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Overview of Role The Head of Security is a senior role reporting to the Head of Infrastructure and Security, responsible for supporting the Head of Infrastructure and Security in the overall delivery and strategic oversight of all PayPoint Group IT security systems and services. This includes providing leadership … for the Security Operations Center (SOC), Vulnerability Management and Security teams, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Collaborating closely with the managers of the respective departments within the team, the successful candidate will offer guidance and strategic direction while enabling them to excel in their operational responsibilities. The Head of Security serves as a key … advisor and champion of initiatives that strengthen the organization's security posture, ensuring alignment with the strategic vision and goals. Be responsible for and deliver: Support the Head of Infrastructure and Security in defining and delivering IT security services across physical and cloud infrastructures, ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements. Provide strategic leadership More ❯

Social network you want to login/join with: Head of Information Security, Altrincham col-narrow-left Client: Heywood Location: Altrincham, United Kingdom Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Reference: 80abde4cce0c Job Views: 8 Posted: 18.06.2025 Expiry Date: 02.08.2025 col-wide Job Description: About you Do you thrive on shaping information … security goals and setting the direction and vision of information security, specifically in a hybrid cloud environment? Does identifying potential security vulnerabilities across multiple platforms and planning remediation activities come as second nature to you? Do you have the technical security expertise to ‘shift left’ when it comes to increasing the maturity of information … security operations as part of cloud development? Do you have hands-on experience managing information, cybersecurity incidents, and data breaches? If so, then you could be just what we are looking for. Read on to find out more... The role As Head of Information Security at Heywood, your role will be to develop, shape and More ❯

Social network you want to login/join with: Head of Information Security, manchester col-narrow-left Client: Heywood Location: manchester, United Kingdom Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Views: 3 Posted: 31.05.2025 Expiry Date: 15.07.2025 col-wide Job Description: About You Do you thrive on shaping information security goals … and setting the direction and vision of information security, specifically in a hybrid cloud environment? Does identifying potential security vulnerabilities across multiple platforms and planning remediation activities come as second nature to you? Do you have the technical security expertise to ‘shift left’ when it comes to increasing the maturity of information security operations … as part of cloud development? Do you have hands-on experience managing information, cybersecurity incidents, and data breaches? If so, then you could be just what we are looking for. Read on to find out more... The Role As Head of Information Security at Heywood, your role will be to develop, shape and update the Company More ❯

Group Head of Information Security Department: Ampa Group Services - Chief Information Office - CIO Central - CIO Central - 9399 Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Birmingham Reporting To: Andrew Foreman Description The Opportunity We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Group Security Officer (GSO) to lead our information security strategy and operations. The GSO will be … assets, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and mitigating risks associated with cyber threats. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership capabilities and a deep understanding of the legal sector's unique security challenges. Group Security Officer is a leadership role reporting directly to the CIO with close working relations to the Exec, the … Board, Directors across the group and the compliance officer for legal practice (COLP). The CIO team is responsible for Change (Business and Technology), Technology Operations, Applications, Information Security, Resilience and Risk across all our group companies and brands. What you will be doing: The role holder will be responsible for identifying, evaluating and reporting on legal and regulatory More ❯

on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Direct message the job poster from TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd Specialist in Building Cyber Security Teams Head of Information Security Location: Manchester (Hybrid) Overview I'm currently working with a well-established technology company that delivers innovative digital solutions across cloud … and on-premise platforms. They have a strong footprint in regulated industries and are investing heavily in their cloud infrastructure and security capabilities. As part of their growth and transformation journey, they’re looking to appoint a Head of Information Security to lead and mature their infosec function. This is a great opportunity for someone … who thrives in a strategic, hands-on role, shaping the future of security operations and embedding security-first thinking across the business. The Role As Head of Information Security, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering the company’s information security strategy and operations. You’ll play a key role in ensuring More ❯

first 25 applicants Company Description At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations. Company … Description At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations. Built on expertise and driven … by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary. Job Description We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Information Security to oversee and protect the evolving landscape More ❯

Social network you want to login/join with: Head of Information Security, warrington, cheshire col-narrow-left Client: TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd Location: Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Views: 11 Posted: 18.06.2025 Expiry Date: 02.08.2025 col-wide Job Description: Head of Information Security Location: Manchester (Hybrid … company that delivers innovative digital solutions across cloud and on-premise platforms. They have a strong footprint in regulated industries and are investing heavily in their cloud infrastructure and security capabilities. As part of their growth and transformation journey, they’re looking to appoint a Head of Information Security to lead and mature their infosec … function. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a strategic, hands-on role, shaping the future of security operations and embedding security-first thinking across the business. The Role As Head of Information Security, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering the company’s information security strategy and operations. More ❯

