Head of Security

This

position

is

listed

on

behalf

of

a

partner

company,

who

manages

all

applications

and

next

steps.

Our

partner

is

looking

for

a

Head

of

Security

based

in

the

United

States

.

As

Head

of

Security,

you

will

take

ownership

of

the

security

strategy

and

execution

for

a

high-performance

technology

infrastructure

powering

the

decentralized

ecosystem.

This

is

a

hands-on

leadership

opportunity

to

establish

and

strengthen

security

across

cloud

infrastructure,

production

systems,

and

engineering

platforms.

You

will

lead

incident

response,

proactively

manage

risks,

and

embed

security

best

practices

into

engineering

workflows.

Working

closely

with

executive

leadership

and

engineering

teams,

you

will

have

significant

autonomy

to

make

critical

security

decisions.

You

will

also

build

and

develop

the

security

function

as

the

organization

scales.

This

role

is

ideal

for

an

experienced

security

leader

who

combines

deep

technical

expertise

with

strategic

thinking

and

a

strong

sense

of

ownership.

Accountabilities:

Define

and

execute

the

overall

security

strategy,

roadmap,

and

priorities

across

infrastructure,

cloud

environments,

and

production

systems.

Establish

and

continuously

improve

security

controls

covering

identity

and

access

management,

secrets

and

key

management,

network

segmentation,

logging,

monitoring,

and

threat

detection.

Own

the

incident

response

lifecycle,

including

detection,

investigation,

mitigation,

recovery

procedures,

runbooks,

on-call

readiness,

and

regular

tabletop

exercises.

Develop

and

maintain

threat

models

and

risk

registers,

identifying

vulnerabilities

and

prioritizing

security

initiatives

according

to

business

impact.

Partner

with

engineering

teams

to

integrate

security

into

development

processes,

architecture

decisions,

and

deployment

workflows

without

slowing

down

delivery.

Assess

and

manage

third-party,

vendor,

and

software

supply-chain

security

risks.

Lead

the

compliance

roadmap,

coordinate

security

audits,

and

manage

customer

security

assessments

and

reviews.

Build,

hire,

mentor,

and

develop

the

security

team

as

the

organization

grows.

Communicate

security

risks,

incidents,

and

mitigation

strategies

clearly

to

executives,

engineers,

and

external

stakeholders.

Provide

hands-on

technical

leadership,

independently

investigating

systems,

implementing

security

improvements,

and

addressing

critical

vulnerabilities.

Requirements:

At

least

8

years

of

professional

experience

in

cybersecurity,

including

securing

high-availability,

internet-facing

infrastructure

at

scale.

Strong

engineering

background,

with

the

ability

to

read

and

write

code,

investigate

complex

systems,

and

implement

technical

security

solutions

independently.

Deep

expertise

in

cloud

security,

bare-metal

infrastructure,

production

environments,

and

distributed

systems.

Proven

hands-on

experience

in

security

monitoring,

threat

detection,

incident

response,

and

leading

the

response

to

real-world

security

incidents.

Demonstrated

experience

establishing

a

security

program

from

the

ground

up

or

significantly

scaling

an

existing

security

function.

Previous

experience

securing

developer-focused

products,

APIs,

platforms,

or

critical

technology

infrastructure.

Strong

knowledge

of

identity

and

access

management,

secrets

management,

cryptographic

keys,

and

infrastructure

security

practices.

Ability

to

develop

pragmatic

security

strategies,

assess

complex

risks,

and

make

sound

decisions

under

pressure.

Excellent

communication

and

collaboration

skills,

with

the

ability

to

influence

engineering

teams

and

balance

security

requirements

with

business

priorities.

High

ownership

mentality,

adaptability,

and

willingness

to

remain

hands-on

in

a

fast-moving

environment.

Comfortable

working

within

a

fully

remote,

asynchronous

organization.

Experience

leading

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