NMC Cyber Intelligence and Threat Team Manager

Join Police Digital Service as a NMC Cyber Intelligence and Threat Team Manager - £65,000- £70,000

The Cyber Threat Team Manager will be accountable for leading and driving the NMC Cyber Threat Team delivering national and bespoke cyber threat support. You will be proactive member of a dedicated team which will require you to be ready to be challenged every day to make the most of your skills and experience. You will be part of a friendly and flexible working environment where your contribution is always valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the NMC’s Cyber Threat functions in coordination with the Strategic Threat Lead including the direction and coordination of day-to-day tactical and operational delivery of threat intelligence, threat hunting, vulnerability management and malware analysis.
• Lead the cyber threat technical response to incidents and critical vulnerabilities impacting UK Policing
• Work closely alongside all other cyber security functions supporting the continual improvement of wider capabilities
• Act as an escalation point for, and provide coaching and mentoring to, threat intelligence and threat hunting analysts
• Cyber incidents can and do arise 24/7 therefore ability to support and lead operations out-of-hours as required.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for continual improvement of each of the cyber threat services.
• Brief senior stakeholders and the wider policing community on the current threat landscape.
• Evaluate current and emerging tools and best practices relating to the analysis of advanced persistent threats including the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of attackers.
• Lead analysis at the tactical and operational of cyber adversaries, methodologies under exploitation, and industry trends.
• Identify, develop, and train intelligence and threat hunt analysts
• Ability to work proactively to serve the policing community with no direct oversight, and to take ownership of deliverables.
• Provide expertise through the development and use of analytical products to assist mitigation practices at a tactical and operational level. 
• Establishing and interpreting requirements to ensure the needs of key stakeholders are met.
• Be a member of the NMC Leadership Team.

What you need to succeed in the role

• Breadth of experience across cyber threat intelligence, malware analysis, and threat hunting and ability to operate in all of these functions
• Experience investigating, managing, and coordinating the cyber threat response to cyber incidents
• Excellent knowledge of adversarial cyber actors, including their TTPs and the adversary lifecycle
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role in a cyber security function
• An active interest in coaching and mentoring others
• Comprehensive experience in conducting malware, phishing, and SIEM log analysis
• Comprehensive awareness of the current cyber threat landscape
•  Comprehensive experience with threat modelling systems and risk assessment models
• Demonstrated ability to manage customer relationships 
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to prioritise and operate in a methodical and disciplined manner
• Excellent ability to translate complex cyber issues to relevant audiences, both verbally and written
• Experience in internal and external stakeholder management and engagement
• Ability to operate in high-pressured environments
• Ability to work independently and with no oversight and/or guidance

Desirable experience

• Significant demonstrable experience in a cyber security role with specific focus on threat intelligence, ethical hacking, and threat hunting
• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering cybercrime or risk reduction recommendations and / or strategies
• Understanding of UK Police cyber and IT environments
• Relevant accreditations relating to Cyber Security (for example: CompTIA Network+, Security+, CySA+, GIAC, and/or CEH or equivalent

All applicants must be eligible for NPPV3 and SC clearances. Successful applicants will require NPPV3 clearance to have been approved before starting with PDS.

Why Join us?

• Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge – we offer 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available
• Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 10 to 4, Monday to Friday (37hr week)
• We care about your well-being – we have an EAP that offers not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts
• Plan for the future – we offer an excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover
• Put your mind at rest regarding your health – offering remote GP, mental health and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation
• Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
• Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering

You can find out more here:Benefits – Police Digital Service (pds.police.uk)

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. We particularly  welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities. 

Working Arrangements

At the NMC, you will benefit from hybrid working, getting the advantages of both face-to-face team engagement and home working. NMC employees have the opportunity to work in our modern office environment for in-person collaboration, however you will also get the opportunity to work from home 2 days a week.

Please note that in Q3 of 2025, the NMC will be relocating to offices in the Wigan area.