Director, Security

Accountabilities

• SecurityStrategyandLeadership:Defineandexecutetheorganization'ssecuritystrategyacrosscloudsecurity,applicationsecurity,securityoperations,andgovernance,risk,andcompliance(GRC),ensuringconsistentexecutionandmeasurableresults.

• ComplianceandRiskManagement:LeadinitiativestoachieveandmaintaincertificationsandframeworkssuchasSOC2,ISO27001,andHIPAA.CollaboratewithLegalandcommercialteamstotranslateregulatoryrequirementsintoactionabletechnicalcontrolsandbusinessoutcomes.

• TeamBuildingandDevelopment:Recruit,mentor,anddevelopsecuritymanagersandseniorindividualcontributorswhilefosteringacultureofaccountability,technicalexcellence,collaboration,andcontinuousimprovementacrossdistributedteams.

• SecureProductDevelopment:Integratesecurityintothesoftwaredevelopmentlifecyclethroughthreatmodeling,architecturereviews,securedevelopmentpractices,andautomatedvulnerabilityscanning,enablingteamstoinnovatewithoutunnecessarydeliverybottlenecks.

• ThreatDetectionandIncidentResponse:Strengthenmonitoring,logging,alerting,andincidentresponsecapabilities.Establishoperationalmetricsandimprovemeantimetodetect(MTTD),meantimetorespond(MTTR),andoverallplatformresilience.

• CustomerTrustandVendorRisk:Representsecurityattheexecutivelevelinstrategiccustomerdiscussions,supportsecurityduediligence,andoverseethird-partyvendorriskassessmentstoreinforcecustomerconfidence.

• SecurityAutomationandTooling:Expandsecurityautomationbyintegratingtesting,policyenforcement,andsecuritycontrolsintoCI/CDpipelinesanddeploymentworkflows.

• InfrastructureSecurity:ProvidearchitecturaloversightacrossGPUclusters,networkboundaries,identityandaccessmanagement,backendservices,andcloudinfrastructure,applyingzero-trustprincipleswhilesupportingscalabilityandhighavailability.

• Cross-FunctionalCollaboration:PartnerwithInfrastructureandSiteReliabilityEngineeringteamstocoordinatesecureprovisioning,networkisolation,operationalresilience,andinfrastructuredependencies.

• PerformanceMeasurement:Establishandmonitorsecuritymetrics,includingpatchingservice-levelagreements,defectescaperates,andremediationprogress,usingdatatoguideprioritizationandcontinuousimprovement.

Requirements

• SecurityLeadershipExperience:Atleast7yearsofexperienceleadingsecurityteams,includingmanagersand/ormultiplesquads,withademonstratedabilitytoscalesecurityorganizationsanddelivercomplexinitiatives.

• CloudandInfrastructureSecurity:Atleast8yearsofexperiencebuildingandsecuringSaaS,cloudplatforms,orinfrastructureproducts,withdeepknowledgeofcloud-nativearchitectures,Kubernetes,Linuxsecurity,networking,andvirtualization.

• StrategicProgramManagement:Provenabilitytotakecomplexsecurityinitiativesfromconceptthroughexecutionwhilebalancingrisk,scope,timelines,andbusinesspriorities.

• RemoteLeadership:Experiencebuildingteamculture,accountability,andexecutionmomentuminaremote-firstordistributedworkingenvironment.

• SecurityOperationsandMetrics:Strongunderstandingofoperationalsecuritymetrics,incidentresponse,vulnerabilitymanagement,andcontinuousimprovementofsecuritypractices.

• CommunicationandStakeholderManagement:Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills,withtheabilitytotranslatecomplextechnicalrisksintoclearbusinessrecommendationsforexecutivesandcross-functionalstakeholders.

• TechnicalJudgment:Abilitytoprovidesecurityguidanceacrossinfrastructureandproductarchitecturewhileenablingengineeringteamstomovequicklyandindependently.

• PreferredCloudandPlatformExpertise:Experiencesecuringdeveloperplatforms,distributedcomputingenvironments,cloudinfrastructure,orbare-metalsystemsusedbytechnicalcustomers.

• PreferredAISecurityKnowledge:FamiliaritywithAI/MLsecuritychallenges,includingmodelprotection,GPUclustertenantisolation,andsecuredatapipelines.

• PreferredComplianceandStartupExperience:Atrackrecordofscalingsecurityteamsandcomplianceprogramsinhigh-growthtechnologycompanies,particularlyacrossSOC2andISO27001.

• AdditionalQualifications:Contributionstoopen-sourcesecurityprojectsorrecognizedsecurityresearchareadvantageous.Successfulcompletionofabackgroundcheckisrequired.

• WorkAuthorization:CandidatesmustbeeligibletoworkintheUnitedStates.Employmentvisasponsorshipisnotcurrentlyavailable.

Benefits

• CompetitiveSalary:Annualbasesalaryrangingfrom$125,000to$220,000,dependingonexperience,qualifications,location,andlevel.Thefinalrangewillbedeterminedduringtheinterviewprocess.

• EquityOwnership:Stockoptionsforeveryteammember,providinganopportunitytoshareinthecompany'slong-termgrowth.

• HealthcareCoverage:Medical,dental,andvisioninsuranceplans.

• FlexibleTimeOff:Flexiblepaidtimeofftosupportrest,personalcommitments,andwork-lifebalance.

• Remote-FirstWorkEnvironment:Flexibleremoteworkingarrangements,supportedbyaninclusiveandcollaborativeteamculture.

• HomeOfficeSupport:A$1,200homeofficeandequipmentstipendtohelpestablishaproductiveremoteworkspace.

• ProfessionalGrowth:Opportunitiestodevelopleadershipcapabilities,expandtechnicalexpertise,andcontributetotheevolutionofAIinfrastructuresecurity.

• InnovationandOwnership:TheopportunitytoleadsecuritystrategyatagrowingAIinfrastructurecompany,withmeaningfulinfluenceoverplatformresilience,customertrust,andorganizationaldevelopment.