Head of IT Security - Leeds

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:

• Cloud
• Support
• Network
• Security

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