About this role
SBA are supporting a Central Government client seeking three experienced Service Owners for a major secure, cloud-first transformation programme. Ideal candidate will hold or have held Security Clearance and worked in Tier 2, SECRET-grade or similarly secure environments such as defence. Hybrid London based
Service Owner - Service Experience
Proven experience as a Service Owner, Head of Service Management, Service Delivery Manager or equivalent senior role.Lead end-to-end service management, service desk, portals, self-service, NOC/APM monitoring and continual improvement. implementing service automation, self-service platforms, service catalogues or knowledge management services
- SIAM and multi-supplier environments.
- NOC, APM, automation, self-service, service catalogue or knowledge-management implementation.
- GDS Service Standard and government service management experience.
- ITIL 4 Managing Professional, Strategic Leader or equivalent.
Service Owner - Security & Identity
Proven experience as a Service Owner, Security Lead, Cyber Security Manager, Identity Lead or equivalent senior leadership role. Owns security operations, IAM, authentication, authorisation, privileged access, federation, vulnerability management and assurance.
- Senior leadership of cyber security, identity or access-management services.
- Strong knowledge of SecOps, managing security risks, controls, compliance and assurance within complex environments. SBD principals and other Gov security classifications
- Experience leading multidisciplinary security, architecture, engineering and supplier teams.
- Enterprise identity architectures, federation and trust models.
Service Owner - Platform & Infrastructure
Lead cloud hosting, enterprise connectivity, platform engineering, developer enablement, automation, resilience and service transition. Deliver Platform & Infrastructure service strategy, vision and multi-year roadmap. Define target architecture and service roadmap for NCS, SCMS and DES.
- Enterprise-scale cloud, infrastructure or platform service delivery experience.
- Strong understanding of cloud hosting, networking, identity, platform engineering and operational service management.
- Experience developing service strategies, roadmaps, TOM, support arrangements and transition plans.
- Developer tooling, automation platforms and multi-supplier service integration.
- Procurement, supplier performance and service contract governance.
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.
See all cyber security & digital forensics jobs in London →Why this fits a police background — match score 84/100
- Police experience explicitly valued
- Working to legislation & regulation
- Security operations
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 |