Chief Information Security Officer

Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for a broad range of experience gained in a Deputy CISO, Head of Cyber Security or equivalent role.
• We expect experience in areas such as incident response, SOC, security architecture, vulnerability and compliance, governance, or risk.
• We prefer experience working in both the public and private sectors, although this is not essential.
• We need significant technical experience in cloud and mobile technologies and enterprise-level architectures.
• We expect knowledge of how different products and services may impact business security risks.
• We need the ability to translate cyber and information security issues into meaningful language for non-specialist audiences across the business.
• We require a professional qualification such as CISSP, NCSC Certified Professional or Level 6 equivalent qualification, or a Certified CISO qualification like CISA, CISM or CRISC.

Responsibilities:

• We provide strategic leadership for information and cyber security across FCDO Services.
• We ensure security objectives support organisational priorities, enable digital transformation, and strengthen operational resilience.
• We develop and communicate our Information Security and Cyber Assurance Vision and Strategy.
• We bring different teams together to establish shared direction for delivering the new strategy.
• We lead our Information and Cyber Security functions.
• We develop, maintain, and continually improve a comprehensive, risk-based security capability that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information, systems, and services.
• We cover both project and service delivery, as well as live-service security monitoring.
• We own cyber and information security risk across the organisation, promoting governance and assurance as an enabling approach.
• We create and own the delivery of Information Security initiatives to ensure our organisation and products are protected against the latest vulnerabilities and cyber threats.

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support
• Mobile
• Security

More:

We are FCDO Services, protecting the UKs interests at home and overseas by designing and constructing secure government buildings, couriering diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguarding government technology, and delivering a wide range of vital services. Our Digital, Data and Technology team is at the forefront of digital innovation, providing best-in-class solutions that help shape and support a data-driven future for UK government. This permanent, full-time role is based in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, with flexibility for hybrid working depending on business need, and a free shuttle bus is available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park. We offer a competitive salary of £75,055 - £82,400 plus a location allowance of £1,750, excellent benefits, a Civil Service Pension, good holiday entitlement, training and development opportunities, and access to an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, plus interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes. We are an inclusive organisation and a Disability Confident employer, recognised as a Carer Confident workplace.

last updated 38 week of 2026