Home Office Digital designs, builds and develops services for the rest of the department and for government. Every year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 8 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

As a Senior Response Manager within the Home Office Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) you will be expected to plan, implement and operate capabilities to detect, contain and remediate incidents, identify opportunities to improve detection, response and automation capabilities. You will also support organisational readiness through co-ordinating preparedness exercises and red team activity. The Response function also advises product and service owners on potential mitigations and supports the continuous improvement of security operations through monitoring, detection and standardisation of security practices.

Essential SkillsYou will have a demonstrable passion for Cyber Security, Detection and Response with the following skills, knowledge or experience;Conducting investigations and working in a ‘Security Operations Centre’ environment, including the identification and analysis of potentially malicious activity.
Developing, maintaining or improving SIEM monitoring and detection content, using threat intelligence and operational insights to improve detection coverage, accuracy and the identification of cyber threats.
Communicating in a verbal and written manner,



and a good understanding of the use of different channels and formats for different audiencesBuilding strong partnerships with peers across an organisation and navigating the complex landscape of technologies, 3rd party suppliers, and other teamsManaging a team in a technical environment

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

486570 Senior Response Manager
- Senior Technical Detection Analyst

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary:
from £49,850 a year Hours: Full-time

Location:
Peterborough Working pattern: Hybrid
- 2 days remote

Job type
Permanent Posting date: 20 Oct 2026 Closing date: 3 Nov 2026

Summary

Home Office Digital designs, builds and develops services for the rest of the department and for government. Every year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 8 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

As a Senior Response Manager within the Home Office Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) you will be expected to plan, implement and operate capabilities to detect, contain and remediate incidents, identify opportunities to improve detection,



response and automation capabilities. You will also support organisational readiness through co-ordinating preparedness exercises and red team activity. The Response function also advises product and service owners on potential mitigations and supports the continuous improvement of security operations through monitoring, detection and standardisation of security practices.

Essential requirements

Essential SkillsYou will have a demonstrable passion for Cyber Security, Detection and Response with the following skills, knowledge or experience;Conducting investigations and working in a ‘Security Operations Centre’ setting, including the identification and analysis of potentially malicious activity.
Developing, maintaining or improving SIEM monitoring and detection content, using threat intelligence and operational insights to improve detection coverage, accuracy and the identification of cyber threats.
Communicating in a verbal and written manner, and a good understanding of the use of different channels and formats for different audiencesBuilding strong partnerships with peers across an organisation and navigating the complex landscape of technologies, 3rd party suppliers, and other teamsManaging a team in a technical environment

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

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📌 486570 Senior Response Manager (Peterborough)
🏢 Government Recruitment Service
📍 Peterborough