Director of Security
Job Description
Job title: Director of Security
Company: Civica
Job description: Job Description:Civica’s products support citizens across the globe, and we are searching for a Director of Security to lead the teams that defend Civica.As Director of Security at Civica, you will be a technology leader responsible for ensuring the security of Civica’s technology estate, our products, and our people. Security is everyone’s responsibility, and your teams will help ensure that their colleagues are equipped to build secure products and platforms.
You’ll ensure that we have the right people, processes and tools in place to proactively defend Civica. When attacks do happen, your teams will be ready to respond.You’ll be a pragmatic, kind and effective leader, able to build and nurture a team that can deliver on your vision. You’ll bring clarity to your teams and to stakeholders in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.What you will be doingAs a leader, building and managing a balanced and effective security organisation with stakeholders across a variety of business functions such as product, development, and infrastructure.As a technologist and expert in the modern cybersecurity landscape, enabling secure product development and secure architecture practices across the organisationAs a strategist, owning the security roadmap, and creating a clear path to deliver on your visionMaking data-driven decisions, and presenting data to secure buy-in and investment for your initiativesBuilding strong relationships with leaders in areas such as product, engineering and compliance to ensure the best outcomesRequirements:We’d like you to have experience withManaging multiple security teams in a large global organisation , across multiple territories and time zones (UK, India, APAC, and AMER)Delivering critical technical programmes in challenging technical landscapesWorking with leaders and engineers to create alignment across large tech organisationsManaging teams supporting modern software development organisations; implementing “security as a service”, ensuring an effective SSDLCCyber risk quantification, incident and contingency planningManaging stakeholders up, down, and across seniority levelsCoaching and mentoring senior managersSome technologies that we use.NET, C#, Angular, Java, PHPMSSQL, PostgreSQLAzure (AKS, VMs, Azure SQL, Functions, and more)SonarqubeSonatypeVeracodeDatadogDarktraceQualysYou should apply if youThrive with a high degree of autonomy and accountabilityAre an innovative technologist, able to deliver solutions to complex problemsAre comfortable with ambiguity, working in a large organisation with a mix of modern and legacy processes and technologiesAre people focused, and care about both those who work for you and those who’s everyday lives your work effectsBenefits:Life at Civica: Life at Civica is fun and flexible. We have the following benefits that make us – one of the top employers of choice and a great place to work.Civica Foundation | Giving Culture: We encourage our people to take advantage of our Days of Difference initiative that makes a lasting impact in the community through goodness and charity.Civica Culture | Work life balance and Blended working: Flexible working, less commuting and more time with friends and family gives a perfect work life balance to our people.Learning and Development | Growth Opportunities: Civica has a unique 70:20:10 learning model, which supports your learning demands in an interesting, challenging & fun way!Benefits
- Employee Wellbeing: Being a people-first company, we have integrated health and wellbeing benefits for our members and their family. We have a team of Mental Health Champions working hard to change the stigma around Mental Health. We routinely run awareness workshops to ensure our colleagues better understand how Mental Health can impact your day-to-day life. We are available for support when you need it most and actively encourage our people to reach out to us.
- Generous Leave Policy: Civica allows you to take time off from work with generous leave benefits
- Rewards and Recognition: We recognise and appreciate our colleagues for their contribution by monetary/non-monetary recognitions and rewards.
- Tenure Milestone Recognition: We value and recognise the years of service of our people.
- Employee-led Affinity Groups: Civica has different affinity groups in place, where people can share experiences and put forward their ideas, suggestions, and recommendations to make Civica an even more inclusive organisation for everyone. Our groups are for anyone who wants to support and ally with that community.
Civica Accolades:
- ‘Investors in People’ – Gold: We prioritise the development of our colleagues to match their ambition.
- Great Place to Work: We are dedicated to creating an outstanding employee experience.
- Financial Times – Diversity Leader 2023: We’re committed to maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture.
- Australian Business Awards – Employer of choice
- Societal Impact: Our solutions impact positive societal change, supporting local Authorities, Schools, Police forces, the NHS and numerous Central Government offices.