Head of Cybersecurity Operations

About the Position

We are seeking a Head of Cybersecurity Operations to lead and enhance our cybersecurity strategies and operations. The role involves overseeing the Security Operations Center (SOC) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) functions, ensuring effective coordination with other technology and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Cybersecurity Operations Leadership

  • Define and continuously improve the cybersecurity operating model, processes, responsibilities, and operational standards.
  • Ensure effective coordination between SOC, IAM, Infrastructure Security, Application Security, SRE, and other relevant teams.
  • Establish clear ownership and escalation paths for security events, incidents, vulnerabilities, and access-related risks.
  • Ensure cybersecurity operations are aligned with the organization's security strategy, risk appetite, regulatory obligations, and business priorities.

• Security Operations Center (SOC)

  • Define the SOC operating model, including monitoring, alert triage, investigation, escalation, incident handling, and reporting.
  • Ensure effective monitoring of relevant infrastructure, systems, identities, endpoints, cloud environments, and security events.
  • Ensure security events are properly investigated, documented, prioritized, escalated, and resolved.
  • Define and continuously improve detection rules, use cases, alerting logic, and threat detection capabilities.

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)

  • Define and maintain the organization's access management principles, processes, and operational standards.
  • Ensure appropriate identity lifecycle management, including onboarding, role changes, access modification, and offboarding.
  • Ensure the principle of least privilege is applied across corporate systems, infrastructure, cloud environments, and relevant platforms.
  • Drive regular access reviews and recertification processes for critical systems and privileged accounts.

• Leadership & People Management

  • Lead and develop the SOC and IAM teams.
  • Define team structure, roles, career paths, and competency development.
  • Hire, mentor, and retain high-performing security engineers and leaders.

Requirements

• Proven experience building, transforming, or significantly improving cybersecurity operational capabilities and processes.
• Experience implementing or improving a centralized IAM or PAM solution.
• Experience building or maturing a SOC function from an early-stage or fragmented operating model.
• Experience working in complex technology environments with cloud, hybrid, and distributed infrastructure.
• Ability to translate high-level cybersecurity objectives into practical, measurable operational initiatives.
• Strong practical understanding of SOC operating models, including monitoring, alert triage, investigation, escalation, incident handling, and reporting; SIEM platforms, security event correlation, detection engineering, and security analytics.
• Proven results in threat hunting and the application of threat intelligence to operational security.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Management.
• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or related technical security roles.
• 3+ years of experience leading cybersecurity, security operations, SOC, IAM, incident response, or other security engineering teams.
• Experience in iGaming, fintech, or other regulated environments (strongly preferred).

Nice to Have

• Relevant certifications are a plus.

We Offer

• An exciting and challenging job in a fast-growing business group, the opportunity to be part of a multicultural team of top professionals.
• Great working atmosphere with passionate experts and leaders.
• Beautiful offices in Warsaw, Limassol, Yerevan with the option to work remotely or on-site.
• Modern corporate equipment based on macOS or Windows and additional equipment are provided.
• Paid vacations, sick leave, personal events days, days off.
• Corporate health insurance program for your well-being.
• Referral program to enjoy cooperation with your colleagues and get a bonus.
• Educational programs: regular internal training sessions, compensation for external education, attendance of specialized global conferences.
• Rewards program for mentoring and coaching colleagues.
• Sport benefit.
• In-house Travel Service.
• Multiple internal activities: online platform for employees with quests, gamification, presents and news, RedCore clubs for movie / book / pets lovers, special office days dedicated to holidays.
• Company events, team buildings.

About the Company

Join our dynamic team and contribute to the growth and success of our business group. We offer a friendly culture, a success-driven mindset, and opportunities for professional development.