# Security Operations Lead **Company**: TEKEVER **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Security **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://careers.tekever.com/jobs/8590029-security-operations-lead?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_7342a371-b01 ## Description We are looking for an experienced Security Operations Lead to join and help build a high-performing, internationally focused security function during a period of significant growth. Reporting directly to the Head of Security, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of security operations across our people, facilities, technology, assets and operational environments. **Key Responsibilities** - Security Operations Leadership - Lead the day-to-day delivery of security operations across the organisation. - Establish clear operational standards, policy, procedure, accountabilities and performance measures. - Develop and maintain security operating procedures, post orders, escalation arrangements and incident response playbooks. - Act as a senior operational deputy to the Head of Security when required. - Lead the security response to significant incidents, emergencies and operational deployments. - Develop a consistent operating model across UK and international locations. - Ensure security operations remain scalable as the organisation grows. - Continually identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness, capability and service delivery. - Security Workforce & Guarding Operations - Lead and develop the security operations workforce, including directly employed personnel and contracted security providers. - Establish the appropriate balance between in-house capability and specialist external provision. - Set clear standards for recruitment, training, competence, conduct and professional development. - Manage guarding contracts and ensure suppliers deliver against agreed KPIs, SLAs and contractual requirements. - Ensure consistent standards across security teams, including appearance, conduct, customer service, reporting and escalation. - Build a strong team culture based on professionalism, accountability and continuous improvement. - Ensure security personnel are appropriately trained and competent to operate within secure and controlled environments. - Physical & Site Security - Lead the operational security of offices, manufacturing facilities, operational locations and sensitive sites. - Establish appropriate access control, perimeter protection, patrol, search, visitor management and control-room arrangements. - Ensure security requirements are incorporated into new facilities and major construction projects from the outset. - Work with Facilities, Estates and Workplace teams to embed security by design. - Ensure appropriate protective measures are implemented for sensitive, high-value or strategically important locations. - Establish consistent physical security standards across the organisation while allowing for local operational requirements. - Security Technology & Systems - Define operational requirements for physical security technology, including: - CCTV and video management systems - Electronic access control - Intrusion detection - Visitor management - Alarm and monitoring systems - Security communications and control-room technology - Ensure security technology is reliable, appropriately maintained and fit for purpose. - Work closely with IT and Cyber Security to ensure security systems are appropriately connected, protected and governed. - Support the integration of physical security technology with wider security monitoring and incident-management capabilities. - Ensure technology suppliers are appropriately selected, managed and held accountable. - Maintain appropriate availability, maintenance and lifecycle arrangements for critical security systems. - Defence, Government & High-Assurance Security - Lead the operational delivery of security arrangements across secure and controlled defence environments. - Ensure sites, personnel, information, equipment and activities operate in accordance with applicable UK defence, government and customer security requirements. - Establish and maintain effective security arrangements for restricted, controlled and sensitive areas, including access control, guarding, visitor management, incident response and physical protection. - Support the organisation’s delivery of security requirements associated with government and defence contracts and programmes. - Work closely with the Head of Security and relevant security authorities to ensure appropriate standards are maintained across secure locations. - Support security inspections, audits, assurance activity and customer or government reviews. - Ensure security personnel understand and consistently apply the specific operating requirements of secure and controlled environments. - Maintain operational readiness to respond to changing government, defence and customer security requirements. - Supply Chain & Asset Protection - Develop effective security arrangements for the movement, storage and protection of high-value equipment, products and assets. - Work with Procurement, Operations, Logistics and suppliers to identify and address security vulnerabilities. - Establish appropriate chain-of-custody, anti-tamper, transportation and loss-prevention measures. - Support security requirements for manufacturing, logistics and international operations. - Ensure security expectations are clearly established for critical third parties and suppliers. - Threat, Intelligence & Incident Management - Work with the wider Security function to translate threat intelligence into practical operational measures. - Ensure security teams understand the threat environment relevant to their locations and activities. - Lead operational security responses to significant incidents. - Establish effective escalation and reporting arrangements. - Work with Cyber Security, Intelligence, HR, Legal and other functions on incidents involving multiple security disciplines. - Ensure lessons identified from incidents are converted into practical improvements. - Maintain effective incident reporting and management processes across all operational locations. - Major Events & Executive Security - Lead security planning for major corporate events, exhibitions, demonstrations, customer visits and international engagements. - Develop appropriate security plans for executives, VIPs and other high-profile visitors. - Coordinate internal security teams, contracted security, venue security, emergency services and other partners. - Ensure appropriate contingency and emergency arrangements are established for significant events. - Support the Head of Security in protecting senior executives when required. - External Relationships - Build and maintain effective professional relationships with: - Police and law-enforcement agencies - Counter-terrorism and security partners - Emergency services - Government and defence security authorities - Landlords and facilities providers - Security service providers - Key customers and strategic partners - Represent the organisation professionally during security incidents, investigations, audits and official engagements. - Leadership & Stakeholder Management - Become a trusted security partner to senior leaders and business functions. - Provide clear, concise and practical advice. - Challenge constructively where security requirements are not being met. - Balance security requirements with operational and commercial realities. - Build strong relationships across Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, IT, Cyber Security, HR, Legal, Finance, Procurement and Facilities. - Promote a culture where security is viewed as an enabler of growth and operational excellence, rather than simply a control function. ## Skills ### Required - security operations - physical security - security technology - defence and government security - supply chain protection - threat intelligence - incident management - leadership - stakeholder management ### Nice to have - previous military experience - law-enforcement experience - government or intelligence experience - UK defence sector experience - security control rooms - monitoring operations - security operations centres - professional security qualification --- Source: [Apply at careers.tekever.com](https://careers.tekever.com/jobs/8590029-security-operations-lead?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)