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# IT & Cyber Security Lead

- **Company:** I-Media
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Software System Penetration Testing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Data Loss, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, IT Management, Information Technology Operations, Network Security, Patch Management, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2d83043c1b31d706

## About the Role

Essential

 * Proven experience in IT security, cyber security administration, or infrastructure oversight
 * Knowledge of security frameworks and regulatory requirements (ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, GDPR)
 * Hands-on technical capability across endpoint/device management, identity and access management, and SaaS security controls
 * Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to train, influence and embed governance processes

Desirable

 * Experience within an SME or high-growth environment, ideally with cloud-first architecture (Microsoft 365 stack)
 * Exposure to working with external penetration testers, MSPs, or SOC teams

Attributes & Ways of Working

 * Risk-aware and proactive, with strong governance instincts
 * Confident communicator who can translate technical risk into plain language for leadership
 * Collaborative, hands-on, and comfortable owning outcomes end-to-end

## Description

We're looking for an IT & Cyber Security Lead to own and strengthen i-media's cyber security posture and IT governance framework, reducing risk and ensuring compliance while enabling the business to move fast. You'll bring senior oversight to our day-to-day IT operations alongside our IT Support Technician, and act as the internal lead managing relationships with our external specialist providers for penetration testing and network security.

You'll work closely with our CTO to embed a security-first culture across the business - setting policy, driving governance, and making sure the practicalities of access, devices, and monitoring hold up under scrutiny.

This is a great opportunity if you're a security-minded technologist who's equally comfortable setting strategy and getting hands-on, with the stakeholder skills to bring the wider team along with you., * Strategy & Governance

 + Lead cyber security strategy and governance, aligning policy with best practice (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR)
 + Document and maintain security processes and IT policies, supporting business continuity and audit requirements
 * Security Operations
 + Maintain and enforce IT security frameworks, including access controls, MFA, device encryption, patch management and monitoring tools
 + Oversee endpoint and infrastructure security controls, ensuring antivirus, firewalls and updates are consistently applied
 + Manage incident response, acting as first point of escalation for security breaches or data loss events, supported by external specialists
 * Vendor & Risk Management
 + Coordinate vulnerability assessments and penetration testing with external vendors, ensuring findings are actioned
 + Monitor and report on security risks and compliance gaps, with remediation progress reported to the CTO
 * Culture & Collaboration
 + Deliver staff security training and awareness campaigns, embedding security-first practices business-wide
 + Support day-to-day IT operations in partnership with the IT Support Technician, ensuring smooth onboarding, offboarding and operational resilience