Director of Security Engineering & Operations

Join Cognism, a leading data intelligence platform, as the Director of Security Engineering & Operations. In this role, you will drive the technical security strategy for our web and data products, as well as our corporate environment. You will work closely with product and technology leadership, define a secure SDLC strategy, and ensure risk-driven supply chain management. Additionally, you will partner with our VP of Data Engineering to strengthen the security of our data ecosystem and lead a team of application and infrastructure security engineers.

• Définir et posséder la stratégie de sécurité technique de Cognism, en intégrant la sécurité dès la conception dans les produits web et de données.
• Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les équipes de produit et de technologie en tant que partenaire stratégique, en établissant des responsabilités claires et des méthodes de travail.
• Diriger la stratégie de sécurité des données et de l'IA, en renforçant la sécurité des moteurs d'enrichissement, des pipelines de données et des écosystèmes d'entrepôts de données.
• Able to communicate risk in business terms to exec and board audiences, and technical terms to engineers, without losing precision in either direction
• Demonstrated experience building security programmes from scratch or transforming them significantly in a product-led, engineering-first company
• Experience managing external security partners, (e.g 24/7 Security Operations Centre, penetration testing 3rd parties) and raising their performance through clear accountability, not just contract reviews
• A track record of influencing engineering culture and earning trust, not enforcing it
• Cloud security fluency with working knowledge of container and Kubernetes security, IAM design, and cloud-native security tooling – enough to clearly identify, prioritise and challenge solutions for implementing security in our cloud environment
• Strong AppSec expertise (OWASP, API security, SAST/DAST, SDLC) with practical threat modelling experience – enough to challenge and coach our most senior application security engineers
• Handson understanding of data security, cloud data warehouses, and pipeline integrity – enough to ensure we are driving the right programme of work across our technology department
• Working knowledge of AI/LLM security risks: enough depth to assess integrations, define guardrails, and evolve the programme as the technology does
• Risk-based by instinct: prioritises based on both technical and business impact
• Genuinely curious about AI, not just its security risks, but its potential to improve how security is done
• Builder mentality: energised by creating structure where there isn't any, pragmatic about sequencing, and focused on outcomes over coverage
• At Cognism, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals typically underrepresented in tech, so if this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!