The Head of Security Assurance is responsible for leading the Security Assurance Department primarily made up of Security Assurance coordinators. The Head of Security Assurance is responsible for the co-ordination of all security assurance activities to ensure that SecureCloud+ services and supporting internal Information Technology meets the highest … security standards and requirements of our customers. The role will support the delivery of a variety of innovative, accreditable, cost efficient and profitable solutions to comply with HMG's security classification system, and will also lead on the transformation of delivery of services to the MOD's secure by design methodology. The Head of Security Assurance will encompass two key areas of Information Assurance and Information Security. Implementing measures focused on protection and safeguarding of the Company's critical information and relevant information systems, assuring the integrity, availability, authentication, confidentiality and non-repudiation. As well as the protection of information and information systems from illegitimate access, usage More ❯

Social network you want to login/join with: Public or Higher education experience is beneficial An established institution is seeking a Head of Cybersecurity to oversee its cybersecurity operations and establish a robust enterprise security strategy. This role will be instrumental in developing policies, implementing security solutions, and managing risks while ensuring compliance with industry … bridge between the business and technical, overseeing with technical knowledge but not hands on, focusing on stakeholder engagement. Key Responsibilities: Lead and manage a cybersecurity team, overseeing the implementation of security strategies. Develop and enforce cybersecurity policies, standards, and best practices. Conduct vulnerability assessments and manage compliance with security frameworks. Oversee security incident response, forensic investigations … and risk mitigation strategies. Monitor networks and systems, ensuring proactive threat detection and response. Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external agencies to maintain a strong security posture. Provide cybersecurity training and guidance to staff and students. Lead cybersecurity projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective implementation. Stay up to date with evolving cybersecurity trends, regulations, and best practices. Degree in More ❯

The Head of Security Assurance is responsible for leading the Security Assurance Department, primarily composed of Security Assurance coordinators. This role involves coordinating all security assurance activities to ensure that SecureCloud+ services and supporting internal IT meet the highest security standards and customer requirements. The position supports the delivery of innovative … accreditable, cost-efficient, and profitable solutions to comply with HMG’s security classification system and leads the transformation of service delivery to align with the MOD’s secure by design methodology. The role encompasses two key areas: Information Assurance and Information Security . It involves implementing measures to protect and safeguard the company's critical information and … systems, ensuring integrity, availability, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation, as well as preventing illegitimate access, usage, revelation, alteration, disruption, and destruction of information. Role Responsibilities Lead and manage all members of the Security Assurance department. Mentor junior team members. Promote a strong security culture within the company. Coordinate security accreditation and assurance processes for new More ❯

Description The Opportunity We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Group Security Officer (GSO) to lead our information security strategy and operations. The GSO will be responsible for safeguarding our firm's digital assets, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and mitigating risks associated with cyber threats. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership … capabilities and a deep understanding of the legal sector's unique security challenges. The Group Security Officer is a leadership role reporting directly to the CIO with close working relations to the Exec, the Board, Directors across the group, and the compliance officer for legal practice (COLP). The CIO team is responsible for Change (Business and … Technology), Technology Operations, Applications, Information Security, Resilience, and Risk across all our group companies and brands. What you will be doing: The role holder will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and reporting on legal and regulatory, IT, and cybersecurity risks to information assets, as well as key business risks, while supporting and advancing business objectives. You will also embed More ❯

Social network you want to login/join with: Head of Information Security, EMEA, slough col-narrow-left Client: Location: slough, United Kingdom Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Views: 2 Posted: 04.06.2025 Expiry Date: 19.07.2025 col-wide Job Description: Key Responsibilities: In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing … and leading a team of security personnel across multiple domains including Security Operations, Global Security Administration, Physical Security, Data Security Analytics, PKI/Certificate Management, and Network Security Engineering. Your role will encompass a wide range of strategic, managerial, and technical responsibilities, including but not limited to: Technical Leadership and Strategy: Provide … strategic security guidance and direction for the engineering of multiple high-performing teams across diverse domains. Drive the vision and direction of security solutions through active participation in the information security market through involvement with vendors, conferences, connecting with peers for all the firms’ various key technologies. Lead, supervise and inspire local team multiple key More ❯

The Opportunity We are delighted to support our client, a large and complex regulated consumer services organisation based in the North of England, in the search for an experienced Head of Cyber Security to lead its enterprise-wide cyber strategy. This pivotal role is accountable for the organisation’s cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, and protection of critical services and data. Providing both leadership and technical expertise, you will play a key role within the technology leadership team and will be the lead in running of day to day security activities, achieving credibility and buy in from stakeholders across the business. You’ll advise senior leadership and the board on cyber risks, drive ISO … alignment, and lead incident response and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone passionate about embedding security into the heart of business operations. Travel to offices across the North will be required. The Role Key responsibilities include: Strategic Leadership : Develop and implement a cyber strategy aligned with business goals and More ❯

