Cyber Security Team Lead

About your new role

Weightmans' IT team plays a pivotal role in the firm's innovation strategy, enabling digital transformation across departments.

The Cybersecurity Team Lead will be responsible for technical delivery and operation of Cybersecurity services for the business. This includes working at a technical level across a range of security technologies to oversee and deliver the firm's cyber security operations and strategy.

The role demands a technical, hands‑on security leader who can lead a team of analysts, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and delivering exceptional cyber security operations day to day.

This position reports into the Head of Hybrid Platforms who is responsible for ensuring the suitability, stability and security and of all cloud (Azure) & on‑premise platforms and associated infrastructure up to the Application layer as well as Cybersecurity.

Cyber Security Operations (SOC)

• Work closely with internal and external SOC to ensure 24/7 Cybersecurity coverage
• Ensure vulnerabilities are identified and remediated based on severity and agreed SLAs
• Ensure security across all applications and systems platforms in line with Cybersecurity frameworks
• Use the tooling and telemetry in the estate to make informed decisions and maintain the firm's security posture

Cybersecurity Governance

• Lead and Chair the Cyber Security Board to demonstrate the firm's security posture and risks identified
• Take ownership and responsibility of the firm's CE+ certification, pen tests and any other audit or assessment required
• Work with Risk and Compliance to ensure ISO
  27001 standards are met
• Work with colleagues across IT to ensure new solutions, adaptations and process changes do not introduce vulnerabilities and weaknesses into the firm

Cybersecurity Engagement and Collaboration

• Collaborate with legal professionals, IT peers, finance, Risk & Compliance, HR teams, and external vendors to deliver projects and services meeting compliance requirements
• Collaborate closely with other IT teams to ensure the security of all IT solutions
• Foster collaboration, outcome driven and high performing teams across IT through celebrating successes and rapid intervention when needed

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of technical analysts, setting clear goals and supporting professional development
• Foster a collaborative, outcome‑driven team culture with a focus on technical excellence, service delivery and colleague experience

On-Call Support

• Ensure high quality on call support is provided by you and your team

Reporting & Analytics

• Produce operational reports and dashboards to track performance, risks, and trends

Process & Documentation

• Maintain structured processes, technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and knowledge bases to support operational excellence and compliance

Project Delivery

• Support project execution using Weightmans' project management framework, ensuring delivery to time, budget, and scope whilst meeting security requirements

Test, Transition and Release

• Adhere to the end‑to‑end testing lifecycle, ensuring technical security across all delivery stages in line with our testing framework
• Coordinate the handover of technical solutions into live service from a Cybersecurity perspective, ensuring systems are ready for release and support teams are fully prepared to manage them in line with our transition framework

Continuous Improvement

• Champion operational improvements using methodologies such as ITIL, Lean, or Six Sigma to enhance service value and reduce waste

Risk & Compliance

• Ensure systems and processes meet legal, regulatory, and data protection standards including GDPR, ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials+

This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of this role.

About You

Ideally you will have previous experience of working in a similar role and in a similar environment. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We are also looking for you to have:

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Proven excellence in a technical role within a…