Cyber Security Operations Lead

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Cyber Security Operations Lead for an initial 12 month contract on a rate of £525-£575/day (Outside IR35). This role will be based in Edinburgh - home working will be considered subject to attendance where needed. Responsibilities: - Use understanding of digital systems and attack frameworks to apply theory to practice. - Be aware of the current cyber threat landscape and industry best practices and standards. - Lead on improvement to coverage and depth of security monitoring and vulnerability scanning - Design vulnerability data gathering and prioritisation procedures - Act as technical escalation point for analysts on significant incidents, investigations, including hands on experience - Establish procedures for intelligence ingestion and threat hunting - Working with architects and interpreting designs to ensure strong handover to SecOps during new service go live. - Recommendation and implement improvements to SecOps processes and tools (e.g. automation of workloads) - Design security KPIs and SecOps management reporting, and the gathering of data in support of them - Own completion and accuracy of all SecOps-related product delivery evidence Essential Skills: - Security monitoring service delivery and improvement - Vulnerability detection service improvement, finding prioritisation and reporting. - Ability to communicate on technical issues with users and senior managers - Recent experience in incident response - Ability to work well in small team with internal colleagues and suppliers - Ability to self-start, accept ownership and oversee organisation wide protective responsibilities - Ability to share knowledge and experience with colleagues, including mentoring of analysts Desirable Skills: - Experience with Qualys, M365 Defender, Sentinel, Fortinet, Power Platform - Microsoft – on-premise and cloud related engineering level certifications - SANS or similar security operations certifications If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.

Location: Edinburgh, GB

Posted Date: 6/15/2025