Cyber Security Operations ManagerAnglian Water Group Ltd. • Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

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Cyber Security Operations Manager

Anglian Water Group Ltd.

Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

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**Permanent****Full time / 37 hours a week****Huntingdon / Hybrid**Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you the flexibility to work from home and from Lancaster House.**Protecting our people, systems, and services — your leadership will be at the heart of our cyber resilience.**The Security Operations Manager plays a critical role in safeguarding the organisation’s digital infrastructure (IT and OT) by leading the real-time detection, response, and mitigation of cyber threats.This role oversees the Security Operations Centre (SOC), ensuring continuous monitoring of security events and alerts across the enterprise. The manager is responsible for orchestrating cyber incident response efforts, from initial detection through containment, remediation, and post-incident analysis.A key part of the role involves managing and fine-tuning security monitoring tools such as SIEM platforms to ensure optimal visibility and threat detection. The Security Operations Manager collaborates with IT, infrastructure, and platform teams to coordinate responses to vulnerabilities and ensure swift resolution of incidents.They also maintain and regularly test incident response plans, being central to simulation exercises to ensure readiness.This role demands a high level of technical expertise, leadership, and the ability to remain calm and decisive under pressure. The Security Operations Manager is the frontline defender of the organisation’s cyber resilience, ensuring that threats are swiftly neutralised and that the business can operate securely and with confidence.**What you’ll be doing**As our **Cyber Security Operations Manager**, you’ll be at the forefront of safeguarding Anglian Water’s digital infrastructure — ensuring our systems, data, and services remain protected against evolving cyber threats.You’ll:* Lead and manage our outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC) provider, ensuring high performance, continuous improvement, and alignment with business priorities.* Oversee real-time threat detection, triage, and response — driving swift, effective action when incidents occur.* Own and maintain the organisation’s Cyber Incident Response Plan, coordinating major incident responses and ensuring lessons learned translate into stronger defences.* Manage and optimise key technical controls, including SIEM, SOAR, PKI, and email security tools, to maintain robust detection and response capabilities.* Collaborate with delivery partners and internal teams to improve service quality, mitigate risks, and enhance security posture.* Drive the continuous maturity and modernisation of our detective controls and SOC operations, ensuring alignment with the NIST framework.* Provide clear reporting and insights to senior stakeholders, ensuring informed decisions and proactive risk management.**As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:*** Full private healthcare with no excess* 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion* A flexible working culture* Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%* Life Assurance at eight times your salary* Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary* Bonus Scheme**What does it take to be the** **Cyber Security Operations Manager**You’ll be a **calm, confident leader** with excellent interpersonal and communication skills — someone who thrives under pressure and brings clarity and composure to complex situations.You’ll have a **strong people leadership style**, capable of guiding teams and partners with empathy, direction, and accountability. With your **deep problem-solving skills** and **pragmatic mindset**, you’ll find balanced, effective solutions in fast-moving or high-stakes environments.You’ll also be skilled at **translating technical concepts into plain English**, making complex issues clear and actionable for senior leaders and stakeholders. Confident in managing **conflict and competing priorities**, you’ll foster collaboration and maintain focus on achieving the best outcomes for the organisation.**Skills and Qualifications:*** Qualified to Degree level or equivalent* Technical qualifications such as CISM, CISSP, CIPPE,CCSP, GICSP* Experienced in SecOps* Relationship building with team, colleagues, internal customers and external suppliers* Significant experience in Security Operations and Incident Response* Broad technical competence in IT and Cyber* Broad technical competence in OT* Solid understanding of SIEM/SOAR especially SentinelAt Anglian Water, we play a vital role in safeguarding one of life’s most essential resources — and protecting the systems that keep it flowing is critical to our mission. As our **Security Operations Manager**, you’ll be at the heart of that protection, leading the defence of our digital infrastructure that underpins services for millions of customers every day.You’ll have the opportunity to shape how we detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats — influencing strategic decisions and driving continuous improvement across our security landscape.In return, you’ll join a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that values innovation, personal growth, and work-life balance. You’ll work alongside passionate professionals, gain exposure to cutting-edge technology, and make a genuine difference in protecting essential services that communities rely on.**Closing date: 11 January 2026**#loveeverydrop**Circa £76,000 (Depende****nt on skills and experience)**We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers.
We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process.
If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.
If you need any support, please get reach out to our team resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position.
We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK.
More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our .Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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