Overview

As a key part of our Cyber Security Leadership team, you'll help define Element Materials Technology's cyber security strategy, transformation roadmap, and governance framework. You will lead a global team of security engineering experts, providing a supportive environment that attracts and retains talent.

This role is not primarily hands-on however, the Head of Cyber Engineering is expected to remain technically engaged and may occasionally contribute directly during important initiatives, solving complex problems, or high-severity security incidents.

A successful candidate will have an established background as a security engineering leader responsible for securing complex, global environments and developing security solutions at scale, with deep experience across application, cloud, and infrastructure domains.

Who you are:

• A highly self-motivated individual with a positive, can-do mindset and a strong belief in security as an enabler of business growth
• Ability to apply sound judgment across a wide range of business and technical contexts
• An effective leader and mentor, able to build and sustain high-performing, high-morale engineering teams
• An exceptional communicator and business partner, capable of influencing senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Hiring, developing, mentoring, and managing security engineers and the day-to-day activities of the team
• Leading the deployment of security tools and platforms to protect valuable assets across the business, including cloud environments
• Leading the development of secure by design technical solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks
• Promoting a positive cyber security culture across the organisation
• Acting as a key contributor to the security strategy, defining the long-term cyber security vision in alignment with business objectives
• Managing delivery of the cyber engineering elements of the security strategy
• Acting as a trusted advisor, providing security leadership and guidance to business units, projects, and third parties, ensuring security is embedded early in systems and product design
• Providing a clear organisation of security mechanisms and prioritising their deployment in line with technology direction and risk
• Identifying efficient and cost effective security solutions driven by the Technology Framework, Roadmap, and business change
• Evaluating and recommending standard security products and technologies
• Designing and documenting reusable security components where bespoke solutions are required
• Working closely with Group IT infrastructure and development teams to support implementation
• Identifying current and future capability gaps, producing business cases to fund required technologies and processes
• Guiding the effective implementation of enterprise wide security technologies and processes funded through investment
• Leading additional project-based security transformation initiatives as required, supported by contingent resources where appropriate
• Providing hands-on technical leadership during critical security incidents, complex engineering challenges, or high priority transformation initiatives

Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Significant industry experience in cybersecurity or security engineering (typically 10+ years), with a strong hands-on technical foundation and the ability to remain technically engaged when required
• Demonstrated progression from hands-on security engineering roles into senior technical leadership positions
• Experience operating in complex, global technology environments
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong understanding of threat models and frameworks (e.g. Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model) and how they inform threat intelligence and control design
• Strong understanding of security technologies across network, endpoint, application, identity, and cloud domains (e.g. FW/IPS/IDS, EDR/MDR, IAM, SIEM/SOAR, DAST/SAST)
• Background in offensive security, penetration testing, or threat-led security engineering, with the ability to apply attacker tradecraft to defensive design and prioritisation
• Significant experience designing and implementing security solutions in cloud-first and hybrid environments
• Experience leading or managing security engineering teams, including roadmap definition and delivery of complex security platforms
• Experience with threat modelling, risk identification techniques, and risk management
• Demonstrated track record of delivering large, cross-functional projects with evolving requirements
• Strong technical depth combined with business acumen, with the ability to present complex security concepts for diverse audiences

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Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.