The Opportunity We are delighted to support our client, a large and complex regulated consumer services organisation based in the North of England, in the search for an experienced Head of Cyber Security to lead its enterprise-wide cyber strategy. This pivotal role is accountable for the organisation’s cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, and protection of critical services and data. Providing both leadership and technical expertise, you will play a key role within the technology leadership team and will be the lead in running of day to day security activities, achieving credibility and buy in from stakeholders across the business. You’ll advise senior leadership and the board on cyber risks, drive ISO … alignment, and lead incident response and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone passionate about embedding security into the heart of business operations. Travel to offices across the North will be required. The Role Key responsibilities include: Strategic Leadership : Develop and implement a cyber strategy aligned with business goals and More ❯

Social network you want to login/join with: Head of Cyber Security, leeds, west yorkshire col-narrow-left Client: Location: leeds, west yorkshire, United Kingdom Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Views: 3 Posted: 10.06.2025 Expiry Date: 25.07.2025 col-wide Job Description: The Opportunity We are delighted to support our … client, a large and complex regulated consumer services organisation based in the North of England, in the search for an experienced Head of Cyber Security to lead its enterprise-wide cyber strategy. This pivotal role is accountable for the organisation’s cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, and protection of critical services and data. Providing both leadership … and technical expertise, you will play a key role within the technology leadership team and will be the lead in running of day to day security activities, achieving credibility and buy in from stakeholders across the business. You’ll advise senior leadership and the board on cyber risks, drive ISO 27001 alignment, and lead incident response and continuous More ❯

We are delighted to support our client, a large and complex regulated consumer services organisation based in the North of England, in the search for an experienced Head of Cyber Security to lead its enterprise-wide cyber strategy. This pivotal role is accountable for the organisation’s cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, and protection of critical … services and data. Providing both leadership and technical expertise, you will play a key role within the technology leadership team and will be the lead in running of day to day security activities, achieving credibility and buy in from stakeholders across the business. You’ll advise senior leadership and the board on cyber risks, drive ISO 27001 alignment … and lead incident response and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone passionate about embedding security into the heart of business operations. Travel to offices across the North will be required. The Role Key responsibilities include: Strategic Leadership : Develop and implement a cyber strategy aligned with business goals and regulatory More ❯

We are delighted to support our client, a large and complex regulated consumer services organisation based in the North of England, in the search for an experienced Head of Cyber Security to lead its enterprise-wide cyber strategy. This pivotal role is accountable for the organisation’s cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, and protection of critical … services and data. Providing both leadership and technical expertise, you will play a key role within the technology leadership team and will be the lead in running of day to day security activities, achieving credibility and buy in from stakeholders across the business. You’ll advise senior leadership and the board on cyber risks, drive ISO 27001 alignment … and lead incident response and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone passionate about embedding security into the heart of business operations. Travel to offices across the North will be required. The Role Key responsibilities include: Strategic Leadership : Develop and implement a cyber strategy aligned with business goals and regulatory More ❯

Social network you want to login/join with: We are delighted to support our client, a large and complex regulated consumer services organisation based in the North of England, in the search for an experienced Head of Cyber Security to lead its enterprise-wide cyber strategy. This pivotal role is accountable for the organisation’s … cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, and protection of critical services and data. Providing both leadership and technical expertise, you will play a key role within the technology leadership team and will be the lead in running of day to day security activities, achieving credibility and buy in from stakeholders across the business. You’ll advise senior leadership and … cyber risks, drive ISO 27001 alignment, and lead incident response and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone passionate about embedding security into the heart of business operations. Travel to offices across the North will be required. The Role Key responsibilities include: Strategic Leadership : Develop and implement a cyber strategy More ❯

QA Ltd West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Join or sign in to find your next job Join to apply for the Head of Cyber Security Operations role at QA Ltd QA Ltd West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Join to apply for the Head of Cyber Security Operations role at QA Ltd Remote (Once in … a month to London or Leeds office) This senior role will involve you in strategic decision-making, system implementations, and the adoption and testing of new processes and procedures which improve the security and robustness of QA’s organisational infrastructure and associated IT systems. As a Head of Cyber Security Operations you will be … responsible for safeguarding QA from intrusion, security threats, security weaknesses, software bugs and exploits. You will be responsible for direct and virtual teams involved in keeping QA secure. Role Responsibilities Management of the Security Operations Centre service, ensuring resources are aligned to monitor and protect QA IT assets including 24/7 out of hours More ❯

