Cyber Security Lead (London)
Job Description
hackajob is collaborating with QBE Insurance to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.
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Primary Details
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Time Type: Full time
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Worker Type: Employee
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Cyber Security Lead
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- \nLocation: London\n
- \nType: Permanent, full time\n
- \nHybrid role, happy to talk flexible working\n
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The Opportunity
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QBE Europe is recruiting a Cyber Security Lead to join our European Cyber Security team in our London office. The role has accountability across operational delivery and advisory capabilities within QBE’s cyber services and value streams, with the opportunity to drive continuous improvement and transformational change in the way Cyber and information security risk is considered and mitigated across the core business our programs and projects. The role works to make QBE safe, secure and resilient; working to continuously out pace and outsmart cyber threat faced by our business. This intellectually challenging and highly influential role is part of an enterprise wide Cyber Security capability, accountable for safeguarding QBE from increasingly sophisticated Cyber and information security threats. This is a highly collaborative role, requiring a sustained level of curiosity and a continuous ability to grow deep technical knowledge that translates into insight to solve root cause problems and supports strategic business outcomes.
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Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.
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About QBE
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At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.
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We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
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What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.
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Your new role
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- \nDeliver an effective cyber and information security capability across QBE, partnering to deliver appropriate levels of engagement and risk mitigation\n
- \nDevelop the cyber and information security experience across QBE, building awareness and engendering healthy curiosity\n
- \nBuild strong collaborative relationships, providing advice and working together to identify and solve root cause problems; demonstrating great tenacity in reducing potential threats and risks\n
- \nTake personal accountability for seeking out and identifying security weaknesses; seeing mitigation through to a secure conclusion\n
- \nDrive Cyber engagement across QBE to ensure issues are identified, self-reported and notified to key stakeholders\n
- \nAct with integrity and transparency in threat and risk identification and problem solving\n
- \nRole model the creation, innovation and negotiation of solutions and risk mitigation strategies; driving fast paced and agile behaviours\n
- \nDrive the development, execution and assurance of an effective Cyber practice; including the adoption of relevant policy, standards, processes and templates\n
- \nManage and quality assure cyber service and outsourced security arrangements; ensuring delivery to SLAs, quality controls and alignment with QBE requirements\n
- \nDrive collaboration and partnership across the QBE business value streams.\n
- \nTrack compliance and security benefits to demonstrate impact and mitigation success\n
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About You
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- \nDemonstrates exceptional resilience and tenacity in managing and mitigating 24x7 cyber threats whilst successfully managing work life balance\n
- \nSolution orientated\n
- \nProblem solving mindset with the ability to see solutions through to delivery\n
- \nDemonstrable ability to support the development of QBE cyber services and talent, building technical excellence and decision-making confidence\n
- \nInsightful and expert ability to consider where and how people or technology could be exploited; getting into the mindset of an adversary\n
- \nExceptional ability to get deeply technical and apply that skill to the business environment\n
- \nExpertise in one or more of the following areas; Identity and Access Management, Data Security, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Third Party Risk, Cyber Security Infrastructure and Cyber Security Operations\n
- \nStrong decision-making ability when faced with complex and business critical threats\n
- \nExcellent communication, negotiation and conflict management skills, with an ability to anticipate and pre-empt potential obstacles; strong listening skills\n
- \nGood ability to write and articulate, summarise and present complex problems and messages in a succinct and comprehensible manner\n
- \nExceptionally curious and enquiring mindset with a fast paced and agile personal drive to meet business needs\n
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Benefits
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We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
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- \n30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days. \n
- \nFlexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours. \n
- \nPension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary. \n
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To learn more about benefits of working with us, click Rewarding our people - QBE European Operations
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Awards & Recognition
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We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
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Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025:
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- \nWinner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance\n
- \nAXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year \n
- \nInsurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer \n
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To learn more about our achievements, click here
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Apply now and let’s make it happen!
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If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today.
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Your career. At the heart of it.
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Skills:
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Application Close Date: 12/06/2026 11:59 PM
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How to Apply:
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To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
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QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.