Cyber Security & IT Infrastructure Lead – Security & Compliance!

Archer Recruitment; Galway; On-site; EUR 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to €80,000

Employer pension contributions up to 5

Healthcare after probation

Company laptop and mobile phone

Travel opportunities throughoutIreland

Permanent, full-time position in Galwa

Travel throughout Ireland

Job summary

Archer in Galway seeks a CyberSecurity & IT Infrastructure Lead to drive cybersecurity and compliance across the group. You will work with the Group IT Manager, shaping security policies and ensuring regulatory adherence while enabling practical security improvements.

The role offers hands-on accountability, with strategic influence and no direct team management, and involves occasional travel around Ireland as the business expands.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience within Cybersecurity, IT security or a similar technical position.
• Strong knowledge of networking, firewalls, VPNs and infrastructure security.
• Experience developing, implementing and maintaining security policies and documentation.
• Understanding of security and regulatory frameworks including NIS2 or ISO27001.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity across the wider group and coordinate with the Group IT Manager to enhance security practices.
• Develop and implement security policies, governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with the external MSP and oversee incident response, business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Provide technical ownership and strategic influence without managing a team.

Skills

Cybersecurity

IT security

Networking

Firewalls

VPNs

Policy development

Regulatory compliance

NIS2

ISO27001

Job description

CyberSecurity&ITInfrastructureLead–Security&Compliance!

AnexcellentopportunityhasarisenforaCyberSecurity&ITInfrastructureEngineertojoinanexpandinginternationalengineeringorganisationwithoperationsacrossmultiplemarkets.Asthebusinesscontinuestogrow,itisplacingincreasedfocusonenhancingitsITinfrastructureandcybersecuritycapabilitiestosupportitslong-termobjectives.

Thisnewlycreatedpositionwillseeyoutakeresponsibilityforcybersecurityacrossthewidergroup,workingcloselywiththeGroupITManagertoenhancesecuritypractices,implementpoliciesandensureregulatorycompliance.

Offeringahands-onandvariedremitwithinacollaborative,flatstructure,thisroleprovidestheautonomytodevelopthesecurityfunction,influencekeydecisionsandimplementmeaningfulimprovements.ItisanidealopportunityforanexperiencedITinfrastructureorsecurityprofessionallookingtotakethenextstepintheircareerandgaingreaterownershipandresponsibility.

WhyThisRoleStandsOut

• Opportunitytohelpestablishanddevelopthecybersecurityfunctionfromthegroundup.
• Takeownershipofsecurityacrossagrowinginternationalorganisation.
• Leadthedevelopmentofsecuritypolicies,compliance,riskmanagementandaudits.
• WorkcloselywiththeGroupITManagerandoverseetheexternalMSP.
• Enhanceincidentresponse,businesscontinuityanddisasterrecoveryprocesses.
• Enjoytechnicalownershipandstrategicinfluencewithouttheresponsibilityofmanagingateam.

WhatYouBring

• Minimum5years’experiencewithinCybersecurity,ITsecurityorasimilartechnicalposition.
• Strongknowledgeofnetworking,firewalls,VPNsandinfrastructuresecurity.
• Experiencedeveloping,implementingandmaintainingsecuritypoliciesanddocumentation.
• Understandingofrelevantsecurityandregulatoryframeworks,includingNIS2,orISO27001

Package&Benefits

• Salaryupto€80,000.
• Employer-matchedpensioncontributionsupto5%.
• Employeehealthcareprovidedfollowingsuccessfulcompletionofasix-monthprobationaryperiod.
• Companylaptopandmobilephone.
• Permanent,full-timepositionbasedinGalway.
• OccasionaltravelthroughoutIreland