Offre d'emploi Security Director

**4 days a week onsite in Leeds, Inside IR35**
Your responsibilities:
Security Leadership Strategy
* Define and implement the company-s security strategy across AI, blockchain, and cloud environments.
* Establish policies, standards, and governance frameworks aligned with industry best practices (ISO 27001, NIST, SOC2).
* Lead incident response, risk assessment, and threat modeling programs.
* Build and mentor a world-class security team.
AI Data Security
* Protect proprietary AI models, training data, and pipelines from data poisoning, model theft, or adversarial attacks.
* Secure ML infrastructure across data collection, preprocessing, model training, and deployment.
* Implement privacy-preserving techniques (eg, encryption, anonymization, federated learning).
Crypto Blockchain Security
* Oversee smart contract security audits, testing, and deployment pipelines.
* Protect user assets across wallets, custody solutions, and crypto exchange mechanisms .
* Monitor on-chain activity for suspicious behavior (rug pulls, flash loan attacks, etc).
* Partner with external firms for protocol audits, bug bounty programs, and penetration testing .
Infrastructure Application Security
* Implement best practices in cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure) , container security, and zero-trust networks.
* Harden DevSecOps pipelines to ensure secure software delivery.
* Work with engineering teams to integrate security by design into products.
Compliance Risk Management
* Ensure regulatory compliance with GDPR, SOC2, ISO, PCI-DSS, and crypto-specific frameworks .
* Lead risk assessments for third-party vendors and service providers .
* Collaborate with legal and compliance teams on KYC/AML security for crypto services.

Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* 15+ years of progressive experience in Information Security, with a significant focus (minimum 7-8 years) on Cybersecurity.
* Proven track record in cybersecurity strategy, team leadership, and incident management.
* Deep knowledge of blockchain protocols, smart contracts (Solidity, Rust), cryptography, and custody systems.
* Strong expertise in cloud security, DevSecOps, and secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC).
* Understanding of AI/ML systems security, including model attacks and data integrity risks.
* Certifications preferred: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, OSCP, CCSK, or blockchain security certs.


LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.