Security Operations Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 28 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£90,000 / year
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Security risk identification and mitigation Security testing tools (SIEM, EDR, WAF) Vulnerability scanning Security incident management Team management OWASP PCI DSS ISO 27001

FULL DESCRIPTION

Security Operations Manager

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

London

£80-90k

Offers bonus

Senior and Expert level

2+ days a week in office

Who you are

  • We’re looking for an experienced candidate who can prioritise well and can communicate clearly and compellingly
  • A deep understanding of identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risks in organisations
  • Experience managing and using security testing tools such as SIEM, EDR, WAF and vulnerability scanning solutions
  • Direct experience with security incident management
  • Proven ability to manage teams of analysts and engineers
  • Familiarity with industry standards and frameworks such as OWASP, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR
  • Experience with identifying and managing security risks, including conducting risk assessments
  • Working knowledge of regulatory compliance standards and frameworks

What the job involves

Join our dynamic team, where we focus on designing, implementing, and monitoring security controls to ensure a robust security posture in a fast-evolving environment

As part of our mission to continuously improve and mature [Employer hidden]'s security capabilities, we work in close collaboration with cross functional teams, including Cloud Engineering, SRE, Platform Engineering, and more, to integrate the latest technologies and best practices into our products

You will play a critical role in safeguarding all digital channels that collectively generate billions of pounds in annual ticket sales, ensuring that our systems stay secure, resilient, and innovative in the face of evolving threats

This role will contribute to the development of the team, at a high pace to execute the team’s vision

  • Lead a team of analysts and engineers
  • Be training and mentoring junior team members
  • Guide threat intelligence activities and share updates with stakeholders
  • Implement and maintain security tools used in the security operations space
  • Automate security processes to streamline security detection and response workflows
  • Explore new approaches to keep [Employer hidden] secure
  • Partner with engineering and platform teams to detect, analyse, and remediate vulnerabilities in systems and applications
  • Ensure vulnerabilities are mitigated effectively and implement permanent fixes to prevent reoccurrence
  • Be a security advocate, fostering a culture of security awareness across engineering and business teams
  • Act as the primary interface between security operations, Incident management and wider teams, ensuring seamless collaboration on security initiatives
  • Provide clear documentation, reports, dashboards, and metrics to communicate application security status and progress
  • Stay up to date with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices in security
  • Identify opportunities to enhance security processes and implement innovative solutions to improve resilience and efficiency

Salary benchmarks

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Company benefits

  • Flexible working (60% min office attendance)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted gym memberships through Wellhub
  • Private Health and Dental Insurance
  • Enhanced Pension (matched contributions)
  • Income Protection
  • Share Incentive Plan (buy one get one free)
  • Learning budget
  • Primary & Secondary Caregiver Leave
  • Shared Parental Leave
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Free Perkbox subscription
  • Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • YellowNest - Subsidised Childcare Fees
  • Work from Abroad
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