Head of Security Engineering and Operations

About the Role
This role is for a Head of Security Engineering and Operations 6 month FTC, reporting to the Chief Security and Risk Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, build, and operational effectiveness of the organisation's cybersecurity technology platforms and infrastructure. This position involves strategic direction, operational excellence, and continuous improvement of security across the technology landscape.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Security Strategy & Architecture: Develop and maintain the strategic vision for security architecture, including a multi-year technology roadmap. Provide technical consulting for key business initiatives.
• Security by Design: Implement "secure by design" principles, integrating security requirements and architectural patterns into project lifecycles.
• Identity & Endpoint Security: Oversee strategy and engineering for user and device protection, including Corporate Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Endpoint Security programs.
• Infrastructure Security: Provide strategic oversight for Network Security, multi-cloud security, and on-premise infrastructure hardening.
• Application Security & DevSecOps: Lead the application security program, promoting secure coding practices, automated security testing, and integrating security into the software development lifecycle.
• Cyber Defence Platform Engineering: Manage the engineering of platforms supporting cyber defense, including security data and automation tools.
• Team & Capability Management: Lead and develop a team of security professionals, managing direct and contract hires, and overseeing talent and sourcing strategies.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure operational excellence, availability, resilience, and compliance for all security engineering functions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a liaison to senior executives and business leaders on cyber risk, providing guidance to projects and IT teams.
• Financial Management: Manage a multi-million dollar security services budget.

 
Required Skills and Experience

• Cybersecurity Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in multiple security domains such as Security Architecture, IAM, Cloud Security, and DevSecOps.
• Technology Acumen: Understanding of vendor technologies and industry trends.
• Strategic & Architectural Vision: Ability to develop and execute a multi-year security technology roadmap.
• Engineering Excellence: Knowledge of directing engineering and lifecycle management of core cyber defense platforms (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, EDR).
• Leadership & Management: Executive leadership experience with large, diverse teams.
• Strategic Influencing: Skills in influencing, negotiation, and conflict resolution with senior stakeholders.
• Communication: Ability to communicate technical issues to diverse audiences.
• Business Acumen: Understanding of technology solution impact and alignment with business objectives.
• Problem-Solving: Analytical and problem-solving skills for risk identification and mitigation.
• Financial Acumen: Experience managing capital and operational budgets.
• Adaptability: Ability to work in a dynamic environment.
• Industry Experience: Experience in a large, complex enterprise environment is required.