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Location: London, UK Salary: £65,000 to £75,000 (DOE) + Benefits Start Date: ASAP

Please note this role unfortunately does not offer sponsorship.

The Company: Our client provides property development and asset management services to real estate investors in London. The company manages an investment portfolio comprising 2.5 million square feet of premium let-able space in multi-use assets, and a £400 million development pipeline. Their integrated approach spans acquisition, development, construction, leasing, marketing, and asset and property management. Their intimate knowledge of the London property market means they can quickly identify opportunities and realise them through a comprehensive plan for every stage of investment’s life cycle.

The Role: The IT Network Manager will be responsible for the Buildings Network and for managing an outsourced NOC. To be a thought leader in switching, routing and firewall (Cisco). You will be responsible for managing an outsourced SOC service as well as analysis, definition and assessment of IT and related cyber security risks, threats and issues. As part of the role, you will be responsible for working with colleagues and client’s IT service provider(s) to define and implement plans, processes, projects, and programmes to mitigate identified risks and threats. Monitoring and reporting on network projects and programmes to ensure delivery to the highest standard of quality and timeliness will also be a key priority for this role. You will be the Technical Authority on Network & Information Security. In addition to the above, developing and implementing policies and procedures ensuring compliance with key IT and cyber security activity will be another key area of your responsibility. This is an office-based position and therefore the normal hours of work required are from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, each day of the week from Monday to Friday (inclusive) with one hour for lunch break.

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the appropriate lifecycle management of all network systems across the client’s assets.


• Ensuring outsourced services for Network Management (NOC) and Cyber Security (SOC) are well managed and represent value for money.


• Reviewing Cyber Security Incident response plan. To ensure cyber security play books are reviewed and approved by senior stakeholders.


• Ensuring the application of a standards-based approach to network and Information security management.


• Developing KPI standards and reporting for Network and Information security management and report on these agreed KPI’s quarterly to the board.


• Identifying and managing external resources (suppliers & services) to ensure delivery of programme and projects and providing progress reports as required.


• Engagement of suppliers supporting cyclical penetration testing providing reporting on issues of concern and remedial advice requirements.

Your main objectives will be:

• Reviewing client’s data and network security; providing recommendations to enhance, and develop a roadmap/programme for implementation.


• Managing projects arising from these recommendations to the highest standards controlling cost, quality, and time. Currently identified projects include – Developing and managing a rolling programme of penetration testing of Corporate Infrastructure, Applications, Building Infrastructure, and applications. Prioritising and implementing the projects and tasks identified by Managed Service Providers. Identifying need and implementing specific business wide cyber security requirements.


• Managing projects to develop and secure, its asset infrastructure and networks ensuring performance and security to agreed KPIs.


• Reviewing monthly vulnerability scans with their security partners to ensure system owners and service partners remediate according to policy.


• Leading the penetration testing cycle for all networks and applications.


• Maintaining Cyber Security and Information Governance accreditations.

You will have experience in:

• Degree in IT related discipline or equivalent experience or relevant Cisco network qualifications would be advantageous.


• ITIL qualified with evidence of successful delivery and management of infrastructure-based projects.


• Practitioner of Information security best practices


• Track record and evidence of working with the Cisco security and network technologies like ISE.


• Previous experience of managing an outsourced network or security services would be advantageous

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Job Reference: RL7058