Head of Security Operations
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About the Role
Jobgether is seeking a Head of Security Operations for a partner company. This senior leadership role is responsible for defining, building, and scaling a world-class Security Operations function within a globally distributed technology environment.
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Responsibilities
- Lead, hire, and mentor a high performing Security Operations (SecOps) team of security engineers and analysts
- Define and evolve Security Operations standards, playbooks, and incident response frameworks across the organization
- Design and oversee Security Operations Center (SOC) architecture, including detection, monitoring, logging, and response systems
- Identify, investigate, and coordinate the containment and remediation of advanced cyber threats and security incidents
- Develop and implement threat modeling practices, tabletop exercises, and incident response simulations
- Evaluate, select, and deploy security tools, platforms, and technologies to strengthen the security posture
- Establish and track key SecOps KPIs, reporting security performance and risk posture to senior leadership
- Collaborate with engineering and leadership teams to embed security best practices into development and operations workflows
- Contribute to external security communities through thought leadership, publications, and threat intelligence sharing
Requirements
- Extensive experience in Security Operations leadership roles, including SOC design and incident response management
- Proven track record handling advanced cyber threats, including sophisticated attackers or nation state level actors
- Deep technical expertise in SOC architecture, security monitoring, logging, network segmentation, and defense in depth strategies
- Strong hands on understanding of Linux security and modern infrastructure environments
- Experience implementing and automating incident response playbooks and security workflows
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF and industry standard security practices
- Strong knowledge of security tools, threat intelligence platforms, and risk management methodologies
- Demonstrated leadership ability with experience managing and scaling technical security teams
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present security metrics and influence executive stakeholders
- Strong academic background in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent practical experience
- Advanced English communication skills (written and spoken)
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Position Overview
- This is a senior leadership role responsible for defining, building, and scaling a world class Security Operations (SecOps) function within a globally distributed technology environment.
- You will own the strategy, architecture, and execution of security operations that protect critical infrastructure, internal systems, and software delivery pipelines.
- The role combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership, requiring you to guide incident response, threat detection, and security engineering practices across the organization.
- You will operate at the intersection of engineering, security architecture, and executive decision making, ensuring security is embedded across all systems and processes.
- The environment is highly collaborative, open source oriented, and globally distributed, with a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and resilience.
- This position also extends beyond internal security, contributing to broader industry practices and open source security initiatives.
Accountabilities
- Lead, hire, and mentor a high performing Security Operations (SecOps) team of security engineers and analysts.
- Define and evolve Security Operations standards, playbooks, and incident response frameworks across the organization.
- Design and oversee Security Operations Center (SOC) architecture, including detection, monitoring, logging, and response systems.
- Identify, investigate, and coordinate the containment and remediation of advanced cyber threats and security incidents.
- Develop and implement threat modeling practices, tabletop exercises, and incident response simulations.
- Evaluate, select, and deploy security tools, platforms, and technologies to strengthen the security posture.
- Establish and track key SecOps KPIs, reporting security performance and risk posture to senior leadership.
- Collaborate with engineering and leadership teams to embed security best practices into development and operations workflows.
- Contribute to external security communities through thought leadership, publications, and threat intelligence sharing.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in Security Operations leadership roles, including SOC design and incident response management.
- Proven track record handling advanced cyber threats, including sophisticated attackers or nation state level actors.
- Deep technical expertise in SOC architecture, security monitoring, logging, network segmentation, and defense in depth strategies.
- Strong hands on understanding of Linux security and modern infrastructure environments.
- Experience implementing and automating incident response playbooks and security workflows.
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF and industry standard security practices.
- Strong knowledge of security tools, threat intelligence platforms, and risk management methodologies.
- Demonstrated leadership ability with experience managing and scaling technical security teams.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present security metrics and influence executive stakeholders.
- Strong academic background in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent practical experience.
- Advanced English communication skills (written and spoken).
Benefits
- Fully remote global work environment with distributed team collaboration.
- Competitive compensation with annual performance based reviews and bonus structure.
- Learning and development budget for professional growth.
- Paid vacation, parental leave, and employee assistance programs.
- Opportunities to attend global in person engineering and security events.
- Travel support for company gatherings and team sprints in international locations.
- Recognition programs and performance based rewards.
- Exposure to cutting edge security challenges in large scale distributed systems.
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