Chris Holt
Head of Practice and Senior Security Recruiter (Shareholder)
Chris joined DCL Search & Selection in 2005 and is now the head of practice for the Security team. He has over a decade of experience recruiting exclusively into the Security industry covering; Retained / Exclusive engagements, Permanent and Contract placements.
Chris provides a consistent, honest and confidential service that ethically delivers an integral service to both his clients and candidates.
His personal values;
• To do the right thing
• To exceed expectations
• To strive for excellence
• To work and live with integrity
• To be honest and transparent in my actions
Chris is driven and focused to the following;
• To help my clients improve their businesses.
• To help individuals develop and enhance their careers.
• To help the DCL team to continually develop and improve.
Specialises in sourcing security based opportunities and candidates with a focus towards;
• CISO / CSO, Partner / Director / Senior Managers.
• Governance, Risk and Compliance (PCI / PA QSA, ISO 27001, CCP etc).
• Security Auditors (Internal / External).
• Quota bearing sales heads from Account Manager through to Sales Director/VP level;
• Security Architects, Pre Sales, Post Sales
Outside of work; Chris is a family man with a son, aspiring home DIYer, former tinkler of cars and when time and opportunity allows; enjoyer of great food and nice wine.
Some of the things people have said about Chris’s work.
• “Chris is very knowledgeable of the industry and well connected. If you need help, he should be at the top of your list of people to call.”
• “He found me a great job and was supportive through the whole process. I’d strongly recommend him to anyone”
• "He struck a good balance: providing just the level of support and encouragement required, whilst not haunting or pestering me; was flawlessly professional and demonstrated almost a sixth sense when gauging my comfort levels throughout negotiations"
• “Chris is the consummate professional - diligent and committed with a keen eye for detail. His dedication to forge the right relationship between candidate and employer is second to none. He invests his utmost into each candidate/client in order to identify the best opportunity.”
• “His knowledge of the industry is second to none and this, combined with an extremely professional and responsive manner has meant that he has been a hugely valuable resource”
All conversations / details are kept in the strictest of confidence.
Latest roles
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Greenfield opportunity SOC / Threat Hunting Services Lead
- Location:
- Bracknell
- Salary:
- £85,000+ Base
- Posted:
- 2019-12-05 14:43:00 +0000
- Apply by:
- 4/02/2020
Exclusive Greenfield opportunity to DCL Search & Selection. We are looking for an experienced SOC / Threat Hunting Services Lead to build a NEW Security Operation Centre (SOC) / Threat hunting service within an existing security consultancy. This ...
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Senior Incident Cyber Response Consultant
- Location:
- London
- Salary:
- Up to £75,000 Base
- Posted:
- 2019-11-18 10:30:00 +0000
- Apply by:
- 18/01/2020
Senior Incident Cyber Response Consultant with Forensic experience is needed to join a global consultancy whose cyber business unit are continuing to their investment in the growth of their team. From my perspective, as a recruitment partner, this...
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Cyber Security Senior Managing Consultant
- Location:
- London
- Salary:
- Up to £100,000 Base
- Posted:
- 2019-11-15 11:14:00 +0000
- Apply by:
- 15/01/2020
A Cyber Security Senior Managing Consultant is needed to join the leadership team of a Management Consultancy. Ideally based in London- but can be flexible. The Cyber Security Senior Managing Consultant will engage with key client stakeholders to ...
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Cyber Incident Response Consultant (DFIR)
- Location:
- London
- Salary:
- Up to £70,000 Base
- Posted:
- 2019-11-08 14:08:00 +0000
- Apply by:
- 8/01/2020
Cyber Incident Response Consultant (DFIR) is needed to join a global consultancy to focus on leading the Incident response capability in the UK. The team are actively growing, are globally recognised and work on varied, high profile and interestin...
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Trainee Threat Hunter / Response Analyst
- Location:
- London
- Salary:
- Up to £45,000
- Posted:
- 2019-11-08 12:55:00 +0000
- Apply by:
- 8/01/2020
Trainee Threat Hunter / Response Analyst needed to join a global leader within the incident response and cybersecurity industry. The Trainee Threat Hunter / Response Analyst will join a specialist team that works relentlessly to protect a client t...
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Cyber Threat Hunter
- Location:
- London
- Salary:
- Up to £65,000 Base
- Posted:
- 2019-11-07 12:30:00 +0000
- Apply by:
- 7/01/2020
REF CH7672 Cyber IR Threat hunter, Carbon Black / Red Canary, London. £65,000 + benefits London Cyber Threat Hunter needed to join a global leader within Cyber Incident response in their London office. This role can be home-based, but ideally comm...
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New Business Sales Development (ISO 27001, PCI, Business Continuity, Cyber)
- Location:
- Dublin
- Salary:
- Up to £120,000 Uncapped OTE
- Posted:
- 2019-10-30 16:22:00 +0000
- Apply by:
- 29/12/2019
New Business Sales Development, Ireland / EU. ISO 27001, PCI, business continuity, Cyber awareness £120,000 Uncapped OTE Dublin Ref CH7657 New Business Sales Individual is needed in Ireland (Dublin) to continue to drive the growth of an informatio...
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Inside Sales Renewal / Retention (Security, Cloud, Managed Service)
- Location:
- London
- Salary:
- Up to £30,000 Base + £10,000 Commission.
- Posted:
- 2019-10-30 13:58:00 +0000
- Apply by:
- 29/12/2019
Experienced Inside Sales (Renewal / Retention) needed to join an award-winning IT services company. Inside Sales experience within the cloud, datacentre, security managed services industry is highly desirable. The individual will be required to en...
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Infrastructure / Forensic Lab Manager
- Location:
- London
- Salary:
- Up to £40,000 Base
- Posted:
- 2019-07-09 10:28:00 +0100
- Apply by:
- 8/01/2020
Infrastructure / Lab Manager needed to join a consulting business near London Bridge. MUST be commutable on a daily basis. The Infrastructure / Forensic Lab Manager will be responsible for the upkeep, performance, security/patching etc of the hard...
