Director, Cyber Security in Defence

Overview

In this role you will lead the growth and delivery of KPMG’s Cyber in Defence portfolio, combining senior client leadership with hands-on accountability for revenue and complex programmes. You will work with executive leaders to shape priorities, translate mission context into differentiated cyber programmes, and drive secure, resilient outcomes. You’ll manage large pursuits, lead multidisciplinary teams, and foster an inclusive, trusted culture. This is a high-impact opportunity to strengthen defence and national security capabilities at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own senior client relationships and act as trusted adviser to executives in security, technology and digital functions
• Provide accountability for a portfolio of complex cyber engagements including delivery quality, risk, and commercial performance
• Translate mission and operational context into differentiated cyber propositions and executable programmes
• Originate and convert a sustainable revenue pipeline across UK Defence, National Security and the DIB
• Lead major pursuits from qualification through mobilisation and delivery at scale
• Apply broad cyber leadership across strategy, governance, security architecture and engineering, and incident response
• Manage engagement economics including scope, resourcing, and risk in sensitive environments
• Build and coach security-cleared teams; support recruitment and succession; foster inclusive culture
• Strengthen market position through thought leadership and external relationships with government and industry partners

Key requirements

• Leadership experience in UK Defence, National Security, the DIB or similar high-security sector
• Accountability for delivering complex cyber programmes or services, including commercial management and stakeholder engagement
• Broad cyber security expertise in areas such as strategy, resilience, architecture/engineering, operations, incident response, identity, cloud security, mission assurance
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and partner ecosystems from shaping to delivery at scale
• Excellent judgement and communication with senior government, military and industry stakeholders
• Track record of originating and converting material revenue in cyber security, technology or digital transformation
• Eligibility and willingness to obtain UK Government NSV clearance; residency requirements apply

• Executive-level communication
• Strategic influencing
• Stakeholder management
• Cyber strategy
• Resilience
• Security architecture and engineering

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