Job Title: Cyber SecurityManager Data Loss Prevention and Insider Threat
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Alderley ParkEdinburghor Glasgow
Working Style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Closing Date: 3rd April 2026
Over the last few yearswevebeen on a continuous improvement journey and are looking to expand the security and resilience team. These new roles will allow us to fully enact our threat-led security program drive further improvements across cyber and support our organisational goal of building a secure and resilient mutual.
We are recruiting for an exciting role as a Cyber SecurityManagerwithin ourData Loss Prevention and Insider threat team. This role will be pivotal in bridging the gap between security and business operations with opportunities to influence enterprise-wide initiatives ensuring that security solutions are not only technically sound but also aligned with businessobjectivesand risk appetite.
Their primary purpose is torespond to Data Loss and Insider threat Incidents. You willassess existing security measuresidentifyvulnerabilities and design robust strategies to mitigate risks. You will advise on best practices implement security solutions and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
About the role
The role will take accountability for theday to dayoperation of the SOC DLP / Insider Threat function leading a protective monitoring team to detect and respond to cyber eventsin a timely manner helping to control the damage resulting from cybersecurity incidents.
Team developmentobjectivesachieved
Substitute for the Head of Department where necessary communicating the RLG security issues to senior management translating technical security risks into business problems
All security events investigated and tracked to remediation within agreed SLAs
Team have the skills to conductproactive threat hunting&analysis of security events toidentifyand prevent security threats from materialising
Assistin the developmentofuse cases playbookspoliciesand custom tooling to improve our security maturity. Recommend security enhancements and service improvement to help drive effective detectioncontainmentand eradication of security risks.
Team have the skills to undertakemonitoring of RLG security controls working with the Defence team to testthey areoperatingwithin the expected detection guidelines
Security event alerting or dashboard improvementsidentifiedto deliver service efficiencies
Team have the skills to conductcontinuous threat hunting using industry best practices techniques & tooling
Work closely with the Defence & Threat Intelligence teams for SOC monitoring & threat hunting activities
Recommend dashboard improvements for MI reporting
About you
At leastfiveyearsof Engineering & Operational experience inCyber security roles.
Familiar with working toa high levelof accuracy and have a dedicated and focused work ethic.
Aneffective communicator with proven ability to influence key stakeholders.
Experience of leading and inspiringcybersecurity teams with differing skillsets.
Collaborating across different teams and external partners
Advanced knowledge of Core Security Technologies:
SIEM & XDR
EDR/NDR
IAM & PAM
Zero Trust Architecture
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Security Automation & Orchestration (SOAR)
Cyber Resilience Platforms
Advantageous: Knowledge/Understanding of:
Security Incident Management
AI / ML in Security
Data loss prevention
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
GRC Platforms
Regulatory Tech
If you think you would be a great fit for our team at Royal London butdontmeet all the requirements of the role please get in touch as your application will still be considered.
About Royal London
Werethe UKs largest mutual lifepensionsand investment company offering protection long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Wevealways been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here -Our Benefits
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Required Experience:
Manager
From Pensions to Retirement, Savings, Investments and Life Insurance, Royal London has been helping people plan for life’s financial milestones since 1861.