Bond Financial Group Hiring! Full Time Information Security Lead in - Ricebowl

The Information Security (InfoSec) Lead is a senior player-manager responsible for establishing and owning the information security policy framework and ISMS. This role leads ISO 27001:2022 certification, governs identity and access management, and ensures security standards are embedded across all engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

Security Policy and ISMS Ownership

• Establish and maintain the information security policy framework, ISMS risk register, risk treatment plan, and Statement of Applicability (SoA).
• Lead the organisation through ISO 27001:2022 certification and ongoing surveillance audits; coordinate all departments on control implementation and evidence.
• Conduct periodic policy reviews to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and evolving threat landscapes.

Identity, Access and Secure Development

• Design and implement IAM controls including SSO, MFA, and PAM; govern user provisioning and access review processes.
• Define secure development standards (e.g. OWASP); conduct security architecture reviews with the Applications Lead.
• Configure and maintain email security gateways and endpoint protection platforms.

Security Operations Oversight and Support

• Provide strategic direction and escalation support to the Senior Security Engineer and SoC team.
• Review security incident post-mortems and ensure effective remediation.
• Manage security service providers and vendors, including MSSPs and penetration testing firms.
• On-call availability is required to support 24x7 incident response coverage.

Requirements

Experience

• 10+ years of progressive information security experience, with 3+ years in a lead or management role.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing an ISMS and leading ISO 27001:2022 certification programmes.
• Experience establishing IAM frameworks (SSO, MFA, PAM) and managing external audits and regulatory examinations.
• Proven experience leading incident response, containment, and post-incident reviews in a production environment.
• Experience managing MSSPs, penetration testing firms, and security tooling vendors; regulated industry background preferred.

Technical Skills

• ISMS design and operation: risk register, SoA, control framework, continual improvement
• IAM platforms: SSO (e.g. Okta, Azure AD or equivalent), MFA, PAM (e.g. CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or equivalent)
• Secure development frameworks: OWASP, SANS CWE Top 25
• Security architecture review methodologies and threat modelling
• Email security gateways and endpoint protection platforms
• ISO 27001:2022 control framework implementation across all domains

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• CISSP or CISM strongly preferred.