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Director, Security Operations, Cyber

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**Director, Security Operations, Cyber** Lead cross-functional teams to design, implement, and improve Next-Gen Detection and Response capabilities for clients. Define strategy, processes, and tooling selection. Manage teams of 5-15 people, client stakeholders, and project delivery. Requires proven experience in cybersecurity operations, architecture frameworks (ideally TOGAF), SIEM & SOAR tools (preferably Google SecOps), and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills essential. Join a high-performing team shaping cyber strategies and driving business growth. Hybrid working policy with locations in Bristol, Edinburgh, London, and Manchester.

Compensation
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City
Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester
Country
United Kingdom

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Director, Security Operations, Cyber

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Location
Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester
Business Line
Technology & Transformation
Job Type
Permanent / FTC
Date published
15-Jun-2026
Req #
20260

Job description

Connect to your Industry

Cyber security is critical to every organisation. We are shaping strategies and transforming the management of cyber risk and we need you to join us. Youll build strong relationships as one of the areas of our cyber practice with over 450 extremely talented individuals in the UK alone, as part of a Technology and Transformation practice of 7500 people. Cyber security is a business problem, not just a technical problem, and we need people with a diverse array of backgrounds and skills sets to help our clients solve it. Join us and you will help our clients solve the latest cyber security challenges, in a business with very significant growth ambitions enjoying the kind of professional development that will set your potential free.

Connect to your career at Deloitte    

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? Its how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the wayserve with integritytake care of each otherfoster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

We are a team with a passion and curiosity, for cyber security and technology, comfortable with operating in fast-paced environments defining and leading the development of cyber strategy, cyber programmes and managing cyber risk. We are looking for likeminded individuals who thrive on the challenge of solving the toughest cyber security challenges faced by organisations today. Typically this will be people with a blend of technical and soft skills that allows them to both analyse the challenges in cyber security but also to communicate to a range of stakeholders from end users and technical specialists through to senior IT professionals an members of the board. As a Security Operations Architect at Deloitte you will be responsible for the overall design and continuous improvements of our Next-Gen Detection and Response capability for clients. You will provide the bridge between our strategy and providing the blueprints to which our engineers build. You will also support at a business level, helping clients evolve and define their Operating Model, refining processes to shape the overall technical design and tooling selection. Given the freedom to research and experiment with different approaches and tooling to ensure we remain on the cutting edge of detection and response you will influence our macro approach and set the direction for how we meet our clients demands

  • Decide the best course of action to detect, investigate and respond to threats
  • Develop and establish processes, governance and ways of working to enable the delivery of our target operating model and service catalogue
  • Support research activities to continually maintain the edge in cybersecurity practises
  • Work with Engineers & Threat Hunters to analyse data from dashboards to effectively chart strategy and continuous improvement.
  • seek to improve and develop new content based upon observed security activity
  • Responsible for leading migration and implementation strategies and plans
  • Develop positive working relationships with Deloitte and client teams

Connect to your skills and professional experience

A successful individual will demonstrate the following behaviours, capabilities, and experience:

  • Experience working within Agile, DevOps or Kanban delivery models.
  • Experience in Solution design and development.
  • Experience working with Architecture Frameworks, ideally TOGAF.
  • Experience in developing HLD & LLD documents for security solutions.
  • Strong Understanding of Security Operations working within or alongside Security Operations Centre(s).
  • Experience working in all hyperscaler environments, preferably holding Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent Certification.
  • Experience with multiple SIEM & SOAR Tooling, preferably Google SecOps (formerly Chronicle/Simplify).
  • Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and their suppliers.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Have the ability to learn fast and deliver quality work under pressure and produce key client work upon joining the firm.
  • Delivery team management: Managing teams between 5 - 15 people, across a mix of locations, cultures, and experience levels.
  • Client stakeholder management Strong communication and relationship skills to manage a variety of client stakeholders from CISO to Developer.
  • Have an agile and analytical mind and enjoy problem solving and independently finding creative solutions to client problems is a critical skill to succeeding in this role.
  • Experience using the MS Office suite such as Powerpoint and Excel and the ability to concisely present an idea or position will be crucial.

In addition to the above the following are desirable:

  • Consulting background.
  • Understanding of malware and the modern threat landscape.
  • Relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP, certifications from Microsoft, ISC2, ISACA, SANS, GIAC, EC-Council etc. or equivalent).
  • Exposure to/Understanding of DevOps tools and repositories (e.g. Git, Azure Dev Ops, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible etc.).
  • Role based access control (RBAC) design.

Connect to your business - Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. Thats what connects us. Thats what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, well make an impact that matters.

Cyber

The modern world is more complex than ever before, and we are navigating an ever-changing landscape. We help clients to operate with resilience and grow with confidence to secure success and minimise risk. 

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

At Deloitte youre surrounded by subject matter experts; industry experts, technology experts, and you can access that knowledge whenever you need to." - Christian, Technology and Transformation

"We have a great culture, and the number of opportunities here mean you can develop as an individual in the direction that suits you best." - Gurpal, Technology and Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

Youll be based in Bristol, Edinburgh, London or Manchester with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. Thats why well support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, youll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. Youll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: its why were here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So were nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure well take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because its only when youre comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so well make sure it never stops growing. Whether its from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, youll learn every day. Through world-class development, youll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, youll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and youll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. Youll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And youll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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Director, Security Operations, Cyber

Compensation

Not specified GBP

City: Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Deloitte logo
Big Four

3 days ago

No clicks

at Deloitte

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Director, Security Operations, Cyber** Lead cross-functional teams to design, implement, and improve Next-Gen Detection and Response capabilities for clients. Define strategy, processes, and tooling selection. Manage teams of 5-15 people, client stakeholders, and project delivery. Requires proven experience in cybersecurity operations, architecture frameworks (ideally TOGAF), SIEM & SOAR tools (preferably Google SecOps), and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills essential. Join a high-performing team shaping cyber strategies and driving business growth. Hybrid working policy with locations in Bristol, Edinburgh, London, and Manchester.

