Director, Security Operations

Overview

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• Security Operations, Incident Leadership & Team Leadership
• Lead security response for production incidents impacting Streaming platforms
• Operate within the SRE incident command model during security events
• Participate in live monitoring and on‑call coverage for major Streaming events
• Partner with Corporate Information Security during incidents, including timely escalation and information sharing
• Drive post‑incident security analysis and remediation tracking
• Lead and evolve a team of security engineers and security operations specialists
• Provide technical mentorship and hands‑on guidance when needed
• Build sustainable on‑call practices
• Security Tooling & Operational Integration
• Own Streaming Security tooling, including WAFs, bot mitigation, DDoS protection, vulnerability management, and runtime protection
• Ensure tools are fully operationalized, tuned, and integrated into CI/CD, platform, and observability workflows
• Consolidate and retire tools that do not produce actionable signals
• Act as a primary stakeholder for corporate security tooling used by Streaming
• Translate enterprise security policy into actionable streaming-specific requirements
• Manage streaming-wide security exceptions, compensating controls, and evidence
• Surface risk transparently and recommend prioritization or acceptance when remediation is not immediately feasible
• Maintain visible backlogs for long-term fixes and risk reduction
• Corporate & Cross-Functional Partnership
• Serve as the primary Streaming liaison to Corporate Information Security
• Represent Streaming realities, constraints, and risks to enterprise stakeholders
• Partner with SRE, Platform, CI/CD, and Product teams to embed security early without blocking delivery
• Minimize surprise through communication and stakeholder awareness
• Operationalize security requirements imposed by content providers, partners, and vendors
• Govern partner integrations including OAuth, subscription bundles, and shared access
• Ensure contractual security obligations are tracked, auditable, and implemented
• Lead access reviews, audits, and offboarding for vendors and partners

• Experience leading or participating in real production security incidents
• Deep understanding of incident command and on-call operations
• Demonstrated ability to remain technically hands-on when required
• Experience operating in environments with centralized corporate security and federated engineering teams
• Demonstrated ability to balance security requirements with delivery velocity
• Experience with security tooling in large-scale, consumer-facing platforms
• Proficient communication skills and executive presence
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
• Progressive technical management experience demonstrating increasing scope, impact, and responsibility

• Experience supporting live events or high-concurrency consumer platforms
• Background in SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure security
• Experience managing vendor, partner, or content-provider security requirements
• Knowledge of CI/CD security integration and policy-as-code approaches

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