Head of Cyber Resilience and Cloud

Head of Cyber Resilience and CloudRate: £750 to £850 per day Inside IR35Location: Reading - 1 day per week on siteDuration: 9 month initial contractRole DescriptionWe are supporting a major Financial Services organisation in the search for a Head of Cyber Resilience and Cloud to join its cyber leadership team.Reporting directly to the CISO, this role will lead cyber operations, threat reduction and resilience capabilities across both cloud and on premises environments. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, driving strategic initiatives that strengthen the organisation''s ability to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from cyber threats.This is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for managing a specialist team, influencing senior stakeholders across a complex matrix environment and leading major cyber incidents when they arise.Key responsibilities include:Leading cyber resilience strategy across cloud and enterprise technology environments.Overseeing cyber operations including SOC, SIEM, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, attack surface management and incident response.Working closely with the CISO to develop and implement strategic initiatives that improve operational resilience and cyber maturity.Acting as the senior lead during cyber incidents, ensuring effective assessment, containment, recovery and lessons learned activities.Leading governance and strategy across cloud security, cyber recovery, data loss prevention and ..... full job details .....