About this role
Salary: £110,000 - 120,000 per year
Requirements: 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.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.Proven leadership skills.Blended security background within IT Security and Cyber Security.Technical background in Infrastructure or Security with progression into leadership.Experience from a Law Firm background or Professional Services at the very least. Responsibilities: Lead our IT security and cyber security function in a hybrid role based in Central London.Work in the office circa 2 days per week and travel to other UK sites on occasions.Take both hands-on and strategic responsibility for security leadership.Engage with stakeholders and explain security topics clearly to senior stakeholders, technical teams, and external parties.Manage teams, vendors, and managed security services.Translate risk and compliance requirements into practical controls, services, and improvement plans. Technologies: CloudNetworkSecurity More:
We are an exciting Law Firm based in Central London, offering a hybrid working arrangement with office attendance circa 2 days per week and occasional travel to other UK sites. This is a great opportunity for a senior security leader with a blended IT Security and Cyber Security background, and salary is dependent upon experience.
last updated 38 week of 2026