Senior Response Manager - Home Office Cyber Security Threat Intelligence


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£49,850 to £49,850 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Salford
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Sept 2026
Closing date:	1 Oct 2026

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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.

The Senior Response Manager with Cyber Threat Intelligence is responsible for supporting threat intelligence activities, including the monitoring, analysis and investigation of cyber security threats, events and incidents. Working as part of a specialist Threat Intelligence team, you will help develop and enhance capabilities to address emerging threats, implement complex intelligence-led solutions, and deliver strategic initiatives focused on threat analysis, risk reduction and continuous improvement across the organisation. You will also support the development and management of intelligence-driven responses to security incidents, collaborating with stakeholders across the business to ensure effective incident handling and strengthen defences against future threats.

You’ll be joining an expert team of cyber professionals, committed to reducing the exposure to cyber-attack of new and existing digital systems. You’ll be aided in your role by a diverse and supportive organisational culture, and a commitment to further your continuous development.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.  

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Threat intelligence professionals support the identification, analysis and assessment of threats whilst helping to improve organisational readiness through exercises, threat hunting hypothesis generation and red team activity. The Threat Intelligence function also advises product and service owners on emerging threats, risks and potential mitigations.

As a Senior Response Manager in Cyber Threat Intelligence, your main responsibilities will be to;

Carrying out threat intelligence activities in line with defined Standard Operating Procedures.
Providing advice on mitigation and escalating to a team leader where appropriate.
Helping to conduct incident response exercises including red teaming and threat-hunting. Communicating the results of investigations and risk mitigations to improve the response to new threats and attack vectors. Conducting post-incident reviews.
Identifying, analysing and classifying threats, adversary tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), security vulnerabilities in networks, systems and applications and mitigating or eliminating their impact. Assisting in the prioritisation of those vulnerabilities through a risk-based approach.
Triaging intelligence findings, recommending mitigating measures, and supporting vulnerability management activities by providing advice on ways to improve control mechanisms and reduce risk.
Defining intelligence requirements, methodologies and tools needed to identify and assess threats. Communicating common mitigation strategies and threat trends. Continuously seeking to identify potential service and process improvements leveraging your knowledge of industry best practices, good judgment and problem-solving skills to execute security operations and investigations.

Working Pattern

Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis. However, compressed hours are available.

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