Chief Information Security Strategist

7 days ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Creditsafe Full time

At Creditsafe, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chief Information Security Strategist to lead our Security Operations Centre, Application Security, and Security Engineering teams.

About the Role

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in continuing to improve organizational maturity in line with our existing ISO and ISO certifications and implementing SOC2 controls. This requires an individual with a strong background in information security, excellent leadership and team management skills, and the ability to advance our security strategies to protect critical assets and ensure operational resilience.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the day-to-day activities of the Security Operations Centre (SOC) and Security Engineering teams.
  • Produce reports on key security metrics across Security Operations, Application Security, and Vulnerability Management.
  • Conduct regular 1-2-1s, Performance Reviews, and Personal Development Plans of team members.
  • Develop and implement security policies, processes, and procedures to comply with SOC2 and ISO standards.
  • Participate in Steering groups for Identity and Access Management and Data Protection.
  • Set and align team objectives and tasks to help achieve the overall Information Security and Compliance function's strategy and goals.
  • Participate in Quarterly Business Reviews with our security tooling vendors.
  • Provide technical guidance to the security team members.

We are offering a competitive salary of £85,000 per annum, plus benefits including company laptop, bonus scheme, hybrid working model, healthcare and company pension, cycle to work and wellbeing programme, global company gatherings and events, and e-learning opportunities.

Requirements
  • Professional security management certification, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other similar credentials.
  • Proven experience in managing security operations teams in a similar industry.
  • Familiarity with SOC2, PCI-DSS, ISO, and ISO standards.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in CyberSecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.


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