CISO-Ready IT Security Leader | Hybrid & Travel

Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited, Birmingham, is seeking a Head of IT Security for a leading law firm. The role is hybrid, requiring presence in the office around two days per week and occasional travel to UK sites.

You will blend a technical security background with strategic leadership, oversee security operations, risk and compliance, and communicate complex topics to senior stakeholders. Prior experience in law firms or professional services is preferred.

Qualifications

• Senior IT security leadership experience, ideally with exposure to CISO-level responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of security operations, identity and access management, cloud and network security, endpoint protection, email security and modern models such as Zero Trust / ZTNA.
• Experience working with ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and recognised security frameworks such as CIS Controls or NIST.
• The ability to translate risk and compliance requirements into practical controls, services and improvement plans.
• Experience managing teams, vendors and managed security services, ideally in a SaaS-focused professional services environment.
• Clear communication skills, with the confidence to explain complex security topics to senior stakeholders, technical teams and external parties.
• A pragmatic, outcome-focused and forward-looking approach, with the resilience to work effectively under pressure.

Skills

Leadership

Security leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Zero Trust / ZTNA

Cloud security

Job description

Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited, Birmingham, is seeking a Head of IT Security for a leading law firm. The role is hybrid, requiring presence in the office around two days per week and occasional travel to UK sites.

You will blend a technical security background with strategic leadership, oversee security operations, risk and compliance, and communicate complex topics to senior stakeholders. Prior experience in law firms or professional services is preferred.