- Company Name
- Gemini
- Job Title
- Director, Platform Security
- Job Description
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Job Title: Director, Platform Security
Role Summary:
Lead the Platform Security team, establishing strategy, roadmaps, and security policies for a cloud-native platform. Drive technology adoption, automation, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure secure-by-design architecture while maintaining business agility.
Expectations:
- Provide hands‑on technical leadership, contributing code and architectural guidance.
- Scale and mentor a high‑performance security engineering squad.
- Align security initiatives with business goals and GRC requirements.
- Make data‑driven decisions, setting KPIs and communicating results to stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and execute a comprehensive Platform Security roadmap.
- Develop, maintain, and enforce security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
- Design and implement automation for security controls and incident response.
- Foster trust‑centric relationships with engineering, product, and operations teams.
- Evaluate and manage third‑party security tools, choosing build vs. buy strategies.
- Lead governance, risk, compliance, and audit processes for security programs.
- Mentor and grow team capabilities, focusing on hiring, training, and career development.
- Partner with leadership to translate business requirements into secure technical solutions.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of leadership in cloud‑native engineering or security teams, preferably in AWS‑centric environments.
- 10+ years of direct technical experience in platform engineering, security architecture, or related roles.
- Hands‑on experience with AWS, EKS (Kubernetes), IAM, Terraform, GitHub Enterprise Cloud.
- Expertise in industry security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO, SOC) and maturity model implementation.
- Proven ability to lead change management and scale high‑growth technology teams.
- Strong communication skills, capable of translating technical details to non‑technical stakeholders.
- Pragmatic approach to security requirements, balancing best practices with business needs.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (preferred).
- Professional certifications in cloud security (e.g., AWS Certified Security Specialty) or related domains are a plus.