Salary: £85,000 - 85,000 per year Requirements: We are looking for demonstrable experience leading a cyber security function covering strategy, operations, and incident management. We are looking for strong knowledge of risk, governance, compliance, and security architecture within complex environments. We require a technical cyber security background. We need proven ability to engage, influence, and advise senior stakeholders, including executive teams and boards. Experience within public sector organisations or shared service or multi-entity environments is desirable. Mergers and acquisitions experience would be useful for the cyber due diligence involved in expanding partnerships. We are looking for expertise aligned to recognised standards and frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, CAF, and Cyber Essentials Plus. Responsibilities: We will provide strategic and operational leadership across a multi-organisation shared service environment. We will develop and deliver a cyber security strategy and roadmap aligned to organisational priorities and relevant government resilience frameworks. We will oversee cyber security operations, including incident response, threat monitoring, vulnerability management, and third-party security services. We will act as the senior cyber authority, offering expert guidance and clear assurance on cyber risk, compliance, and resilience to senior leadership, audit committees, and boards. We will lead, develop, and inspire specialist cyber security teams. We will promote a strong security culture across the organisation. We will embed security-by-design principles across enterprise architecture, digital initiatives, and service delivery. We will maintain effective cyber governance, policies, and performance metrics. We will ensure alignment with recognised standards and frameworks. We will provide assurance on organisational cyber resilience at executive and board level. Technologies: Support Security More: We are a public sector shared service partnership based in Glasgow, offering a relaxed hybrid working environment and a permanent leadership opportunity reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer. We offer a salary of up to £89,000, a Local Government pension scheme, excellent annual leave, and strong flexibility. This is a senior role where we support a partnership of public sector organisations and look to strengthen cyber resilience across the enterprise through strategic leadership, governance, and incident response capability. last updated 22 week of 2026