Technical Security Operations Manager
Role overview
The role of a Technical Security Operations Manager is to ensure operational preparedness for security incidents and the effective deployment of resources
Role levels
Typical role expectations
- Maintain Technical Security operations and governance structures to appropriately manage risk
- Deploy Technical Security countermeasures to maintain technical integrity throughout the estate
- Plan, test, and respond to security and emergency incidents or concerns, including those raised by third parties, to include preparing briefs on security issues for internal and external stakeholders
- Comply with relevant regulation and legislation
- Manage resources, including people, and expenditure while promoting a positive and inclusive working environment
Typical role expectations
- Lead Technical Security operations and set governance structures to appropriately meet the risk appetite, overseeing effective Technical Security countermeasures to maintain technical integrity throughout the estate
- Oversee the planning, testing, and response to security and emergency incidents or concerns, and providing informed recommendations on Technical Security issues to internal and external stakeholders
- Mandate compliance with relevant regulation and legislation
- Oversee the management of resources, including people, and expenditure while ensuring a positive and inclusive working environment
Skills
| Skill | Lead | Principal |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Technical Security | Working | Practitioner |
| Risk understanding and mitigation | Working | Practitioner |
| Secure operations management | Working | Practitioner |
| Protective security | Awareness | Working |
| Threat understanding | Awareness | Working |
| Legal and regulatory environment and compliance | Awareness | Awareness |
Core learning
Lead
UK NACE – TEMPEST fundamentals
IOSH Managing Safely
Certified Security Risk Manager
Principal
Certified ISO27001 Practitioner
UK NACE – CPTAS TEMPEST Testers Team Leader Course
UK NACE – TEMPEST and Electromagnetic Security Fundamentals