Security & Resilience Manager

Are you an experienced cyber security professional with a passion for strengthening security, resilience and risk management across a complex technology environment?

Do you thrive on providing practical, expert advice that helps teams deliver secure and resilient services at pace?

ABF Business Technology Services are looking for a hands‑on Security & Resilience Manager to lead their Security & Resilience team.

Working closely with infrastructure, applications, data, architecture, security operations and risk teams, you will provide technical leadership, assurance and governance across projects, operational change and strategic initiatives, helping to continuously improve our security posture.

What you'll be doing

• Lead, prioritise and manage the Security & Resilience team's workload through an agile, Kanban-driven approach, ensuring work is planned, allocated and delivered to a high standard, on time and within budget.
• Run daily team stand‑ups and manage forward planning, drawing on SOC Level 3 support where required.
• Provide weekly updates on progress, risks, issues and blockers to the Director of Security & Risk Management, alongside monthly updates for the Senior Leadership Team.
• Manage team performance, including annual appraisals, mentoring, development and day‑to‑day support for team members.
• Partner with security, infrastructure, engineering, architecture, data and business stakeholders to provide expert advice and achieve secure, resilient outcomes.
• Assess, design and recommend effective security controls across hybrid Azure and Active Directory environments.
• Lead and contribute to complex security consultancy engagements, identifying risks and defining practical remediation plans that strengthen the organisation's security posture.
• Support cloud security and continuous improvement initiatives, including identity and access management, Conditional Access, Zero Trust, security tooling and consultancy approaches.

As part of your application, we ask you to answer some equal opportunities questions that help us to monitor how inclusive our recruitment process is and identify areas we can improve in.

This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel.

You can choose not to answer these questions with no impact on your application.

Requirements

• Strong experience working within hybrid Azure and Active Directory environments, including identity security and access control.
• Proven experience advising on security controls in large, complex organisations.
• A solid understanding of security frameworks and best practice, such as ISO 27001, NIST and CIS.
• Strong knowledge of modern security concepts, including Zero Trust, identity‑first security and cloud security.
• Experience taking a risk‑based approach to improve security posture, resilience and risk‑management outcomes.
• The ability to communicate complex technical and security risks clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong stakeholder‑management and influencing skills, with the ability to build collaboration without formal authority.
• Excellent written, verbal, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills, including the ability to produce clear, actionable reports and recommendations.
• A proactive, self‑starting approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

Hybrid, a mix of office and homeworking.

This role will be based at our Peterborough offices on the Lynchwood Business Park.

The office has recently been renovated and along with a modern work environment has great public transport links, free onsite parking, free drink facilities, free lunch option each day and a great team culture.

Associated British Foods Business Technology Services are continually reviewing our benefits to ensure our staff feel rewarded… Associated British Foods is a global giant when it comes to the world of food processing and retail.

Our ingredients division is the world's second‑largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and our grocery brands occupy leading positions across the globe meaning that, in the UK, nine out of ten households use our brands.

Associated British Foods Business Technology Services (BTS) was first established in 2008 to deliver a centralised IT infrastructure and service to our fellow ABF businesses.

We have now grown and operate in over 185 locations spread across 23 countries supported by a fantastic team of nearly 200.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and we're looking for people who are eager to join us in supporting and delivering this vision.

We want you to be a part of our future and to support you, so below are a handful of some of our benefits that are offered to our employees.

• free onsite parking
• free drink facilities
• free lunch option each day
• AB Foods BTS match up to 10% pension (contributory)
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 days holiday per calendar year
• Discounts on ABF products such as Twinings, Silverspoon, Pataks and Ryvita
• 24/7 free and confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support you as and when necessary
• Free lunch option available every day
• Access to a staff shop with discounted ABF brand products

We're looking for dedicated and conscientious people who embrace and live our values.

If you are an individual who thrives in a collaborative, trusting and pioneering work environment, ABF could be the right company for you.

All recruitment activities into our ABF BTS team are supported by our AB Agri business.

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