Director of Cyber and Security Operations

Glasgow/Remote

Purpose of Role: The Director of Cyber and Security Operations is responsible for the strategy, design, build and support of Security Operations across the Weir Group of companies, including the 24 x 7 Security Operations Centre provided as a service to all operating units of the group.

Working closely on a day-to-day basis with the Chief Information Security Officer (responsible for security policy and overall security strategy), legal and compliance, product groups, infrastructure and service operations across the Group, the Director of Cyber and Security Operations provides the underpinning security technology, monitoring, data and operations capability to keep the entire Weir Group business secure from external and internal malicious attacks, threats and vulnerabilities on its technology platform.

Why choose Weir: Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop a team of security operations professionals
  • Develop and maintain a security operations strategy for the Group
  • Refine the operating model for the 24 x 7 Security Operations Centre and manage the 24 x 7 security operations, including security engineering
  • Collaborate and as part of the Core Services Leadership team including contributing to and operating within the overall technology strategy for the group as whole.
  • Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

  • The successful candidate must have held a number of senior technologist positions, and specifically a senior position within a Technology Security team, within a medium to large organisation comprising digital and omni-channel services.
  • Accomplished senior leader in security operations, behavioural factors, digital security and enabling technologies and processes.
  • Expertise and leadership in security practices, risk, technology, operations and threat detection and response.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

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