A well-established and growing Irish technology services business is entering a significant growth phase, including planned capital investment and an active acquisition strategy.
As part of this journey, the business is creating a new executive role and is seeking a Chief Technology Security Officer (CTSO) to join the senior leadership team.
This is a commercially facing, strategic technology leadership role, suited to someone who can operate confidently at C-level while remaining close enough to the technology to shape architecture, standards, and customer solutions.
The CTSO will report directly into the COO and will play a key role in supporting go-to-market strategy, shaping the security and cloud practices, and setting the overall technical direction of the organisation as it scales.
The position is working for a medium sized MSP in the Irish market, and it is essential that the candidate has MSP experience.
The Role The CTSO will act as the technical authority across the business, with particular responsibility for Security, Cloud, and Solution Architecture.
This is not a hands-on engineering role, but it does require strong technical credibility and the ability to lead from the front in customer and commercial environments.
You will: Set the technical vision and standards across security and cloud services Support pre-sales and strategic customer engagements Help shape and evolve the organisation's security offerings Act as a trusted advisor to both customers and internal stakeholders Raise the bar on solution design, architecture quality, and documentation Over time, the CTSO will build and lead a technical leadership function, including solution architecture and security capability, as the business grows organically and through acquisition.
Key Responsibilities Define and own the technology and security strategy across cloud, security, and managed services Support go-to-market activity, pre-sales, and complex solution design Lead executive-level conversations with enterprise customers ******,000+ users, often international) Shape, review, and evolve the security practice, including evaluating new tools and services Set standards for architecture, solution design, and technical documentation Partner closely with Sales and Delivery teams to scope, size, and design enterprise solutions Play a key role in M A activity, including technical due diligence and integration Sit at the management table, helping drive change during a growth and "reset" phase What We're Looking For This role suits someone who blends technical depth with commercial awareness and is comfortable being both a leader and a customer-facing technologist.
You will likely have: Senior leadership experience (CTO, CIO, Head of Architecture, Principal Architect, or similar) Strong expertise across Security and Cloud architectures Experience working with enterprise-scale environments A background in pre-sales, solution design, or technical consulting The ability to communicate complex solutions clearly and credibly Experience setting technical standards and influencing teams A collaborative leadership style and strong cultural fit Technology exposure (not all required): Microsoft (Azure, M365) – certifications highly valued VMware Security technologies (e.g. WatchGuard or similar) Networking (Juniper or Cisco at a solid level) Broader enterprise infrastructure experience Why This Role Newly created C-level position with genuine influence Join at a pivotal moment of growth, investment, and acquisition Opportunity to shape strategy, offerings, and teams, not just inherit them Exposure to complex, international enterprise customers Clear runway to scale impact alongside the business Apply for This Job