Global Director of Cyber Security Operations

LGC Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LTIP

Annual bonus

Private medical

Cutting-edge technology

Job summary

LGC Limited in London is seeking a Director of Cyber Security Operations to lead and evolve our global cyber security capabilities. This high-profile role works directly with the CISO as their deputy and shapes security strategy across the organisation.

You will own security operations, drive threat detection and incident response, mentor a team, and collaborate with senior leaders to translate technical risk into clear business priorities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading cyber security operations within a complex and/or international organisation.
• Experience leading or redefining a SOC, including working with managed security service providers.
• Strong technical knowledge across SIEM, threat detection, incident response, threat intelligence, threat hunting and security engineering.
• Experience handling major cyber incidents and confidently advising senior executives.
• Broad understanding of enterprise security, including cloud, identity, networks, endpoints, applications and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape cyber security operations: Take ownership of our security operations capability, driving improvements across threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management and operational resilience.
• Drive SOC performance: Lead our outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC) partnership, ensuring we have the right capabilities, processes and technology to stay ahead of evolving threats.
• Be the technical authority: Provide expert leadership during major cyber incidents, making critical decisions and guiding senior collaborators through complex challenges.
• Hands on with technology: Work directly with security tools and technologies, getting involved in technical investigations, troubleshooting and improvements to strengthen our security capabilities.
• Influence at the highest level: Work closely with the CISO and senior business leaders, translating technical risks into clear business priorities and actionable decisions.
• Shape our security strategy: Help define our cyber security roadmap, identify investment priorities and drive improvements across our global technology environment.
• Build and inspire: Lead, mentor and develop cyber security professionals, creating a collaborative, high-performing team.
• Champion innovation: Look for opportunities to improve security tooling, automation, threat intelligence and detection capabilities.

Skills

SOC leadership

SIEM & threat detection

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Security engineering

Executive communication

Tools

SIEM

Job description

LGC Limited in London is seeking a Director of Cyber Security Operations to lead and evolve our global cyber security capabilities. This high-profile role works directly with the CISO as their deputy and shapes security strategy across the organisation.

You will own security operations, drive threat detection and incident response, mentor a team, and collaborate with senior leaders to translate technical risk into clear business priorities.