Vodafone’s Global Cyber Prevent team is establishing a cutting-edge Security Monitoring & Analytics (SMA) capability to enhance its cyber defence operations. This initiative focuses on modernizing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms, leveraging AI/ML-driven threat detection.

As a Technical Product Owner, you will drive this transformation by defining and executing the product roadmap for SMA, ensuring the solution is scalable, flexible, and aligned with security needs. You will collaborate with technical teams, security operations, and leadership to shape the future of Vodafone’s SOC modernization.

What you’ll do
Key Responsibilities:
Product Ownership & Roadmap: Define and manage the SMA product portfolio, covering SIEM, SOAR, Big Data, Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP), and Forensics.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with Security Architecture, Security Design, and SOC teams to develop and enhance security capabilities.

Backlog Management: Maintain a well-defined and prioritized product backlog, ensuring clear definitions and readiness of features.

Strategic Alignment: Represent internal customer needs, aligning product direction with business objectives and cyber security strategies.

Technology Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert, advising on cutting-edge security technologies and driving implementation.

Service Optimization: Continuously improve operational monitoring frameworks and implement data-driven service enhancements.

Mentorship & Guidance: Support team members, serve as a point of escalation, and foster a collaborative, security-first culture.

Who you are
Required Skills & Experience:
Agile Expertise: Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) with experience in feature and roadmap management.

Cyber Security & Engineering Knowledge: Hands-on experience in SIEM, SOAR, infrastructure security, DevOps, and analytics.

Cloud & Automation: Proficiency with Kubernetes, GCP (preferred), AWS, Azure, DevOps CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Ansible, Terraform.

Operational Monitoring & Big Data: Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack, Hadoop, and scripting (Python, Shell).

Desirable Skills: Familiarity with Threat Intelligence (TIP), Kafka, Identity Management, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and AI/ML.

Certifications (Preferred): Agile (SAFe, Scrum), Cyber Security (CISSP, CISM, or equivalent).

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

5+ years of experience in technical product ownership, cyber security, or infrastructure engineering.

This role is a unique opportunity to lead Vodafone’s SOC modernization while working at the intersection of cyber security, analytics, and technology innovation.

What’s in it for you
Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which 39 weeks are fully paid + 13 weeks half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan