Manager, Security Operations (AUS/NZ)

Headquartered in Helsinki with offices in Berlin and Sydney, along with remote teams in another 10+ countries, Aiven provides managed open-source data technologies, such as PostgreSQL, Kafka and M3, on all major public clouds. We have raised $150M in VC funding to date and are backed by world-class investors including Atomico, IVP and Earlybird Venture Capital, among others. We plan to invest this funding back into open source.

Our roots are in open source. The services we provide are based on best-in-class, open-source data technologies. We have established an Open-Source Program Office which will coordinate and increase our contributions to the open-source community.

Aiven allows developers to do what they do best: create applications. Meanwhile, we do what we do best; manage cloud data infrastructure. We enable our customers to drive business results from open source resulting in true transformations far beyond their own backyards.

We are seeking a Manager, Security Operations (AUS/NZ) to lead and grow our global Security Operations team with a focus on enabling secure multi-cloud infrastructure and will be a key contributor in maturing our processes, improving security capabilities, and recruiting excellent analysts and engineers. Aiven is ISO 27001 certified, SOC2 validated, and actively building an effective and competitive security team. You will deliver global Security Operations together with the partner teams in Europe, North America, and Australia including Security Engineering, Anti-Abuse & Fraud, and Risk & Compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Scale, deliver, and continuously improve Aiven’s 24/7 security incident detection and response capabilities.
• Ensure that Observability is in place and set to scale in Aiven’s multi-cloud environment.
• Build a world-class team of SOC Engineers with expertise in cloud incident response.
• Develop incident response playbooks and training on best practice incident handling procedures; lead regular pen-testing activities.
• Develop proactive threat hunting practices and conduct regular intrusion hunts.
• Mitigate service abuse/misuse and fraudulent activity.
• Act as SME on defensive operations and incident handling.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in the security field.
• Advanced knowledge of best practices in incident handling.
• Ability to get back to the tools and lead by example through DFIR and blended/purple team activities.
• Security leadership experience, ideally for distributed teams that you have grown.
• Act as an escalation point for your global team (sometimes at night).
• Willingness to travel, post-Covid.
• One of the following certifications: OSCP, GCFA, CISSP, or similar.

Benefits

A dynamic startup environment with a rapidly growing, international business

• Highly experienced colleagues
• Lots of space and freedom to be yourself and act as an owner

What we can offer:

• Participation in the employee stock option plan
• Mobile phone and subscription
• Flexible working hours
• Growth opportunities
  

AIVEN provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, ancestry, creed (religion), place of origin, ethnic origin, citizenship, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity), sexual orientation, age, gender expression, record of offences, marital, status, family status, disability.

AIVEN complies with applicable law governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training