Head of Security Engineering - Senior Vice President

InforCapital; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 140 000 - 220 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

iCapital is seeking a Head of Security Engineering to lead a security engineering team in a regulated financial services environment. You will own the security architecture, tooling, and secure cloud-native design.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps, and partner with CISO and senior stakeholders to align risk and strategy across AWS/Azure/GCP environments.

Qualificações

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Deep technical depth in information security and secure architecture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influencing abilities.
• Experience with Cloud Security, IAM, SIEM, and DLP workflows.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team of security engineers (~5) and develop the security engineering roadmap.
• Collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, and Cloud teams to embed security across SDLC and IaC.
• Drive security automation, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
• Define and report security KPIs/KRIs to CISO and senior leadership.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

LocationLisbon, Portugal## About This RoleJob Application for Head of Security Engineering - Senior Vice President at iCapitalHead of Security Engineering - Senior Vice PresidentiCapital is looking for a Head of Security Engineering to lead and evolve our security engineering function within a regulated financial services environment. This role combines strong technical depth, hands-on operational capability, and team leadership, ensuring our security architecture, tooling, and processes are scalable, resilient, and aligned with regulatory expectations.You will manage a team of security engineers while remaining actively engaged in technical problem-solving, including supporting incident investigations and shaping secure architecture. You will partner closely with Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Technology/Development teams to embed security across the software development lifecycle and cloud environments.Lead, mentor, and develop a team of ~5 security engineers across multiple domainsDefine team priorities and execute against the security engineering roadmapFoster a culture of ownership, automation, and continuous improvementPartner with the CISO and senior stakeholders on strategy, reporting, and risk alignmentOwn and evolve the firm’s security architecture and technology stack, including:Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP, including CSPM/CNAPP)Identity & Access Management (IAM), SSO, and Privileged Access Management (PAM)SIEM, detection engineering, and logging architectureData protection (DLP, DSPM, encryption, key management)Network security (firewalls, segmentation, zero trust architecture)Design and implement secure, scalable, cloud-native architecturesEvaluate, select, and rationalize security tools and vendorsContainers and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)Implement least privilege access models and zero trust principlesEmbed security into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Implement secure coding practices and secrets managementChampion DevSecOps principles and shift-left security practicesDrive security automation and orchestration (SOAR) to scale operationsUtilize scripting and programming (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) to:Define and report on security KPIs and KRIs to the CISO and senior leadership10+ years of experience in information security or security engineeringProven experience leading and managing technical security teamsData protection technologies (DLP, DSPM, encryption)Experience working closely with SOC teams and incident responseDemonstrated ability to partner with engineering and DevOps teamsStrong balance of technical depth and leadership capabilityHands-on, pragmatic approach with the ability to dive into details when neededProficiency in scripting/automation (Python, PowerShell, etc.)Strong understanding of threat detection and adversary tacticsExcellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levelsExperience operating in re...