Lead Security Architect - Remote

Overview

We're looking for a Lead Security Architect to own and elevate security across the entire company. This is a hands-on, senior leadership role responsible for defining our security strategy, strengthening security practices, and driving solutions across our infrastructure, applications, and internal systems.

In Short

• Lead security efforts across infrastructure, applications, internal systems, and employee devices
• Identify risks and vulnerabilities across the organisation and ensure they are addressed
• Establish scalable security processes and best practices across teams
• Own the organisation's compliance posture - define target frameworks, drive progress against them, and ensure requirements are reflected in day-to-day operations
• Coordinate audits and external security work
• Build security awareness across the company
• Drive application security through Secure Software Development Lifecycle
• Own Web3 security and AI security considerations
• Implement security tooling and automation
• Foster a proactive security culture

Requirements

• Proven experience owning or leading a security function
• Background in security engineering or architecture
• Experience building or maturing security programmes in fast-moving engineering organisations
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, DORA, MiCA
• Strong understanding of modern application security practices
• Experience with security reviews, threat modelling, and vulnerability management
• Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
• Strategic thinker who can translate risk into priorities
• Experience managing or mentoring security teams is a plus
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• Annual team offsites
• 30 days of PTO
• Flexible remote days
• Flexible working hours
• Equity participation from day 1
• Entitlement to work computer
• Annual personal development budget
• One-time remote budget for office setup