Head of Cyber Security

Elevate Recruitment.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Head of Cyber Security to provide global leadership and expertise in information governance. This important role involves leading a team of cybersecurity professionals and developing strategies to address various IT security challenges. Based in Manchester, the position offers an exceptional salary package up to £63K, with bonuses and a pension scheme with employer contributions up to 22%, plus 32 days of holiday annually.

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £63K

Bonus

Attractive pension scheme (up to 22% employer contributions)

32 days of holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Significant professional IT security experience in a corporate setting, ideally in a second line of defence role.
• Experience of leading successful IT Security teams/functions.
• Familiarity with information security frameworks such as SANS Top 20 CSC, OWASP, ISO27001, CyberEssentials.

Responsibilities

• Provide global Cyber Security leadership and support for information governance requirements.
• Lead a team of Cyber security professionals.
• Develop and implement IT security strategies and objectives.

Skills

Information Security qualification (e.g. CISSP, CISM, ISO27001)

ITIL and Prince 2 Foundation

Higher level ITIL and/or Prince 2 qualification

Education

Graduate degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Job description

Head of Cyber Security required to provide global Cyber Security leadership and subject matter expertise in support of the wide-ranging global information governance requirements by our client, aligning to the overall risk management approach.

The Head of Cyber Security leads a team of Cyber security professionals.Graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Security, a related subject or equivalent experience.

Based in Manchester our client is offering an exceptional package for this role including salary to £63K + bonus plus exceptional benefits including attractive pension Scheme (employer contributions up to 22%) and 32 Days plus bank holidays.

Head of Cyber Security – Key Skills and Experience

• Information Security qualification – (e.g. CISSP, CISM, ISO27001 Implementer or equivalent experience)
• ITIL and Prince 2 Foundation or equivalent experience.
• Higher level ITIL and/or Prince 2 qualification

Head of Cyber Security also requires the following experience:

• Significant professional IT security experience in a corporate setting (ideally in a second line of defence role).
• Experience of leading successful IT Security Teams/functions.
• Familiar with information security frameworks such as, SANS Top 20 CSC, OWASP, ISO27001, CyberEssentials or other similar frameworks.
• Experience of addressing a wide range of IT security challenges.
• Experience of building relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and senior colleagues
• Experience of developing and implementing IT security strategies, objectives and plans

The role can be based out of either London, Manchester or Warsaw and there is travel required as part of the role.

Apply now for further information regards our client based in Manchester offering an exceptional package for this role including salary to £63K + bonus plus exceptional benefits including attractive pension Scheme (employer contributions up to 22%) and 32 Days plus bank holidays.