Simon W.
United Kingdom · Consultant - Cyberpaladin
Damelin College
16 followers
About
Simon W. is a senior cyber security operations leader with over 20 years of experience protecting complex IT and OT environments across critical national infrastructure, aviation, financial services, and public sector organizations. He specializes in building, transforming, and maturing SOC, CSIRT, and cyber defense capabilities for high-risk, multisite enterprises. Since 2020, he has operated as an interim SOC leader, stabilizing and transforming cyber operations for organizations like Manchester United FC, Aviva, and John Lewis Partnership.
Specialties
- Cybersecurity Consulting
- Infrastructure Security
- Security Engineering
- Security Operations Leadership
- Security Team Management
Skills
- Cyber Security Operations Leadership
- Security Monitoring & Detection Engineering
- Incident Response Command & Crisis Coordination
- IT/OT Cyber Defence & Industrial Systems Security
- Threat Intelligence & Vulnerability Governance
- Security Architecture & Defence-in-Depth Design
- ISMS Development & Regulatory Alignment (NIS, NCSC, ISO27001, GDPR, PCI)
- Supplier, MSSP & Multi-Vendor Management
- Stakeholder Influence & Executive Reporting
- Operational Resilience & Business Continuity
11 skills in total
Experience
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Cyberpaladin
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Consultant
Sep 2025 — Present
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Owner
Sep 2025 — Present
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Information Security Officer
MANCHESTER UNITED FC
Oct 2024 — Sep 2025
66 experiences in total
Education
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Damelin College
Business Management Diploma
Unknown
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Witwatersrand Technikon (South Africa)
ND Engineering - Electronics
Unknown
5 education entries in total