Cyber Security & IT Lead – Owning the Cyber Security Function!

Archer (Ireland); Ireland; On-site; EUR 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions to 5%

Healthcare after probation

Company laptop

Mobile phone

Location Galway

Occasional travel

Job summary

Archer (Ireland) seeks a CyberSecurity & IT Infrastructure Lead to own the cybersecurity function across a growing international organisation with operations in multiple markets. You will work with the Group IT Manager to enhance security practices, implement policies and ensure regulatory compliance.

This hands-on role offers autonomy to develop the security function, influence key decisions and implement meaningful improvements, ideal for an experienced IT professional seeking greater

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Cybersecurity or IT security.
• 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

• Take ownership of cybersecurity across a growing international organisation.
• Drive security strategy, infrastructure resilience and regulatory compliance.
• Lead the development of security policies, compliance, risk management and audits.
• Work closely with the Group IT Manager and oversee the external MSP.
• Enhance incident response, business continuity and disaster recovery processes.
• Enjoy technical ownership and strategic influence without managing a team.

Skills

Cybersecurity

IT security

Networking

Firewalls

VPNs

Security policies

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

CyberSecurity&ITLead–OwningtheCyberSecurityFunction!

• Takeownershipofcybersecurityacrossagrowinginternationalorganisation
• Drivesecuritystrategy,infrastructureresilienceandregulatorycompliance
• Playakeyroleindevelopingandstrengtheningthesecurityfunction

AnexcellentopportunityhasarisenforaCyberSecurity&ITInfrastructureLeadtojoinanexpandinginternationalengineeringorganisationwithoperationsacrossmultiplemarkets.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