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.The 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.A technical background in Infrastructure or Security, with progression into leadership.Experience from a Law Firm or Professional Services background, ideally. Responsibilities: Lead our IT Security and Cyber Security function in a hands-on and strategic capacity.Work in a hybrid setup, with time in our Leeds office and occasional travel to other UK sites.Translate risk and compliance requirements into practical controls, services and improvement plans.Manage teams, vendors and managed security services.Communicate complex security topics to senior stakeholders, technical teams and external parties.Support our security operations across identity and access management, cloud and network security, endpoint protection, email security and Zero Trust / ZTNA models. Technologies: CloudSupportNetworkSecurity More:
We are an exciting law firm based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, offering a hybrid working arrangement with circa 2 days per week in the office and occasional travel to other UK sites. This is a senior security leadership opportunity for someone with a blended IT Security and Cyber Security background who is comfortable being both hands-on and strategic. We are looking for someone ideally from a law firm or professional services background, with a technical foundation in infrastructure or security and strong leadership capability. Salary is dependent upon experience, and this is a great opportunity for the right candidate.
last updated 38 week of 2026