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About the Role

Join Cynergy Bank as a Security Operations Engineering Manager to protect customers, colleagues, and technology. This role is crucial for strengthening security operations and contributing to the resilience of a cloud-first banking platform against evolving cyber threats.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the response to cyber security incidents, supporting effective containment, recovery, and communication.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting and investigate suspicious activity across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Monitor and analyse security events using SIEM, XDR, and cloud-native security technologies.
• Support the ongoing development of detection capabilities, alerting, and incident response playbooks.
• Review technical solutions, architecture, and technology changes to ensure security is considered by design.
• Assess cloud security controls and support alignment with industry good practice and regulatory expectations.
• Support vulnerability management, penetration testing, and remediation activities.
• Work alongside developers and engineers to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Conduct root cause analysis and help ensure lessons learned drive continual improvement.
• Produce reporting and insights into cyber threats, incidents, and control effectiveness.
• Support cyber resilience, disaster recovery testing, and business continuity planning.
• Deliver cyber exercises and incident simulations that strengthen organisational preparedness.

Requirements

• Experience in Cyber Security, Security Operations, Incident Response, or Threat Detection within a regulated or complex technology environment.
• Experience responding to cyber security incidents and investigating security events.
• Cloud security experience across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud.
• Experience with SIEM, XDR, and security monitoring technologies.
• Experience with threat hunting, investigations, or digital forensics.
• Knowledge of networking, operating systems, identity management, and modern security controls.
• Experience reviewing technical solutions, architecture, or technology changes from a security perspective.
• Familiarity with secure software development practices and DevSecOps principles.
• Experience with vulnerability management and interpreting penetration testing outcomes.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to take a pragmatic, risk-based approach to cyber security decision-making.
• Ability to remain calm and effective when managing competing priorities or responding to high-severity incidents.

Skills

• Cyber Security
• Security Operations
• Incident Response
• Threat Detection
• Cloud Security
• Microsoft Azure
• AWS
• Google Cloud
• SIEM
• XDR
• Security Monitoring
• Threat Hunting
• Digital Forensics
• Networking
• Operating Systems
• Identity Management
• Secure Software Development
• DevSecOps
• Vulnerability Management
• Penetration Testing
• Risk-based decision-making

Location

• Central London
• Remote

Work Type

• Hybrid working

Experience Level

• Manager

Education Level

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• CISSP certification
• CCSP certification
• CCSK certification
• GIAC certification
• CREST certification
• Azure Security Engineer certification
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty certification
• ITIL certification

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary
• Annual incentive opportunity of up to 30%

Benefits

• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• An additional day off for your birthday each year
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
• Dress for Your Day policy
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Professional qualifications and learning support
• Money Coach financial wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Lifestyle Hub discounts and wellbeing benefits
• Enhanced family-friendly policies

About the Company

• Cynergy Bank is the UK’s Human Digital Bank, combining relationship-led banking with innovative technology to support ambitious businesses and individuals.
• Named Bank of the Year 2025, we’re proud of our entrepreneurial culture, customer-first mindset and commitment to doing the right thing.
• Since 2018, we’ve lent more than £4 billion to growing businesses, helping them achieve their ambitions through exceptional service and smart digital solutions.
• Our values guide everything we do: Putting the Customer First, Risk Front and Centre, Opportunity, Empowerment and Innovation, United Team, Inclusive and Diverse, Doing the Right Thing.

Equal Opportunity

• We recognise that no candidate is likely to meet every requirement. If your experience is a close match and you’re excited by the opportunity, we’d encourage you to apply.
• We value different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking because they help us build stronger teams and better outcomes for our customers.
• At Cynergy Bank, we use anonymous screening during the initial stage of our recruitment process, helping ensure every application is assessed fairly based on skills and experience.