Director of Security Engineering & Operations
Director of Security Engineering & Operations
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Job Description
Department: Zalando Technology Foundation
Hiring Manager: Florence Mottay VP Information Security
Team Leadership: Currently the span of control is six (including open positions) and it will increase to seven by the end of 2025. The total team size is 26.
THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As the Director of Security Engineering and Operations you will have a broad scope encompassing among others Zalando SE Zalando Shenzhen and ZEOS. You will lead several critical teams including:
The Security Operations Center (SOC) responsible for real-time threat detection and response.
The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) which manages incidents conducts forensic analysis and implements remediation.
The Cyber Threat Intelligence Team tasked with gathering and analyzing threat intelligence.
The Detection Engineering Team focused on developing threat detection capabilities.
The Cloud Security Infrastructure Engineering Team ensuring the security of our cloud infrastructure.
As Zalandos Information Security Team our mission is to identify protect against detect respond to and recover from cyber incidents - enabling our Zalandos to work in a stable secure and privacy-conscious environment.
We strive to be a security team that aligns with the engineering spirit of our company: innovative agile and automation-driven. Our vision is to seamlessly embed security into daily operations empowering employees with built-in frictionless security controls. By leveraging automation and self-service solutions we aim to enhance security without slowing down productivity enabling a culture where security is intuitive scalable and an enabler of innovation.
WHAT WED LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
Collaborating with the CISO security leadership and senior leadership building and maintaining our capability to enable data and intelligence driven approach to defensive and offensive security operations
Leading cross-functional teams to develop and execute a comprehensive defensive/ offensive security strategy that aligns with Zalandos goals and risks.
Taking ownership of both leading and coordinating resources throughout the investigation remediation and reporting of security incidents.
Executing the defined roadmap including automation and self-service initiatives.
Preparing Zalando to respond to cyber security incidents through the ongoing development and maintenance of the incident response plan use cases playbooks and other important documentation such as standard operating procedures
Planning and executing cyber security exercises providing assurance and insights that Zalandos preparation for responding to major cyber security incidents is sound
Enhancing Security Operations Centers incident response capability through the identification and implementation of tools processes and data sources that will enable effective incident command outcomes and drive more efficient response to security incidents
Identifying and reporting the most important metrics and KPIs to measure the success of SecOps
Evaluating implementing and managing security technologies relevant for the SecOps scope
Leading a team of analysts and engineers and supporting them to reach their full potential as security advocates and incident responders.
WED LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
You gained extensive professional experience in information security in an international cross-functional environment.
You have proven experience in security incident management and offensive security activities in leadership roles.
You possess in-depth knowledge of security best practices standards and regulations.
You are an experienced executive with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills aiming to form strong relationships with director-level peers and VPs.
You are experienced in leading senior teams of security experts including leadership of leaders.
You work collaboratively within product and internal project teams delivering large and complex products and features.
You are an analytical thinker which enables you to analyze critical systems to understand both how to break them and defend them against attack.
OUR BENEFITS
Zalando provides a range of benefits heres an overview of what you can expect. Learn all about Zalando and our values here: shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando 30% off Lounge by Zalando discounts from external partners
2 paid volunteering days a year
Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration
Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
27 days of vacation a year to start
Relocation assistance available
Family services including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub Gympass)
Free access to mental health support and coaching
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
