The Granite Group
Cyber Security Operations Manager Salary: Up to £75,000 depending on experience. Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Location: Liverpool City Centre on a Hybrid working basis. Key Role Responsibilities Lead and manage the daily operations of the internal Security Operations team and primary relationship with any outsourced SOC solution ensuring 24/7 monitoring and response coverage. Oversee cyber defence capabilities including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence, and identity protection. Develop and maintain operational procedures, playbooks, and response frameworks. Direct the full incident response lifecycle: detection, triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review. Coordinate major incident management with IT Infrastructure, Cloud, and Business teams. Ensure lessons learned are captured and drive meaningful improvement. Oversee the vulnerability management programme, ensuring timely identification, prioritisation, and remediation of risks. Partner with asset owners to ensure patches, configuration hardening, and remediation actions are completed. Support risk assessment processes and provide input to security governance and compliance teams. Ensure the design, tuning, and optimisation of detection rules, alerts, and correlation logic across security platforms. Drive automation initiatives using SOAR to improve response speed and reduce operational workload. Maintain robust coverage across cloud, on premise, network, and endpoint environments. Lead, mentor, and develop cyber engineers and analysts. Build capability through training, certifications, and knowledge-sharing programmes. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and high performance. Work with technology, business, and leadership teams to communicate risks, incidents, and security posture. Provide reporting on KPIs, threat trends, operational performance, and compliance metrics. Support audits, regulatory assessments, and customer assurance activities. Qualifications Proven experience managing a SOC or security operations function within a complex enterprise environment. Strong understanding of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and cloud native security tooling. Deep knowledge of cyber security frameworks such as NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001, or CIS Controls. Demonstrated expertise in incident response and threat management. Experience working in hybrid cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Any security certification would be an advantage. Benefits A maximum of 35 days' holiday (depending on role and tenure) including bank holidays, with additional buy/sell options. 24/7 mental health support & free counseling available. Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform. Hybrid working options to support work life balance and individual needs.
Cyber Security Operations Manager Salary: Up to £75,000 depending on experience. Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Location: Liverpool City Centre on a Hybrid working basis. Key Role Responsibilities Lead and manage the daily operations of the internal Security Operations team and primary relationship with any outsourced SOC solution ensuring 24/7 monitoring and response coverage. Oversee cyber defence capabilities including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence, and identity protection. Develop and maintain operational procedures, playbooks, and response frameworks. Direct the full incident response lifecycle: detection, triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review. Coordinate major incident management with IT Infrastructure, Cloud, and Business teams. Ensure lessons learned are captured and drive meaningful improvement. Oversee the vulnerability management programme, ensuring timely identification, prioritisation, and remediation of risks. Partner with asset owners to ensure patches, configuration hardening, and remediation actions are completed. Support risk assessment processes and provide input to security governance and compliance teams. Ensure the design, tuning, and optimisation of detection rules, alerts, and correlation logic across security platforms. Drive automation initiatives using SOAR to improve response speed and reduce operational workload. Maintain robust coverage across cloud, on premise, network, and endpoint environments. Lead, mentor, and develop cyber engineers and analysts. Build capability through training, certifications, and knowledge-sharing programmes. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and high performance. Work with technology, business, and leadership teams to communicate risks, incidents, and security posture. Provide reporting on KPIs, threat trends, operational performance, and compliance metrics. Support audits, regulatory assessments, and customer assurance activities. Qualifications Proven experience managing a SOC or security operations function within a complex enterprise environment. Strong understanding of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and cloud native security tooling. Deep knowledge of cyber security frameworks such as NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001, or CIS Controls. Demonstrated expertise in incident response and threat management. Experience working in hybrid cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Any security certification would be an advantage. Benefits A maximum of 35 days' holiday (depending on role and tenure) including bank holidays, with additional buy/sell options. 24/7 mental health support & free counseling available. Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform. Hybrid working options to support work life balance and individual needs.
The Granite Group
Join our growing AI Squad and help us build the future of insurance! We're looking for talented and motivated AI Engineers to contribute to exciting projects that leverage cutting edge technologies. Acorn Insurance is a dynamic company embracing Artificial Intelligence to transform our business. As an AI Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining AI solutions that drive efficiency, improve customer experience, and unlock new opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong technical foundation and a desire to learn and grow within a fast paced environment. Job Title: AI Engineer Salary: up to £45,000 depending on experience Location: Liverpool City Centre on a Hybrid working basis Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday What you'll be doing: Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of AI models and algorithms, potentially tackling more complex use cases as your expertise grows. Work closely with AI Analysts and other engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Utilise tools like n8n, Azure (AKS, Storage, Postgres), OpenWebUI, and AI Foundry to build and deploy AI powered workflows. Maintain and improve existing AI infrastructure and applications. Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of best practices. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to AI solutions. Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing within the team. What we're looking for: A solid understanding of AI/ML concepts, algorithms, and techniques. Familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure (preferred) or AWS. Experience with containerisation technologies like Docker/Kubernetes. Understanding of version control systems like Git. A proactive attitude and a willingness to learn new technologies. Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail. Ideally, some experience within the insurance industry. Desirable but not required: Experience with n8n or similar workflow automation tools. Knowledge of data engineering principles and practices. Understanding of insurance fraud and counter fraud tools. Experience with motor or personal lines fraud patterns. Familiarity with fraud analytics or rules engines. Experience integrating with fraud detection services or internal counter fraud teams. Understanding of UK regulatory and ethical considerations around fraud detection (FCA, data protection, fairness, bias). Benefits Maximum 35 days' holiday, including bank holidays, with additional buy/sell options. 24/7 mental health support and free counselling available. Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform. Hybrid working options to support work life balance and individual needs.
Join our growing AI Squad and help us build the future of insurance! We're looking for talented and motivated AI Engineers to contribute to exciting projects that leverage cutting edge technologies. Acorn Insurance is a dynamic company embracing Artificial Intelligence to transform our business. As an AI Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining AI solutions that drive efficiency, improve customer experience, and unlock new opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong technical foundation and a desire to learn and grow within a fast paced environment. Job Title: AI Engineer Salary: up to £45,000 depending on experience Location: Liverpool City Centre on a Hybrid working basis Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday What you'll be doing: Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of AI models and algorithms, potentially tackling more complex use cases as your expertise grows. Work closely with AI Analysts and other engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Utilise tools like n8n, Azure (AKS, Storage, Postgres), OpenWebUI, and AI Foundry to build and deploy AI powered workflows. Maintain and improve existing AI infrastructure and applications. Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of best practices. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to AI solutions. Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing within the team. What we're looking for: A solid understanding of AI/ML concepts, algorithms, and techniques. Familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure (preferred) or AWS. Experience with containerisation technologies like Docker/Kubernetes. Understanding of version control systems like Git. A proactive attitude and a willingness to learn new technologies. Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail. Ideally, some experience within the insurance industry. Desirable but not required: Experience with n8n or similar workflow automation tools. Knowledge of data engineering principles and practices. Understanding of insurance fraud and counter fraud tools. Experience with motor or personal lines fraud patterns. Familiarity with fraud analytics or rules engines. Experience integrating with fraud detection services or internal counter fraud teams. Understanding of UK regulatory and ethical considerations around fraud detection (FCA, data protection, fairness, bias). Benefits Maximum 35 days' holiday, including bank holidays, with additional buy/sell options. 24/7 mental health support and free counselling available. Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform. Hybrid working options to support work life balance and individual needs.