The role requires an experienced, empathetic and technically adept security leader who will lead the global Security team. You’ll be responsible for setting and communicating the vision and strategy for both the Security team and the wider security direction of the company. You and your team will collaborate closely with all areas of the business to plan and execute on roadmaps that will commonly have numerous cross-group dependencies. In addition, you will work with these groups to ensure an ongoing proactive approach to security is being considered and that a truly supportive security program is being pursued across the company.
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The Security teams consist of Security Engineers, Architects, and Program Managers that contribute to security across a range of areas including Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Risk Engineering, and Privacy.
You will be responsible for driving the continued growth and organizational structure of the Security teams at Etsy, you will also work closely with senior leadership across the company to set the vision and execution strategy of the Etsy security program. The role requires you to have a deep hands-on understanding of security at scale, as well as being able to drive big picture, long term, projects that have impact on all aspects of Etsy.
Budgeting responsibility for the security program will lie with you. This will include the evaluation of third-party security vendors, the ability to recognize the snake oil when it is being offered, taking lead on negotiating contracts, and collaborating with our Finance group to strike an appropriate balance of capital and operating expenditures.
Finally, while you won’t be hands-on building security solutions and tooling, your previous experience as a strong practitioner in the field will give you the knowledge and skills to guide the Security teams and aid decision making. For additional context some of the areas the security teams are involved with are listed below, to be successful in the role you should be able to provide guidance and support based on a strong set of first principles on such a diverse range of projects:
Architecture and implementation of a new Authentication framework for use across the Etsy marketplaces
The integration of new security infrastructure into the Etsy environment to provide improved security foundations for other teams to build upon
Evaluate, understand and advise on the technology needs arising from the rapidly changing privacy regulations across the globe
Support the continued development of a machine learning platform along with the continued deployment of new models to identify and combat risky and fraudulent behavior across the marketplaces
Working closely with other infrastructure & facilities teams to ensure that the growing physical footprint of the Etsy offices has security considerations built in from the outset
Consulting on the security requirements and due diligence associated with potential mergers and acquisition activities
Daily management & monitoring of the security posture of the production environments at Etsy
Incident response, coordination, and management
About You
You put people and experience first. Culture, empathy, trust, and generosity are at the heart of everything we do at Etsy.
You have experience building engineering teams. You know how to work with teams and recruit talent; you understand what makes the people on your team tick because you know the work they’re doing, and you’ve spent your time in the trenches. Your peers see you as a sounding board, a mentor, a coach, and an excellent decision maker.
You are a leader. You are comfortable with being out there and talking to people—both in front of your team, partners within Etsy, and out in the tech community.
You subscribe to the philosophy of attack-driven defense, that knowing how to break something places you in a stronger position to defend it. You understand that people are just as important as technology when it comes to security, and that the soft skills of you and your teams are imperative to a strong and successful security program. You strongly believe that the function of a security group is to enable and not to block, and that the only way security can scale is to develop a security culture that is inclusive and progressive and has space to have everyone contribute to.
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