Head of Security and Compliance

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role?\\n\\nThe Head of Business Security & Compliance is responsible for leading the global security and compliance strategy across all UK, European and Canadian sites, programmes, and projects. The role provides senior expertise across information security, cyber security, data governance, and defence security requirements, ensuring the organisation meets all legislative, regulatory, and contractual standards. This position acts as the principal link between technical teams, business leadership, government partners, clients, and external authorities to maintain a robust, compliant, and resilient security environment.\\n\\nResponsibilities in this role include:\\n\\nStrategic Security, Data Governance & Compliance Leadership\\n\\nProvide senior leadership on IT and data compliance, including global expertise in data management, information security, and GDPR requirements.\\nEstablish, maintain, and continuously improve the organisation's security frameworks, procedures, policies, and standards, ensuring alignment with legislation, MoD requirements, Government guidelines, contract requirements and corporate expectations.\\nLead initiatives to embed and sustain a robust security culture across all business areas.

\\n\\nCyber Security Oversight & IT Assurance\\n\\nOversee cyber security governance, working closely with IT teams and managed service providers to ensure controls are implemented, functioning, tested, and routinely audited.\\nProvide senior guidance to ensure IT systems and infrastructure comply with security procedures, data protection standards, and operational requirements.\\nDevelop and deliver organisation-wide training on IT compliance, information security, and cyber security best practices.\\nDefence Security, Accreditation & Classified Material Management\\nAct as the organisation's Security Controller and Crypto Custodian, ensuring full compliance with defence security obligations.\\nManage all aspects of personnel and facility security clearances, security accreditation, and the handling, processing, storage, mustering, and destruction of protectively marked and crypto-related material.\\nLead the management of Security Aspects Letters (SALs), security reporting, audits, and all requirements linked to defence contracts. \\n\\nPhysical, Facilities & Operational Security\\n\\nPlan, implement, and oversee FSC-compliant physical and operational security measures for sites, facilities, programmes, and projects.\\nManage contracts and performance for security services, systems, and equipment.\\nEnsure security vetting processes are effectively managed in partnership with HR and deliver mandatory security inductions and briefings. \\n\\nAssurance, Monitoring & Reporting\\n\\nLead the audit and assurance programme to validate the effectiveness of security procedures, controls, and compliance measures.\\nAnalyse security incidents, produce monthly security performance reporting, and proactively address emerging patterns or risks.\\nMaintain organisational security SLAs, manuals, and compliance documentation, ensuring all accreditations remain current and properly governed.

\\n\\nStakeholder Engagement & External Relations\\n\\nWork closely with internal stakeholders to anticipate and resolve security risks, ensuring programmes and projects meet required security standards.\\nMaintain influential relationships with external commercial and government security advisors, including the Police, CTSA, MOD, NPSA, DE&S, and other relevant agencies.\\nRepresent the organisation confidently in all security-related engagements, audits, and consultations. \\n\\nContinuous Improvement & Environmental Awareness\\n\\nMonitor changes in legislation, technology, threat landscapes, and best practices to ensure the organisation remains compliant and well-protected.\\nDrive continuous improvement across all areas of security and compliance. \\n\\nApply if you have most of the following:\\n\\nExtensive experience in security, information assurance, cyber governance, or compliance roles.\\nProven track record leading security in a multi-site or multinational organisation.\\nExperience working with MoD, NPSA, DE&S, government security agencies, or other regulated defence/security environments.\\nExperience handling classified information, managing clearances, or acting in roles such as Security Controller or Crypto Custodian.\\nDemonstrated experience overseeing cyber security controls, audits, or compliance in partnership with IT teams and MSPs.\\nFamiliarity with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, CAF, or similar standards.\\nExperience developing corporate security policies, frameworks, and operating procedures.\\nExperience leading security accreditation, assurance reviews, or certification maintenance.\\nExposure to facility and physical security planning, contract management, and security technology solutions.\\nExperience delivering security awareness training and supporting cultural transformation programmes.\\nSuccessful track record working with senior leadership teams, HR, IT, facilities, programme management, and external partners.\\nExperience presenting security performance, risks, and incident insights to executive boards or senior stakeholders.\\nExperience analysing incidents, producing incident reports, and implementing corrective actions \\n\\nAdditional local needs\\n\\nThe successful candidate will need to be eligible to obtain full SC clearance.

\\n\\nThe benefits we will offer you include:\\n\\n27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)\\nPension contributions up to 9%\\nPrivate medical insurance for you and your partner\\nExtensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work\\nLife assurance at 4x basic salary\\nEnhanced parental leave and pay\\nPaid volunteering leave\\nAccess to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools \\n\\nMarshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering.

It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.\\n\\n#LI-Hybrid\\n\\n#LI-DS1\\n\\n#IND-AEO