Information Security Manager

Overview

Job Title: IT Security Manager (Contract)

Rate: Up to £700/day (Outside IR35)

IT Security Manager

Panoramic Associates are supporting a large public sector organisation to appoint an Information Security Manager to lead an established security function within a wider IT Services team. This role blends security leadership, governance/policy, and hands-on operational oversight, with a strong focus on cyber risk reduction and incident readiness/response.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the IT Security team, setting priorities and ensuring delivery against agreed service levels
• Conduct and oversee technical vulnerability assessments across systems and processes; drive remediation and risk treatment actions
• Lead security incident response, ensuring rapid, professional handling, including evidence gathering/forensics where required and liaison with relevant external bodies
• Own and improve information security policies, procedures, standards, guidance and training
• Act as the key point of contact for information security advice across the organisation. Maintain and drive actions from the cyber/information security risk register
• Support service management ways of working (ITIL-aligned), accurate documentation, and continuous improvement
• Experience working in a senior ICT / information security environment
• Proven experience managing a team, function, or delivering security projects in a complex organisation
• Demonstrable experience with incident management and security risk mitigation
• Producing and embedding security policies and procedures
• Knowledge of ITIL/service management approaches
• Public sector / local government experience

How to apply

Apply If you’re interested, please apply with an up-to-date CV and a summary of your availability and day rate.

• Experience working in a senior ICT / information security environment
• Proven experience managing a team, function, or delivering security projects in a complex organisation
• Demonstrable experience with incident management and security risk mitigation
• Producing and embedding security policies and procedures
• Knowledge of ITIL/service management approaches
• Public sector / local government experience

Panoramic Associates are supporting a large public sector organisation to appoint an Information Security Manager to lead an established security function within a wider IT Services team. This role blends security leadership, governance/policy, and hands-on operational oversight, with a strong focus on cyber risk reduction and incident readiness/response.