Boost for jobs as cyber security company to open new office in Cork

BlueVoyant, a cyber security company offering a comprehensive cloud-native cyber defence platform will open the doors to its new EU security operations centre (SOC) in Cork later this month.

The opening of BlueVoyant’s Cork centre on February 27 will mark the first permanent office in Ireland for the company, which has had local employees operating out of the city since 2024.

The company said it chose Cork for the wealth of tech talent and collaboration opportunities, with the new centre providing part of BlueVoyant’s multimillion-euro investment in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region.

BlueVoyant plans to add at least 10 employees to its current team of six based in Cork. 

The BlueVoyant Cork hub is currently managed by Ger Kirby, SOC manager for Ireland and EMEA. 

During a career spanning nearly 25 years, Cork native Mr Kirby spent more than two decades with the Irish Defence Forces, specialising in IT and cyber security, before moving into the private sector.

In a statement, a spokesperson for BlueVoyant said on the cyber security firm expanding into Cork: “Key for BlueVoyant in choosing Cork is the pipeline of budding graduates studying cyber security at local universities.

“BlueVoyant is working with university leaders and local cyber security organisations to foster the pipeline of promising talent, with plans to host local internships at the new facility.”