Incident response manager
| Posting date: | 10 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,992 to £45,259 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Salary dependent on location London: £40,974 - £45,259 Glasgow: £37,922 - £41,992 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 November 2025 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 435825/2 |
Summary
The Cabinet Office sits at the centre of government. Its function is to provide policy advice and guidance for the rest of HM Government. The Cabinet Office is flexible by nature and will be the lead on a number of inquiries and special projects when required, as such this makes it a very dynamic place to work.
The Cabinet Office Security & Resilience Team manages Security and Resilience within the Department.
The Cabinet Office Security & Resilience Team is responsible for protecting the Cabinet Office’s staff, assets and operations against a wide range of hazards and threats. We do this by implementing proportionate risk-based security and resilience controls. The remit covers providing guidance, setting policy, implementing new measures and processes and responding to a wide range of incidents. The work is varied and the team interacts across the full breadth of the department.
The Incident Management Team is at the frontline of Cabinet Office security. We are the first responders for any emerging threat and responsible for the coordination of its mitigation. Our focus is on the customer, acting as the departmental lead in ongoing incidents and breaches, offering assurance to those impacted by the events.
The Incident Response Manager will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of daily activities across the incident management function - from horizon scanning and threat assessments through to managing security breaches. You will provide operational support during major incidents to source information, communicate clearly and at speed, and ensure that response activity is accurately recorded.
The Incident Response Manager will line manage and support two Incident Response Officers. The role reports to the Cabinet Office Incident and Resilience Manager .
You will have a working knowledge of security and incident management, and a broad understanding of how to deliver the activities associated with such programmes within a large organisation. Whilst the team works closely with cyber security colleagues, this is not a cyber security role.
This role will provide the post holder the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of work which is critical to maintaining the functioning of Government during times of disruption or crisis. It will be well suited to a highly capable individual who is looking to develop themselves and take their career to the next level.
Fixed term appointment
This is a temporary position for 10 months, with a start date of April 2026. There is potential for this to develop into a permanent position although there are no guarantees of this.
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