Cloud infrastructure - Cyber Security Team Leader

A leadership role responsible for defining and executing the cloud’s information security strategy. This includes managing and mentoring a professional security team, leading the design and implementation of advanced security architectures across cloud and hybrid environments, and overseeing the response to high-severity cyber incidents. The role requires strong technical leadership, strategic decision-making, cross-organizational collaboration, and regular communication with executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Governance

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud security architectures aligned with CIS, NIST, and ISO27001 standards.
• Oversee the definition and enforcement of security controls: WAF, IAM, NACLs, Zero Trust, segmentation, and more.
• Develop and implement security policies, procedures, hardening baselines, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure hybrid (cloud + on-prem) security solutions are properly designed and maintained.

Network & Security Engineering

• Oversee the design of secure network solutions in complex enterprise environments: BGP, OSPF, VPN, SD-WAN, MPLS.
• Manage and maintain enterprise firewall infrastructures (Fortinet / Check Point).
• Establish standards for secure networking and optimize network resilience, availability, and performance.

Incident Response & Operations

• Lead the investigation and handling of complex cyber incidents, coordinating SOC and IR teams.
• Conduct root cause analysis and produce executive-level post-incident reports.
• Manage Tier-3 escalations and provide expert guidance for cloud and infrastructure-related issues.

Cross-Organizational Collaboration

• Drive cross-functional security initiatives
• Work closely with Cloud, Network, IT, and Systems teams to embed security into workflows.
• Interface with external vendors, integrators, and service providers.

Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Information Security team.

• 7+ years of experience in information security, network engineering, or cloud security,
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud security and networking: IAM, WAF, routing, segmentation.
• Deep understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, DNS, HTTP/S).
• Significant experience leading high-severity incident response efforts.
• Familiarity with enterprise infrastructure systems: Active Directory, GPO, DNS.
• Ability to define and implement security standards, best practices, and governance processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:
• VMware
• Okta
• Kubernetes
• Windows/Linux hardening
• Hands-on experience with the full Incident Response lifecycle.
• Relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCNP/CCIE, CEH, GSEC, etc.