About this role
Salary: £75,000 - 125,000 per year
Requirements: Significant information or cybersecurity experience grounded in hands-on technical workStrong experience securing enterprise network and infrastructure environmentsGood knowledge of cloud security, ideally Microsoft 365 and AzureStrong understanding of identity, authentication, privileged access and access controlExperience applying NIST CSF, CIS Controls or ISO 27001 as practical tools, with a record of improving security standards and policiesDesirable: Google Enterprise knowledge, a recognised security certification, experience in an international or multi-site organisation, or experience in publishing, media or another IP-rich sector Responsibilities: Set information security direction, standards and priorities for an international businessDefine effective security practices and shape proportionate, practical controlsConstructively challenge network, infrastructure and cloud configurations with engineers and suppliersProvide expertise and oversight across vulnerability management, security monitoring and incident responseExplain security risks and their business impact clearly to executivesDrive improvements through to implementation with teams that do not report directly to you Technologies: AzureCloudMicrosoft 365NetworkSecurityOffice 365Architect More:
We are recruiting for a new, senior Head of Information Security role in London, with hybrid working of two days onsite and three days working from home each week. The role reports to the Global Head of Technology and offers the opportunity to influence security at an international organisation. It is a hands-on individual-contributor position, not a role managing a security team. The salary is up to £125,000 depending on skills and experience, with benefits and a discretionary bonus of up to 6% depending on company performance. Benefits include 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension contributions, life assurance of four times salary, Flexible Fridays, a Work Anywhere Fortnight each year, private medical insurance, Sharesave, a season ticket loan and staff discount. We are Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd, an independent UK technology recruitment consultancy; we donate £1 for every CV sent to clients to The Born Free Foundation and are a Climate Action Workforce in partnership with Ecologi. We also offer a referral reward programme with payouts at interview and placement milestones. We are acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.
last updated 41 week of 2026