About the RoleFrankenburg is looking for a Head of Information Security to build and lead information security and cybersecurity across our Group as we develop and produce guided missiles and air-defence systems for the defence of the free world.

This is a hands-on role. You will set the security direction and work directly with Engineering, Production and other technical and operational teams to understand risks, translate requirements into practical controls and find solutions that support both security and the needs of the business.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain our Group-wide information security framework, security roadmap and ISO 27001-based management system.

• Identify applicable EU and national cybersecurity, defence and information-security requirements, as well as relevant NATO and defence-industry security requirements, and translate them into practical policies, controls and working practices across.

• Work closely with Engineering, Production and other teams on security across corporate IT, hybrid infrastructure, engineering environments and production systems, including risk assessments, vulnerability management and incident preparedness and response.

• Lead the security work required to prepare Frankenburg for handling EU, NATO and national classified information and meeting applicable industrial-security requirements.

• Coordinate information security with physical, personnel and operational security where these areas affect the protection of information, systems or critical operations.

• Build security awareness across Frankenburg through practical guidance and training, and support teams in understanding and applying security requirements.

• Support customer, programme, supplier and regulatory security requirements, and coordinate audits, assessments and remediation work with external cybersecurity specialists and advisers.

What we are looking for

• Strong hands-on experience in information and cybersecurity, combining technical security with security governance.

• Experience in defence, national security or another environment handling sensitive or classified technical information.

• Practical knowledge of EU, NATO or national classified-information security requirements.

• Experience building or operating an ISO 27001-based information security management system.

• Good understanding of security across corporate IT, hybrid infrastructure, engineering systems and production environments.

• Ability to understand regulatory and contractual requirements and turn them into proportionate, workable security measures.

• A collaborative approach and experience working directly with engineering, IT and operational teams rather than operating only through policies and audits.

• Fluent professional English, written and spoken.