Social network you want to login/join with: Head of Cyber & Information Security, slough col-narrow-left Client: LT Harper - Cyber Security Recruitment Location: slough, United Kingdom Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Views: 3 Posted: 10.06.2025 Expiry Date: 25.07.2025 col-wide Job Description: Head of Cyber … and Information Security UK Residents only - Sponsorship NOT provided. This is a rare chance to step into a hands-on leadership role at a high-growth company tackling one of the most complex, high-impact problems in cybersecurity today — one that affects businesses around the world. You’ll work with sharp, curious people who value deep thinking, real … collaboration, and building with purpose. As Head of Cyber & Information Security , you won’t just be ensuring framework compliance and writing policies, far from it — you’ll be deep in the tech , working directly with engineers and product teams to keep things secure by design without compromising innovation. What You’ll Be Doing: Work directly with Product More ❯

I'm looking for a Head of Cyber Security to join a dynamic PE-backed business, and lead enterprise efforts across IT Security, Cyber Security and Information Security. Reporting directly into their CIO, you will lead a team of 4 and will drive the overall security strategy of the business forward - ensuring … that security controls, policies and technologies effectively protect the organisation's assets, infrastructure and data. They are using the MS Security Stack including Defender, Sentinel and Entra ID, and are very ahead-of-the-curve in their respective sector. The ideal candidate will have come from a hands-on Engineering background, who loves being technically in the … detail. This role will involve collaborating with the Senior Leadership Team, and providing expert guidance on threat mitigation and security best practices, and ultimately driving the organisation's security programme forward. Whilst they are based in London, they are open to considering candidates across the UK, with travel into London around once or twice a month (expenses-paid More ❯

I'm looking for a Head of Cyber Security to join a dynamic PE-backed business, and lead enterprise efforts across IT Security, Cyber Security and Information Security. Reporting directly into their CIO, you will lead a team of 4 and will drive the overall security strategy of the business forward - ensuring … that security controls, policies and technologies effectively protect the organisation's assets, infrastructure and data. They are using the MS Security Stack including Defender, Sentinel and Entra ID, and are very ahead-of-the-curve in their respective sector. The ideal candidate will have come from a hands-on Engineering background, who loves being technically in the … detail. This role will involve collaborating with the Senior Leadership Team, and providing expert guidance on threat mitigation and security best practices, and ultimately driving the organisation's security programme forward. Whilst they are based in London, they are open to considering candidates across the UK, with travel into London around once or twice a month (expenses-paid More ❯

I'm looking for a Head of Cyber Security to join a dynamic PE-backed business, and lead enterprise efforts across IT Security, Cyber Security and Information Security. Reporting directly into their CIO, you will lead a team of 4 and will drive the overall security strategy of the business forward - ensuring … that security controls, policies and technologies effectively protect the organisation's assets, infrastructure and data. They are using the MS Security Stack including Defender, Sentinel and Entra ID, and are very ahead-of-the-curve in their respective sector. The ideal candidate will have come from a hands-on Engineering background, who loves being technically in the … detail. This role will involve collaborating with the Senior Leadership Team, and providing expert guidance on threat mitigation and security best practices, and ultimately driving the organisation's security programme forward. Whilst they are based in London, they are open to considering candidates across the UK, with travel into London around once or twice a month (expenses-paid More ❯

Your new company Hays Technology are recruiting a Head of Cyber Security & Infrastructure to join an exciting and growing public sector organisation based nationally. You will be reporting to the Director of Technology. Your new role In your role, you will be overseeing the Cyber Security estate, adhering to the Cyber Assessment Framework, and continuously … improving the internal security posture, identifying and assessing any cyber security risks, in accordance with laws and regulations. You will be responsible for leveraging and optimising a number of tools including, MS Defender, Sentinel, Azure and the external SOC partner to enhance cyber resilience, conduct threat analysis, and proactive risk assessments to design effective controls. You will … be leading the Cyber Security operations function, by providing strategic direction and coordinating day-to-day delivery of threat intelligence, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and ethical hacking capabilities. You will be leading a team of Infrastructure Engineers, ensuring strong data controls are in place, whilst working closely with key stakeholders to establishing responsibilities and ensure More ❯

Your new company Hays Technology are recruiting a Head of Cyber Security & Infrastructure to join an exciting and growing public sector organisation based nationally. You will be reporting to the Director of Technology. Your new role In your role, you will be overseeing the Cyber Security estate, adhering to the Cyber Assessment Framework, and continuously … improving the internal security posture, identifying and assessing any cyber security risks, in accordance with laws and regulations. You will be responsible for leveraging and optimising a number of tools including, MS Defender, Sentinel, Azure and the external SOC partner to enhance cyber resilience, conduct threat analysis, and proactive risk assessments to design effective controls. You will … be leading the Cyber Security operations function, by providing strategic direction and coordinating day-to-day delivery of threat intelligence, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and ethical hacking capabilities. You will be leading a team of Infrastructure Engineers, ensuring strong data controls are in place, whilst working closely with key stakeholders to establishing responsibilities and ensure More ❯