Applications are now invited for the following position:
ICT Cyber Security Manager
1.0WTE Full Time, Permanent Contract
St Patrick's Mental Health Services seeks a Cyber Security Manager on a Full time, Permanent basis. The position will proactively secure, support and manage on premise and cloud-based ICT infrastructure and services in order to ensure their Confidentiality, Availability & Integrity
The Cyber Security Manager will report to the Chief Information Security Officer.
The standard working hours applying to the post is 35 hours per week. Details of starting and finishing times, which may vary in accordance with hospital needs, will be notified to you by your Head of Department/Deputy. There may be times when you will be required to work outside of the normal office hours.
What We Offer:
* A competitive salary range
* 25 days annual leave
* Pension scheme
* Hybrid working opportunities
* Ongoing training
* Paid study leave and funding for further education
* Support for career advancement and professional development
* Subsidised canteen and onsite gym
* Central locations
* Bike to Work and TaxSaver Commuter Ticket schemes
Essential Requirements:
* 10+ years Systems & Security Management experience in a similar size organisation
* Experience in vendor management
* Current certifications (e.g. ISC2 CISSP / CCSP, and Microsoft, e.g. SC-100/200/300)
* Experience with compliance, including audit (e.g. ISO27001 or proprietary)
* Experience with regulated organization (Healthcare experience is preferred)
Desirable Experience:
* Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Information Systems or Cyber Security
Location
St Patrick's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, incorporating St Patrick's Hospital Lucan and all SPMHS Dean Clinics. The role is hybrid with remote and on-site work agreed with the line manager.
Panels may be formed from which future positions may be filled
St Patrick's Mental Health Services is an equal opportunities employer
Please note that while we seldom work with recruitment agencies, on the rare occasions we specify that we will accept CVs from recruitment agencies, it is only from those who engage in ethical practice. We do not expect recruitment agencies to charge candidates for placements, and do not condone this behaviour as it is not accepted practice.
Responsibilities
* Design and maintain enterprise-wide security architecture aligned with business goals
* Assist CISO in developing, implementing, and maintaining the Cyber Security Strategy and Policies, as well as security standards, guidelines, and reference architectures
* Evaluate, lead on the deployment of, and manage Security tools & technologies (including Monitoring tools, SIEM, firewalls, endpoint protection, etc.).
* Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies (liaising with national, international & industry bodies)
* Collaborate with stakeholders (IT, DPO, Digital Health) to ensure regulatory alignment (e.g. GDPR, ISO27001), deploying solutions to evidence compliance
* Manage vendor relationships and 3
rd
-party risk assessments, including threat intelligence management, vulnerability assessments, pen-testing & risk analysis
* Provide technical leadership during Incident Response Planning, security incidents & investigations, and lead threat modelling, risk assessments, and secure design reviews
* Work to the organisation's Change Managements processes
* Oversee the processes to deploy & secure end user devices (ensuring OS & 3
rd
party patches are compatible with applications), and enhance those processes as required
* Oversee the organisation's highly available infrastructure & applications (Deployment, Security, Maintenance, Patching, Monitoring, Capacity Management & Documentation as required) to ensure ICT can meet organisational requirements
* Providing training & mentoring to other team members
* Must be willing to take part in an On-Call rota agreement across a range of ICT services
* Status reporting on security metrics & risk posture to the Management Team & CISO
* In carrying out all duties, the employee must ensure that all Hospital procedures, Health & Safety policies, and legislative requirements are met at all times
This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties. The person appointed may be required to perform other duties as appropriate which may be assigned to them from time to time and to contribute to the development of the position. The person appointed will be assigned specific targets in terms of tasks and revenue.
A Job Description detailing the role and full criteria is available from the career's page of the Hospital's website
Applications in the form of covering letter and Curriculum Vitae (clearly stating the position being applied for) should be uploaded as
one document
to by
Tuesday 7th October 2025.
Please note interviews are taking place on 15
th
October 2025.