Head of Cybersecurity

About the role

An established organisation undergoing significant technology transformation is looking for a Head of Cybersecurity. The successful candidate will lead cybersecurity defence, security engineering and resilience initiatives across enterprise IT, cloud infrastructure, applications, AI and selected operational technology (OT) environments. The role suits a technically strong cybersecurity leader who can strengthen foundational security capabilities, drive secure technology transformation and prepare the organisation for emerging threats, including AI-enabled attacks.

Key responsibilities

• Cyber defence and resilience: strengthen security controls across identity, endpoints, networks, cloud, applications, APIs and data, and improve vulnerability management, threat detection, incident response, ransomware preparedness and recovery.
• Security engineering and DevSecOps: embed security-by-design in architecture and software development, strengthen automated security testing, CI/CD controls and software supply chain protection, and integrate security into cloud-native applications.
• AI security: develop capabilities against AI-assisted threats, explore AI tools for threat detection and vulnerability discovery, and set controls for GenAI and agentic AI environments covering prompt injection, data leakage and insecure integrations.
• Cloud, infrastructure and OT security: strengthen cloud security, Zero Trust, IAM, API security, Kubernetes and secrets management, and oversee cybersecurity across selected OT environments.
• Offensive security and leadership: run penetration testing, red teaming, threat modelling and adversarial simulations; lead and develop the cybersecurity team; engage senior management on cybersecurity strategy and risks.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of cybersecurity experience, with a strong background in security engineering, architecture or cyber defence.
• Proven track record leading cybersecurity transformation, engineering initiatives and technical teams.

Required skills

• Strong technical expertise in cloud and infrastructure security, application security, DevSecOps, IAM and modern enterprise technologies.
• Understanding of threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, offensive security and cyber resilience.
• Familiarity with AI/LLM security, cloud-native platforms and Zero Trust architecture.

To apply, interested candidates should send their resume to the recruiter named in the advert, quoting the job title in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.