Full Job Description

Skip to content

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  • Join our Talent Community
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Director, Security Operations, Cyber

Basic information

Location
Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester
Business Line
Technology & Transformation
Job Type
Permanent / FTC
Date published
15-Jun-2026
Req #
20260

Job description

Connect to your Industry

Cyber security is critical to every organisation. We are shaping strategies and transforming the management of cyber risk and we need you to join us. Youll build strong relationships as one of the areas of our cyber practice with over 450 extremely talented individuals in the UK alone, as part of a Technology and Transformation practice of 7500 people. Cyber security is a business problem, not just a technical problem, and we need people with a diverse array of backgrounds and skills sets to help our clients solve it. Join us and you will help our clients solve the latest cyber security challenges, in a business with very significant growth ambitions enjoying the kind of professional development that will set your potential free.

Connect to your career at Deloitte    

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? Its how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the wayserve with integritytake care of each otherfoster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

We are a team with a passion and curiosity, for cyber security and technology, comfortable with operating in fast-paced environments defining and leading the development of cyber strategy, cyber programmes and managing cyber risk. We are looking for likeminded individuals who thrive on the challenge of solving the toughest cyber security challenges faced by organisations today. Typically this will be people with a blend of technical and soft skills that allows them to both analyse the challenges in cyber security but also to communicate to a range of stakeholders from end users and technical specialists through to senior IT professionals an members of the board. As a Security Operations Architect at Deloitte you will be responsible for the overall design and continuous improvements of our Next-Gen Detection and Response capability for clients. You will provide the bridge between our strategy and providing the blueprints to which our engineers build. You will also support at a business level, helping clients evolve and define their Operating Model, refining processes to shape the overall technical design and tooling selection. Given the freedom to research and experiment with different approaches and tooling to ensure we remain on the cutting edge of detection and response you will influence our macro approach and set the direction for how we meet our clients demands

  • Decide the best course of action to detect, investigate and respond to threats
  • Develop and establish processes, governance and ways of working to enable the delivery of our target operating model and service catalogue
  • Support research activities to continually maintain the edge in cybersecurity practises
  • Work with Engineers & Threat Hunters to analyse data from dashboards to effectively chart strategy and continuous improvement.
  • seek to improve and develop new content based upon observed security activity
  • Responsible for leading migration and implementation strategies and plans
  • Develop positive working relationships with Deloitte and client teams

Connect to your skills and professional experience

A successful individual will demonstrate the following behaviours, capabilities, and experience:

  • Experience working within Agile, DevOps or Kanban delivery models.
  • Experience in Solution design and development.
  • Experience working with Architecture Frameworks, ideally TOGAF.
  • Experience in developing HLD & LLD documents for security solutions.
  • Strong Understanding of Security Operations working within or alongside Security Operations Centre(s).
  • Experience working in all hyperscaler environments, preferably holding Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent Certification.
  • Experience with multiple SIEM & SOAR Tooling, preferably Google SecOps (formerly Chronicle/Simplify).
  • Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and their suppliers.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Have the ability to learn fast and deliver quality work under pressure and produce key client work upon joining the firm.
  • Delivery team management: Managing teams between 5 - 15 people, across a mix of locations, cultures, and experience levels.
  • Client stakeholder management Strong communication and relationship skills to manage a variety of client stakeholders from CISO to Developer.
  • Have an agile and analytical mind and enjoy problem solving and independently finding creative solutions to client problems is a critical skill to succeeding in this role.
  • Experience using the MS Office suite such as Powerpoint and Excel and the ability to concisely present an idea or position will be crucial.

In addition to the above the following are desirable:

  • Consulting background.
  • Understanding of malware and the modern threat landscape.
  • Relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP, certifications from Microsoft, ISC2, ISACA, SANS, GIAC, EC-Council etc. or equivalent).
  • Exposure to/Understanding of DevOps tools and repositories (e.g. Git, Azure Dev Ops, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible etc.).
  • Role based access control (RBAC) design.

Connect to your business - Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. Thats what connects us. Thats what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, well make an impact that matters.

Cyber

The modern world is more complex than ever before, and we are navigating an ever-changing landscape. We help clients to operate with resilience and grow with confidence to secure success and minimise risk. 

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

At Deloitte youre surrounded by subject matter experts; industry experts, technology experts, and you can access that knowledge whenever you need to." - Christian, Technology and Transformation

"We have a great culture, and the number of opportunities here mean you can develop as an individual in the direction that suits you best." - Gurpal, Technology and Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

Youll be based in Bristol, Edinburgh, London or Manchester with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. Thats why well support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, youll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. Youll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: its why were here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So were nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure well take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because its only when youre comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so well make sure it never stops growing. Whether its from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, youll learn every day. Through world-class development, youll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, youll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and youll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. Youll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And youll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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Deloitte LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC303675 and its registered office at 1 New Street Square, London EC4A 3HQ, United Kingdom.

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