Director, Security Engineering & Operations

Cognism

London, United Kingdom
On-site
Secure sdlc strategy implementation
Cloud security and kubernetes expertise
Data pipeline and warehouse security
The role involves defining the technical security strategy for Cognism's web and data products while embedding secure-by-design principles

Job Summary

  • The role involves defining the technical security strategy for Cognism's web and data products while embedding secure-by-design principles.
  • Success includes maturing secure SDLC adoption across Web and Data engineering and improving MTTD/MTTR through stronger SOC operations.
  • The position requires leading a team of application and infrastructure security engineers to build a culture where developers own remediations naturally.

Matching Summary

The role involves defining the technical security strategy for Cognism's web and data products while embedding secure-by-design principles.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Secure SDLC strategy implementation
  • Cloud security and Kubernetes expertise
  • Data pipeline and warehouse security
  • AI and LLM security risk assessment
  • SOC operations and threat hunting
  • Application security and threat modeling

Nice-to-have

  • Developer-friendly security culture building
  • Mentoring engineering teams on security
  • Strategic partnership with R&D leadership
  • Pragmatic risk-based decision making
  • Curiosity about AI improving security

Key Requirements

  • Experience building security programmes from scratch
  • Strong AppSec expertise with OWASP and API security
  • Handson understanding of cloud data warehouses
  • Working knowledge of AI/LLM security risks
  • Track record of influencing engineering culture

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