Cyber Defence Senior Manager

Dunnes Stores is Ireland’s leading retailer positioned at the cutting edge of food, fashion and home retailing. We are known for offering a wide range of high-quality products to our customers.

We are a customer focused business and constantly exploring new ways to improve the experience for our customers. This includes embracing changes in technology to drive new innovation including IoT technologies such as Scan & Go/Queue Busting checkout options, intelligent Digital Displays, Smart Shelves, and Smart Trolleys, along with mobile device integration, are enabling such experiences.

Modern IT infrastructures are allowing for the rapid on-boarding of new stores, product lines, and technologies to allow us quickly to adapt to market changes while ensuring security and compliance. This provides a challenging environment for people to drive change and ensure we embrace cyber and security challenges to protect and grow our business. 

We are hiring for a Cybersecurity Defence Senior Manager who will be responsible for leading the cybersecurity defence strategy and operations to protect our retail company's information assets. This includes the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and systems to minimize risk and ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information. This role is based in our Head Office in Dublin city centre, and reports to our Chief Information Security Officer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive cybersecurity defence strategy in alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain a threat intelligence strategy, Oversee the collection of threat intelligence from various sources, including open-source intelligence (OSINT), commercial feeds, industry groups, government reports, and more.
•  Analyse the collected data to identify trends, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of threat actors.
• Lead the cybersecurity operations center (SOC) and manage the incident response team to detect, respond to, and recover from security incidents.
• Ensure that threat intelligence is effectively integrated into the organization's security operations, including incident response, security information and event management (SIEM) systems, and other defensive measures
• Oversee the implementation and management of security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, and other defensive technologies.
• Conduct regular security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability scans to identify and mitigate potential threats.
• Collaborate with IT and business units to integrate security practices into the daily operations and development lifecycle.
• Stay abreast of the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies to continuously improve the company's security posture.
• Report regularly to senior management on the status of cybersecurity defences, incidents, and ongoing improvement plans.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Professional security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on retail or similar industries.
• Proven track record of leading a security operations center and managing incident response.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, PCI DSS).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Dunnes Stores Competency Profile:

• Technical/professional knowledge
• Building Relationships
• Results Orientation
• Change Advocate

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including our employee discount
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment focused on innovation and growth

If this sounds like the job for you, please apply now!

Dunnes Stores is an equal opportunities employer