Head of Information Security
12 days ago
Bedford
Head of Information Security / CISO Location Bedford (1 day a week in the office) Salary £80-90k + Bens Skills - InfoSec, CISO, Cybersecurity, PC!-DSS, ISO2007, cloud security (AWS, GCP, AZURE), Risk Analysis, GDPR, Security Lead, Security Architect Leading International SaaS Business. We’re partnering with a high-growth, globally recognised SaaS software house to appoint a Head of InfoSec (CISO) to lead, evolve and scale a best-in-class security function across a complex, cloud-first environment. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role where you’ll own the full information security roadmap, driving compliance, risk management and security maturity across the organisation while influencing at board level. You’ll take accountability for maintaining and advancing ISO27001, ISO9001 and PCI-DSS certifications, embedding a robust ISMS and QMS, and ensuring security is fully integrated across engineering, product and commercial functions. The role demands deep expertise in security frameworks, governance and audit, alongside the ability to lead business continuity, disaster recovery, incident response and supplier risk programmes. You’ll act as the organisation’s security authority, delivering risk assessments, implementing controls, leading internal and external audits, managing penetration testing cycles and responding to enterprise client compliance requirements. Strong stakeholder engageme...