Head of Security

Summary

Join Immutable, a leading global technology company revolutionizing the gaming industry on Ethereum, as the Head of Security and IT. In this leadership role, you will unify and lead various security and IT teams, defining and executing a comprehensive security strategy. You will build and improve security controls, mentor a high-performing team, and develop automation strategies. The position requires strong technical expertise and people management skills, with a focus on balancing risk reduction and operational efficiency. You will be responsible for incident response, managing enterprise IT security, and leveraging AI and automation. Immutable offers competitive salaries, employee stock options, flexible work arrangements, and various employee benefits.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading security teams, ideally in a startup or scale-up environment
• Deep technical expertise in security operations, detection & response, and application security
• A strong strategic mindset, with the ability to define and execute a multi-layered security strategy
• Hands-on experience in security automation, using Python, Golang, or similar languages
• Experience handling significant security incidents and developing resilient response strategies
• A pragmatic approach to security, balancing security effectiveness with business priorities
• Familiarity with cloud-native security principles, including AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, and SaaS security
• A track record of delivering security outcomes through automation, reducing reliance on manual processes

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a security strategy that integrates enterprise security, detection and response, IT security, and application security
• Build and improve security controls by leveraging intelligence, adversary simulations, incidents, and metrics to incrementally enhance security across applications, endpoints, cloud, and blockchain
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of security professionals, ensuring they are aligned, motivated, and empowered to deliver impact
• Develop and implement automation strategies that enable a small but highly effective team to operate at scale
• Own and drive incident response capabilities, ensuring rapid and effective threat detection and response
• Manage enterprise IT security, identity and access, and detection and response functions to create a cohesive security ecosystem
• Leverage AI and security automation to optimize workflows and enhance efficiency

Benefits

• We commit to paying globally competitive salaries and contributions & we share our products' success through Employee Stock Options
• We also support our US Employees with Medical and 401K Insurance
• Our flexible working model blends the best of both worlds: Sydney-based employees enjoy three days a week in our vibrant head office, while remote team members can work from home or utilise access to global office hubs via a WeWork All-Access pass
• We offer USD $500 WFH allowance to set up your home office and USD $600 per annum to put toward your internet and phone usage
• We offer up to USD $1,350 per annum for any classes, courses or events to support your growth and development
• Enjoy access to free online courses via Udemy
• Enjoy USD $800 per year to put toward your health and wellbeing
• Get 24/7 access to unlimited counselling for you and your family when you need it through our EAP Service
• Monthly subsidy and discounted rate with ClassPass, including a 1-year free membership to Breethe
• New parents receive 12 weeks of paid leave in our gender-neutral offer
• The birthing parent also gets an additional six weeks of leave for rest and recovery leading up to and after birth
• We also offer Miscarriage Leave and extra leave for IVF treatments
• Enjoy 2 additional paid annual leave days at the end of the year and a paid day off for your birthday