IT Security Engineering Lead

You Will Work With

This team is responsible for safeguarding the company's digital assets and ensuring robust cyber resilience. They cover various aspects of cybersecurity, including threat and exposure management, security engineering, cyber incident response, security Dev Ops, and insider threat. Each team has specific responsibilities and areas of focus, collaborating closely with other digital security teams and business units to ensure a cohesive approach to cybersecurity.

Each of these teams collaborates closely with other digital security teams, digital core and delivery teams, and various business units to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive approach to cybersecurity.

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The Role

We are looking for an expert and innovative Information Security Engineering Lead to define, govern, and strengthen security across our global AWS environment, supporting critical business operations. This is a player-coach role: you will provide strategic inputs to senior collaborators, establish enterprise-scale security policies, drive governance through automation, and define a roadmap for a resilient cloud ecosystem.

The ideal candidate brings a blend of strategic leadership and hands-on technical expertise, having transitioned from a senior Security Engineer or Architect role. You will ensure compliance with industry regulations, safeguard critical data, and enable secure integration across diverse business environments.

What You Will Deliver

Security Advisory & Strategy – Act as the AWS security SME, advising Dev Ops and platform teams on secure-by-design principles. Align AWS security strategy with the global business goals and regulatory requirements.
Policy, Standards & Governance – Improve the global AWS security standards tailed for Oil & Gas, covering data sovereignty, critical infrastructure protection aligned with NIST and other security principles. Implement and improve governance for sophisticated multi-account AWS environments supporting global operations. Conduct deep dive security assessments and 'well architected' reviews of critical workloads.
Engineering & Architecture – Develop and govern landing patterns (accounts, SCPs, logging, detective controls).Improve the security posture of cloud‑native services including containers, serverless (AWS Lambda), and AWS control‑plane APIs by making sure bp service‑specific baseline controls and CNAPP policies via automated guardrails across build, deploy, and runtime.
Stakeholder Relationships – Build positive relationships across business units and technology ecosystems.
Safety & Compliance – Champion operational safety and digital security by ensuring AWS security architectures reinforce compliance.

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications):

14+ years of cyber security experience, including a minimum of 6 years of experience in leading a security engineering team.
Extensive experience on one of the following areas:
Cloud Security (AWS and Azure), Infrastructure Security (IAM, Network, endpoint, etc.), or Data Security(DLP, data lifecycle management, etc.).
Deep and hands-on experience designing security architectures and solutions for reliable and scalable data infrastructure, cloud and data products in sophisticated environments.

Experience with automation and scripting for security tasks (e.g., IaC, CI/CD integration) and security tooling (e.g., vulnerability scanners, CNAPP, Endpoint and/or DLP).
Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in technologies across all data lifecycle stages.
Foundational knowledge of security standards, industry laws, and regulations such as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
Strong collaborator management and ability to lead teams through managerial and technical influence.
Continuous learning and improvement approach.

Plus

A degree or equivalent experience in computer science or engineering from a recognized institute.
Certifications like AWS Certified Security Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, CISSP or CCSP.
Development experience in one or more…