Acquired Talent Ltd.
Director, Security Engineering & Operations
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Director, Security Engineering & Operations
Acquired Talent Ltd. | London, UK / Warsaw, Poland (Hybrid)
Our client is a high-growth European B2B data platform, trusted by thousands of clients globally. The business is at an inflection point, transitioning to a product and tech-led model under new executive leadership, with a data platform that increasingly powers AI workflows for enterprise customers.
We are supporting them on a Director of Security Engineering & Operations hire, reporting directly to the CISO. This is a genuine build opportunity, owning the technical security strategy across web and data products, the data fusion engine, and corporate environment, at a moment when AI, scale, and engineering velocity are creating new and complex security challenges.
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You will lead a small team of application and infrastructure security engineers, own a 24/7 outsourced SOC relationship, and partner with engineering and product leadership to embed security-by-design across the organisation. The remit spans application security, data and AI security, and detection and response.
Essential:
- Experience building or significantly transforming a security programme in a product-led, engineering-first company
- Strong AppSec expertise — OWASP, API security, SAST/DAST, threat modelling — with enough depth to challenge and coach senior engineers
- Cloud security fluency: container and Kubernetes security, IAM design, cloud-native tooling
- Experience managing external security partners, including 24/7 SOC providers
- Experience leading teams (~3-10)
- Player-coach mindset — technically credible, collaborative, and strategically sharp
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Nice to Have:
- Working knowledge of AI and LLM security risks
- Background from regulated or data-intensive environments (fintech, iGaming, healthtech, or similar)
Location: London or Warsaw (Hybrid - 3 days per week)
If you meet the criteria and would like to learn more, please apply.
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