Head of Security Platforms

Why We Have This Role

How You’ll Find Success

• Proactive Leadership: Take the initiative, understanding the expected outcome, getting the necessary context, and working entrepreneurially to achieve the set goals in security engineering.
• Stellar Communication: Communicate effectively at all levels and influence appropriately to create trust within the team and across the business to induce high standards and change practices.
• Security Expertise: Broad expertise in platform security, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of different security facets, including product, cloud, and infrastructure security.
• Collaboration Skills: Working across various product units, they will display excellent collaboration skills, building strong relationships to drive security initiatives forward.
• Decision-Making and Problem Solving: Possess strong decision-making skills, able to tackle complex security issues swiftly and effectively in an autonomous date driven capacity.
• Continuous Learning: Committed to continuous learning, staying abreast of the latest security trends, threats, and mitigation strategies.

How You’ll Grow

• Industry Exposure: As the head of security engineering, the person will be regularly interacting with industry leaders and participating in top security forums, widening their network and gaining industry insights.
• Knowledge Expansion: By staying current with the latest trends in security, they'd also continually augment their knowledge and understandings of both emergent threats and innovative mitigation strategies.
• Leadership Development: Leading a team of dedicated security engineers, they will have ample opportunities to refine their leadership and people management skills in a global company.
• Strategic Influence: They will have the chance to influence the company's security strategy, translating their insights and views into actions that make a real difference. This strategic contribution can enhance their decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Things You’ll Do

• Enhance Platform Security: Build and implement comprehensive security solutions across product, multicloud, and infrastructure areas to reduce vulnerabilities and potential breaches.
• Drive Vulnerability Management: Establish an effective vulnerability management system, conducting regular checks and swiftly acting upon detected issues.
• Develop Data Protection Protocols: Define and enforce strict data protection protocols for adherence throughout the organization, ensuring customer data security.
• Access Management: Oversee aspects of access across the corporate and production environments setting the standards and best practices.
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of skilled security engineers and foster a security-conscious culture, promoting continuous improvement.
• Collaborate Across Business & Product Units: Work closely with all areas of the business, forging partnerships to support security initiatives and create a coherent front against emerging risks.

What We’re Looking For On Your Resume

• Proven Leadership: We're looking for evidence of effective team leadership for over 15 years, particularly in the field of security. Details of how you've influenced cultural shifts towards improved security practices will be a plus.
• Expertise in Diverse Security Aspects: We want to see your proficiency in dealing with multiple security aspects ideally in product, cloud, and infrastructure security, including vulnerability management, access management, CDN/WaF/firewalls, product security,  and data protection.
• Collaboration: Demonstrate your ability to collaborate and build partnerships across different business units, working towards unified security objectives.
• Proactive Problem-Solving: Share instances where you acted swiftly and effectively to manage potential vulnerabilities or address complex security issues.
• Strategy Development: Ideally, you've defined and implemented security strategies in previous roles, driving transformative outcomes.

Remember, it's not about how many years you've worked; it's about what you've achieved during that time that counts.

What You Should Know About This Team

Our Team’s Favorite Perks and Benefits

• Wellness Reimbursement for $300 per quarter for wellness activities including gym memberships, spa massages, workout equipment, meditation apps, and much more.
• $1800 Experience bonus to be used for an “Experience” of your choosing
• Amazing QGroup Communities; MOSAIQ, Green Team, Qualtrics Pride, Q&Able, Qualtrics Salute, and Women’s Leadership Development, which exist as places for support, allyship, and advocacy.