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1 year ago
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Location: West Midlands Job Type: Contract Industry: Cyber Security Job reference: BBBH387319_1732047395 Posted: about 5 hours ago

Head of Cybersecurity, West Midlands, London, South, Hybrid, ISO27001/2, Cyber Essentials, UK government cyber security initiatives, Regulatory Environment, ISO31000 Risk Management framework, CISM / CISSP certified, EC-Council CEH, CQC/ GDP/NMC/GPHC / ICO

My leading client is looking for Head of Cybersecurity to lead and develop the Cybersecurity function to enable and support the delivery of business strategy in the future. You will take the lead and take responsibility for Cybersecurity operational activity, developing and delivering the Cybersecurity strategy and ensuring Cybersecurity is embedded into projects and product development. You must have a proven background to develop and deliver the Cybersecurity strategy and improvement plan across UK and International operations.

Skills

Demonstrable experience of translating business strategy into a comprehensive Cybersecurity strategy and delivering on-time and to budget Experience of regulatory environments / Healthcare/ SaaS and cloud services Develop and maintains an in-depth understanding of new and emerging technologies and their threats Excellent presentation and communication skills and confident with stakeholders at all levels Azure / Microsoft D365/ Power platform Ability to analyse complex problems and develop logical, innovative solutions and approaches to overcoming them

If this role sounds of interest and you are available immediately, please message me for more details.

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