, MFA abuse, token theft and privileged access threats
- Strong understanding of attacker tactics, techniques and procedures
- Experience developing detection use cases, threat hunting methodologies and incident response play books
- Practical scripting or automation skills using PowerShell, Python, KQL, Logic Apps, SOAR or similar technologies
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience mentoring or leading other cyber security professionals
- Above all, you'll be curious, collaborative and committed to continually improving cyber security operations
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