Information Security Director
Company
Location
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/29/2025
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Description
Interim Infosec Director
Location: Sheffield / Hybrid Working
(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)
Contract: 6 Month Secondment / Interim
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
Salary: £77,500 - £100,000 Depending on Experience
Please note that any same band moves will not pose any salary increase
Key Benefits
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Join us as our Interim Director of Information Security and play a critical role in strengthening the Bank’s cyber resilience.
We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced security leader to join our IT Operations team as Interim Director of Information Security. This is a high-impact, senior role, offering a unique opportunity to drive security strategy, lead a skilled team, and manage our external security partnerships during a 6-month secondment.
Key Responsibilities
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The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.
Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.
With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.
As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).
At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.
Location: Sheffield / Hybrid Working
(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)
Contract: 6 Month Secondment / Interim
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
Salary: £77,500 - £100,000 Depending on Experience
Please note that any same band moves will not pose any salary increase
Key Benefits
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- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
- 15% employer pension contribution
- Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
- Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more
Join us as our Interim Director of Information Security and play a critical role in strengthening the Bank’s cyber resilience.
We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced security leader to join our IT Operations team as Interim Director of Information Security. This is a high-impact, senior role, offering a unique opportunity to drive security strategy, lead a skilled team, and manage our external security partnerships during a 6-month secondment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 7 Information Security professionals.
- Enhance the Bank’s security posture through governance, assurance, architecture, and operations.
- Manage the relationship and performance of our Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP).
- Oversee security operations including monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and threat hunting.
- Lead investigations, forensic analysis, and ensure lessons learned from incidents.
- Drive project delivery to mitigate key risks and ensure audit-readiness.
- Deliver effective risk assessments using the Bank’s Risk Management Framework.
- Ensure cyber certifications, contracts, and SLAs are maintained and adhered to.
- Act as the main point of escalation for security issues, engaging with executive leadership and external stakeholders.
- Extensive experience in Information and Cyber Security, with strong strategic thinking and operational delivery.
- Familiarity with frameworks like NIST, Cyber Essentials Plus, and GovAssure.
- Proven leadership and people management skills in fast-paced environments.
- Experience in project delivery, risk management, and supplier negotiations.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, especially at senior leadership and government levels.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex technical issues into business terms.
- Essential: CISSP or equivalent experience.
- Desirable: PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project delivery qualifications.
Click here to view the full job description
The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.
Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.
With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.
As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).
At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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