Team Lead - Cybersecurity Engineering

HERO Recruitment; Galway; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HERO Recruitment seeks a Team Lead for ECS Application Security in Galway. You will blend deep engineering expertise with a passion for building high-performing teams in a cloud-first environment, setting technical standards and delivering enterprise-scale security solutions that protect customers and enable innovation.

You will mentor engineers, drive Secure-SDLC adoption, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver measurable, customer-focused outcomes while improving automation, testing, and

Qualifications

• 12+ years in IT
• 5+ years in people & technical leadership
• Proven track record delivering scalable, cloud-native software with Secure-SDLC practices
• Strong foundation in systems architecture, SDLC, Agile, AWS, and DevSecOps

Responsibilities

• Define and drive team strategy, roadmap, and vision.
• Mentor and develop engineers and analysts, fostering growth.
• Manage workforce planning and performance goals.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Roadmap planning

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Secure-SDLC mindset

Cloud architecture

Agile

DevSecOps

Tools

AWS

SAST

DAST

SCA

Job description

The Role

As a Team Lead for ECS Application Security, you’ll combine deep engineering expertise with a passion for developing high-performing teams. In our agile, cloud-first environment, you’ll set technical standards, influence strategic decisions, and deliver enterprise-scale application security solutions that keep the firm cybersafe. You’ll mentor engineers and analysts to design and implement secure, scalable systems that enable innovation while protecting our customers. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of secure engineering at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Growth

• Define and drive team strategy, roadmap, and vision.
• Mentor and develop engineers and analysts, fostering technical growth and professional development.
• Manage workforce planning and performance goals aligned to business priorities.

Delivery & Execution

• Excellent organization and planning skills with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Responsible for defining and owning roadmap and vision.
• Accountable for the delivery of the roadmap, clearly defining and articulating the evolutionary steps/milestones to achieve the overall vision.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure impactful, customer-focused outcomes.

Engineering Excellence

• Drive Secure-SDLC adoption, including secrets management, SAST, SCA, and DAST where appropriate.
• Improve automation, test coverage, release velocity, and production health.
• Own and enforce technical standards, code reviews, and architectural guidance.

Strategic Influence & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with leadership across engineering, business, and operations teams to align on security priorities.
• Lead data-driven decisions on trade-offs, capacity planning, and risk.
• Communicate clearly, deliver updates, rationales, blockers, and outcomes to peers and senior leaders.

Continuous Improvement & Thought Leadership

• Stay ahead of emerging threats, tools, and frameworks.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement through metrics, retrospectives, and education.

Required Skills & Experience

• 12+ years in IT and 5+ years in people & technical leadership.
• Proven track record delivering scalable, cloud-native software with Secure-SDLC practices.
• Strong foundation in systems architecture, SDLC, Agile, AWS, and DevSecOps.
• Data-driven mindset, experience driving strategic decisions through analytics and metrics.
• Excellent communicator and influencer; skilled in stakeholder and cross-functional collaboration.
• Passion for coaching, able to elevate junior and senior team members alike.
• Practical experience setting strategic vision and delivering on roadmaps.
• Expertise in application security tools a plus e.g. secrets scanning, SAST, DAST, SCA.