Head of IT Security

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:

• Cloud
• Network
• Security

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