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# Cyber Security Technical Manager

- **Company:** gb
Motability Operations
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Secure Coding, Software Engineering, Software Security, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/technical-manager/motability-operations-job107690705

## About the Role

You are an experienced cyber security professional with a strong technical background and a passion for helping teams deliver secure outcomes. You enjoy working across a broad range of technologies and initiatives, providing pragmatic, risk-based advice that enables the business to move quickly without compromising security.

You will have a proven track record of influencing the design and implementation of secure software development practices, cloud platforms and enterprise infrastructure. You are equally comfortable providing hands-on technical guidance, reviewing complex security designs and helping stakeholders navigate challenging security decisions.

You are an excellent communicator who can build trusted relationships with engineers, architects, project teams and senior stakeholders. You enjoy collaborating with others, sharing knowledge and creating consistency in security approaches across multiple teams.

As a leader, you empower those around you. You provide direction and coaching to technical specialists and team leaders, helping them develop while fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and high-quality delivery.

Above all, you are a self-starter who takes ownership, exercises sound judgement and enjoys solving complex technical problems. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing competing priorities while maintaining a pragmatic and customer-focused approach to cyber security.

Minimum criteria

 * Demonstrable experience in a senior cyber security role, with responsibility for leading technical teams and influencing security outcomes across a complex technology environment.
 * Experience designing, implementing and assuring security across cloud services, infrastructure and software development.
 * Demonstrable experience of modern cyber security practices, including secure software development, cloud security, security engineering and security testing.
 * Experience providing security consultancy to technology programmes, including secure design, technical risk assessment and security assurance.
 * Proven ability to build effective relationships with technical and business stakeholders, influencing decisions through pragmatic, risk-based advice.
 * Experience leading, coaching and developing technical teams and/or team leaders.
 * Degree in Information Security, Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
 * Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, CISM or equivalent are desirable.

## Description

Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer, the Cyber Security Technical Manager is responsible for leading several specialist cyber security teams and providing technical leadership across the Cyber Security function. The role ensures security engineering, secure development and security assurance capabilities continue to evolve in line with business needs and emerging threats.

In addition, the role provides senior security consultancy across programmes and projects, supporting secure design, defining security requirements, providing technical assurance to enable informed risk-based decisions.

Working closely with the CISO and other security leaders, the Cyber Security Technical Manager contributes to the day-to-day operation of the Cyber Security function, acting as a technical partner to Technology teams, representing Cyber Security across technical governance forums, chairing the Cyber Security Technical Working Group, and enabling informed, risk-based decisions that support secure delivery at pace., The Cyber Security team exists to help Motability Operations deliver technology securely, protecting our customers, colleagues and business while enabling innovation and change.

We work collaboratively across Technology and the wider organisation, providing pragmatic, risk-based advice that enables teams to make informed security decisions without unnecessarily slowing delivery. Our focus is on embedding security into everything we do, from the earliest stages of design through to implementation, testing and ongoing operation.

This role leads several specialist cyber security teams responsible for security engineering, application security, security testing and technical security assurance. Working alongside colleagues responsible for Security Operations, Identity Governance, Security Architecture and Service Resilience, you'll help ensure a consistent and effective approach to cyber security across the organisation.

We value curiosity, collaboration and continuous improvement. We encourage our people to challenge constructively, share knowledge and continually develop both themselves and those around them.


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