Head of Information Security

  • True North Group
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
  • 08/10/2025
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

TrueNorth are working with a fast growing tech company who are looking to recruit a dedicated Head of Information Security to join the team.

The right candidate for this role will have extensive experience of the implementation and maintenance of various information security standards including: ISO27001, CyberEssentials (Plus), GDPR, NIST etc - you would also naturally be the person leading responses to audit and information requests too.

You will ideally have worked with a company of a similar size or larger, circa 500 employees - it would also be beneficial to have experience in organisations that are tech companies or heavily tech focussed as well as using a lot of SAAS products.

Key skills and experience required:

  • Excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement.
  • Detailed understanding of information security frameworks (ISO 27001, GDPR, Cyber Essentials Plus), and how to implement, apply and maintain them
  • Incident investigation, reporting, and post-incident review capabilities.
  • Design, implementation, and maintenance of ISMS and security controls.
  • In-depth understanding of security audits, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies.
  • Working knowledge of data protection best practices (including DSARs and DPIAs).
  • Supplier risk management
  • Ability to respond to 3rd party security requirements, questionnaires, and ISQs.

The role will be based from their Newcastle HQ on a hybrid working 2-3 days per week in office (with flexibility).

We are unable to sponsor visa's for this requirement.

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