About this role
Skills allowance of up to £7,550, pending assessment
Advert Close Date: 14th September 2026
🚀 *Job summary*🚀
As a Senior Cyber Security Risk Manager, you will support the identification, assessment and mitigation of cyber-related risks. You will help evaluate security risks to information, processes, critical national infrastructure and business-critical systems, drawing on a range of evidence to provide advice to stakeholders across the organisation and support informed, risk-based decision- making. You will also contribute to the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of risk systems, processes and frameworks.
You’ll be joining an expert team of cyber professionals, committed to reducing the exposure to cyber-attack of new and existing digital systems. You’ll be aided in your role by a diverse and supportive organisational culture, and a commitment to further your continuous development.
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⭐ *Essential Skills*⭐
You’ll have a demonstrable experience in, and passion for, Cyber Security including the
following skills or experience in
- Reviewing and performing risk assessments, developing risk treatment plans and communicating those risks to others.
- Identifying typical risk indicators and explaining prevention measures.
- Adopting a structured approach to executing and documenting audits, following agreed standards.
- Maintaining integrity of records to support and satisfy audit trails.
- Ability to champion cyber security risk and ensure ongoing appropriateness or practices.
- Communicating technical requirements effectively to both technical and non technical stakeholders.
*Why work for us...*🤩
Find out more information at: Benefits - Home Office Careers, but some of the primary ones are:
- A Civil Service Pension with employer contribution rates of £14,441 annually
- In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
- 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service.
- 8 days of public holidays, plus 1 additional privilege day.
- Flexi-time allowance and flexible working options
Plus so much MORE: https://careers.homeoffice.gov.uk/benefits
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About cyber security & digital forensics roles for ex-police
Cyber security, digital forensics and incident-response roles. DMIs, cybercrime investigators and digital forensics officers bring evidential discipline and investigative judgement that DFIR and security teams struggle to hire.
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What cyber security & digital forensics roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Digital forensics analyst | £32,000–£45,000 |
| DFIR consultant | £45,000–£65,000 |
| Senior forensics / IR specialist | £60,000–£80,000 |
| Threat-intelligence specialist | £55,000–£80,000 |