Job Description

Location of Role: North Kent
Advert Closing Date: 18/09/2025
Starting Salary: 51,291.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
IT Services are committed to safeguarding our digital assets and ensuring the highest level of security for Essex Police and Kent Police. We are seeking our first Cyber Security Manager to join our team and lead our cybersecurity initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive cybersecurity strategies and policies.
• Oversee and manage our NMC Alerting and cyber incident response.
• Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability testing.
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to ensure security best practices.
• Lead and mentor colleagues within our technical teams on cybersecurity solutions.
• Stay updated with the latest cybersecurity trends and threats.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Monitor, review and work to mitigate where possible the Force risk for "Cyber & Data Security & Cyber Attack Prevention"
• Oversee activity against the myriad of actions within our SyAp (Security Assessment for Policing) and IT Healthcheck plans.

The post holder will be part of the IT Departmental Management Team and must be able to represent the department on the out-of-hours on-call rota for critical incidents and stakeholder management.
To support your application please detail your evidence against the following areas:

• Proven experience: in technical architecture with a strong understanding of various technologies and platforms.
• Experience and qualifications: education to degree level or equivalent, together with an appropriate professional security qualifications and possess an extensive knowledge of policing and business operating environments.
• Security Design: detail your experience in cyber security design, implementation and defence within an enterprise environment.
• Passion for technology: detail your broad business knowledge and extensive understanding of current and emerging information and communication technologies and products, services, methods and techniques for solutions delivery.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, especially to Chief Officers and key stakeholders.

In return, we offer you:

• A competitive salary and a good benefits package, inclusive of 'flexi time', a secure pension, supportive employee T&Cs and access to bluelight discounts.
• Flexible working, noting on-site working will be required, including travel to Essex Police & Kent Police sites and expect visits and engagement with regional, Met or London based partners such as PDS (Police Digital Services).
• An opportunity to work on a challenging and impactful project.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.

The post holder will be part of the IT Departmental Management Team and must be able to represent the department on the out-of-hours on-call rota for critical incidents and stakeholder management.
Please contact Phil Bartholomew, 101 extension 140317, if you would like more information about the role. We look forward to reading your application.
Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of 62,763.00.
Kent Police and Essex Police have separate salary grading systems therefore the salary for this position will be dependent on which home office force you are appointed to. This will be discussed with the successful applicant before a final offer is made.
You must complete a line manager form for your application to this role before applying. and attach this to your application form before submitting it using the "Manager Endorsement" file upload field at the start of your application. Please note submitted applications to this role will not be considered without a completed line manager form attached. If you anticipate difficulty obtaining a response from your line manager within the required time frame, please speak to your Head of Department or your HR Adviser.
Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the "reason for application" question, within the application form itself. CV's, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your "reason for application" answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.
All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating 'Application Support and Adjustments' in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.
If you're not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you're from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn't apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.
Essex Police is a Disability Confident Leader, we:

• have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation
• are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.
Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.
Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.

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