Contract: Technical Security Product Lead - Reading (Hybrid 3 days per week) - 6 months

Contract: Technical Security Product Lead - Reading (Hybrid 3 days per week) - 6 months

Role Overview
In this role, you will provide technical leadership across security services, ensuring operational teams deliver secure, effective, and high-quality outcomes. You will work closely with security, engineering, and stakeholder teams to drive service improvements, manage operational demand, and support the successful delivery of security initiatives aligned to business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and assurance across security operations services and delivery teams.
• Review security service outcomes to ensure adherence to best practices and operational standards.
• Oversee incident response and crisis management activities, supporting governance and escalation processes.
• Coordinate major security incidents and provide reporting to senior business and technical stakeholders.
• Manage demand intake, prioritisation, and service allocation across security teams.
• Support onboarding and delivery of new security service requests and enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement across security services, processes, and operational delivery.
• Manage service backlogs, operational queues, and stakeholder expectations.
• Monitor service performance, KPIs, and quality metrics.
• Support capacity planning and demand forecasting activities.

Skills & Experience

• 7-10+ years of experience in technical leadership, security operations, software delivery, or technology leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of cyber security operations, service delivery, and security governance.
• Experience working with cloud technologies and architectures (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Strong technical background in software development, system design, and enterprise technology platforms.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments and modern development methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership capability.
• Experience leading technical teams and driving delivery across complex environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance operational and strategic priorities.

Contract Details

• Location: Reading (3 days per week)
• Duration: Initial 6 months
• Day Rate: £450 per day (Inside IR35)

Contract: Technical Security Product Lead - Reading (Hybrid 3 days per week) - 6 months