Infrastructure Security Team Lead

About the role

In this role, you will lead the Infrastructure Security team at SOFTSWISS, focusing on strategy development and team management. Your responsibilities will include defining the security roadmap and ensuring clear accountability within the team.

Success in this position involves building scalable security processes and collaborating with various teams to integrate security measures effectively. You will communicate risks and priorities to both technical teams and leadership, ensuring alignment on security initiatives.

Skills that matter here

• cybersecurity: This role requires a strong foundation in cybersecurity principles to lead the team effectively.
• Infrastructure Security: You will guide security across various infrastructure environments, ensuring robust protection.
• Cloud Security: Experience in cloud security is essential for managing security in cloud platforms.
• Platform Security: Your expertise in platform security will help shape the security strategy and execution.
• Zero Trust models: Hands-on experience with Zero Trust models is a key aspect of this leadership role.
• AWS: Familiarity with AWS is important for overseeing security in cloud environments.

Who this role suits

• A candidate with strong leadership skills and a proven track record in managing technical security teams.
• Someone who can effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• An individual who thrives in a remote work environment and has experience in high-risk or regulated industries.
• A proactive person who can influence change and drive security initiatives across cross-functional teams.

From the employer

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop the Infrastructure Security team, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and strong execution.
• Define and drive the Infrastructure Security strategy, roadmap, standards, and operating model.
• Prioritize team initiatives based on security risk, business impact, engineering capacity, and regulatory requirements.
• Guide security across infrastructure environments, including cloud platforms, Kubernetes, endpoints, privileged access management, remote access, and vulnerability management.
• Build scalable processes for risk prioritization, remediation tracking, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Security teams to integrate security early and improve execution.
• Communicate infrastructure security risks, priorities, trade-offs, and progress clearly to technical teams and leadership.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, including experience leading and managing technical security teams.
• Strong background in Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security, or Platform Security.
• Experience translating security goals into clear roadmaps, priorities, ownership models, and measurable outcomes.
• Proven leadership skills with experience in coaching, delegation, feedback, and team development.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive change across cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Upper-Intermediate or higher English level.
• Upper-Intermediate or higher Russian level.

Nice to have:

• Experience securing infrastructure in high-risk or regulated environments such as iGaming, Crypto, FinTech, or similar industries.
• Experience maturing a security function from reactive execution to a structured, scalable security program.
• Experience leading distributed or fully remote technical teams.
• Hands-on experience with Zero Trust models, secure remote access, AWS, OCI, and Google Workspace Security.
• Experience with digital asset or cryptocurrency infrastructure security.

Our Benefits:

• Private health insurance.
• Sports benefits.
• Comprehensive Mental Health Program.
• Free English lessons (online).
• Local language courses.
• Paid time off.
• Maternity leave support.
• Referral program rewards.
• Upskilling, internal workshops, and participation in professional conferences and corporate events.