Salary: £70,975 - 78,002 per year Requirements: Significant senior cyber security leadership experience in a complex organisation Strong capability to operate strategically and hands-on, delivering measurable security improvements Deep understanding of cyber risk management, governance and assurance frameworks Proven experience leading cyber incidents, including response coordination and exercising Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills across technical and non-technical groups Familiarity with NCSC aligned approaches and/or frameworks such as NIST CSF Relevant professional qualifications such as CISSP or CISM Responsibilities: Own and drive cyber security strategy, governance, and operational resilience across Surrey County Councils hybrid environment Lead cyber risk management, governance forums, and assurance activity ensuring risks are identified and reported Oversee incident preparedness and live response, coordinating with suppliers and IT operations Provide expert direction on security technologies, control effectiveness, logging/monitoring, and vulnerability management Set clear security expectations and drive cultural change across service owners and technical teams Develop and maintain cyber policies, standards, and evidence-based reporting Lead or contribute to delivery of a refreshed cyber security strategy and multi-year improvement roadmap Establish strengthened cyber governance, risk tracking, and decision-making structures Implement a formal cyber exercising programme across relevant teams and suppliers Ensure measurable improvements in vulnerability management and incident response maturity Technologies: Security Support Matrix More: We are excited to be recruiting a Chief Information Security Officer to join our fantastic team based at Woodhatch Place in Reigate. Our role offers a starting salary of £70,975 per annum for working 36 hours per week, along with a hybrid working model with a minimum of two office days per week. We provide 26 days holiday, rising to 31 days after five years, an option to buy up to 10 days of additional leave, a generous pension scheme, and various wellbeing initiatives. You will have a significant opportunity to shape our cyber security approach and help us protect our residents data and systems in one of the UKs largest local government environments. last updated 14 week of 2026