Assistant Director – Digital Forensics & Incident Response (Cyber Security Office)

The Role

This senior position leads cybersecurity incident response and digital forensics within a public healthcare environment. Day to day, it involves managing security incidents, analysing alerts, overseeing investigations, refining response frameworks and playbooks, and mentoring a team of analysts and forensic practitioners.

Skills & Experience

Candidates require ten or more years in security operations, with strong expertise in incident response and digital forensics. The role demands experience conducting detailed cyber investigations, communicating technical findings to non-technical stakeholders, and contributing to strategic planning around cybersecurity technology adoption.

Who It Suits

This role suits an experienced cybersecurity professional ready to step into a leadership and management capacity. Someone who is equally comfortable driving operational decisions, developing team capability, and engaging with senior stakeholders across a complex, mission-critical organisation will thrive here.