Hosting and Security Manager

Are you an experienced technology leader with a passion for cyber security, modern infrastructure and delivering exceptional digital services? If so, we want to hear from you!

Durham County Council is seeking a Hosting and Security Manager to lead a highly skilled team responsible for the council's hosting, cloud, infrastructure and security services. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of a large and complex IT environment, ensuring the services that support thousands of staff, residents, schools and partner organisations remain secure, resilient and available whenever they are needed.

As Hosting and Security Manager, you will lead the delivery of operational hosting and cyber security services across a diverse technology estate spanning data centres, cloud platforms, storage, backup, virtualisation and Microsoft 365 technologies. You will be responsible for driving service excellence, strengthening cyber resilience, managing major technical change programmes, and ensuring robust governance, risk management and compliance arrangements are in place.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, suppliers and customers, you will influence strategic direction while maintaining a strong focus on operational stability, business continuity and continual service improvement.

We are looking for a dynamic and inspiring leader who combines strong technical credibility with exceptional people management skills. You will have experience leading infrastructure and security teams, managing complex operational services, and delivering successful transformation in fast-paced environments. Most importantly, you will be passionate about developing people, embracing innovation and protecting critical services from ever-evolving cyber threats. If you're ready to make a real impact, lead talented professionals and help shape the future of digital services for one of the largest local authorities in the region, we'd love to hear from you.

You should be Educated to degree level or equivalent in an ICT, technical or business related discipline and have a Higher Management or professional qualification.

Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria.

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Basic Disclosure.

Interviews will be held on 15th and 16th September 2026.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes:

• attractive salaries
• a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service)
• membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme
• a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.