Orbis Group
Head of Cyber Security
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Head of Cyber Security
London | C. £250k base + strong bonus
5 days in office - hard requirement.
No sponsorship available.
We're partnering with a global hedge fund to appoint a Head of Cyber Security to lead and evolve its security function.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who understands the unique cyber security challenges of a trading environment, from protecting proprietary trading systems and intellectual property to securing modern engineering platforms and AI-enabled technologies.
You'll work directly with senior leadership while remaining close to engineering, shaping security strategy and driving technical delivery across the organisation.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the cyber security function.
- Defining and executing the firm's cyber security strategy.
- Partnering with engineering to embed security into software development and infrastructure.
- Driving AI security and governance across the organisation.
- Protecting trading systems, sensitive market data and intellectual property.
- Leading incident response, threat management and security engineering initiatives.
- Managing and mentoring a small team of security professionals.
Requirements:
- Proven experience leading cyber security within a trading firm, investment bank, hedge fund, market maker or electronic trading environment.
- Strong hands-on background across security engineering, cloud security and application security.
- Experience working closely with engineering teams in fast-paced, technology-driven organisations.
- Good understanding of AI security, secure software development and modern cloud environments.
- Comfortable operating at both executive and technical levels.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
This is an opportunity to shape the security strategy of a technology-driven trading business while remaining hands-on and working directly with senior leadership.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location