Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager
Location: Croydon | Salford | Sheffield | Glasgow (hybrid with 60% office attendance)
Salary: £62,732 (national), £66,732 (London) plus skills allowance of up to £17,668
Advert Close: Monday 23rd November 2026 at 11:55pm
As a Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager in the Compliance and Assurance team, you will lead proportionate, risk-based cyber security assurance across Home Office projects and live services, identifying, assessing and helping mitigate cyber risks to critical national infrastructure and business-critical systems. Drawing on a range of evidence and your expertise, you will provide independent challenge and advice throughout the service lifecycle, enabling stakeholders, including senior leaders, to make informed, auditable decisions about cyber risk.
You’ll be joining an expert team of cyber professionals, committed to reducing the exposure to cyber-attack of new and existing digital systems. You’ll be aided in your role by a diverse and supportive organisational culture, and a commitment to further your continuous development.
Job description
The Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager supports, plans and develops the implementation and management of organisation-wide processes and procedures for the management, assurance or governance of cyber risk. They will provide tailored expert support and advice that highlights cyber security risks to a range of stakeholders, projects, business teams and service owners, helping them to remedy identified risks by enabling well-informed and auditable decisions, using published guidance and standards, and drawing on a range of experts as well as personal expertise.
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