Head of Cyber Security

Head of Cyber Security

Permanent Hybrid (3 days on-site weekly) South West, UK

Our client, a well-regarded leader in their industry, is seeking an ambitious Cyber Security Leader to join their business on a permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced cyber security professional with previous experience in a Head of or senior management role, as well as someone looking to take the next step into a strategic security position. You'll join an established IT management team, providing leadership across cyber security, information security, governance, assurance, and resilience.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Security Strategy & Risk
• Governance, Assurance & Resilience
• Security Operations Oversight
• Reporting & Continuous Improvement
• People, Culture & Collaboration

Essential Experience & Skills

• Significant experience in cyber security, information security, governance or security management.
• Demonstrable experience developing and delivering cyber or information security strategy.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience of NIST, ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials.
• Strong experience of cyber risk management, audit, assurance and remediation.
• Experience overseeing SOC, SIEM, security monitoring and alerting capabilities.
• Understanding of vulnerability management, penetration testing and security remediation.
• Experience developing cyber security KPIs, KRIs and management reporting.
• Strong people management, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Confident decision-making and the ability to make pragmatic, proportionate judgements based on risk.
• Broad technical understanding of modern infrastructure, cloud, applications, identity, networks and security operations.

Benefits:

• Bonus package (15-25% dependent on performance)
• Competitive Pension
• Competitive Holiday
• Private Medical Insurance
• And further additional benefits

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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