Director of Engineering, Security - remote

ReCharge Payments
Posted 4 years ago

Overview

With over 10,000 online merchants launching subscriptions and over 1,000,000 subscribers powered by ReCharge, we have a lot of store owners to support. Our mission to make repeat orders easier began five years ago as a bootstrapped startup and today we're at the forefront of recurring billing software with over 200 remote-first employees around the globe processing hundreds of millions of dollars in sales every month. 

We are hiring a Director of Engineering to build and evangelize a comprehensive security practice across all parts of ReCharge. This role will grow the current security team across application security, infrastructure security, compliance, trust &safety, and security engineering. The Director of Engineering will interact with ReCharges’ Senior Leadership Team, and will represent security practices and concerns to internal teams, vendors and clients.

What You’ll Do

  • Live by and champion our values: #ownership, #empathy, #simple-solutions.
  • Assess the current state of ReCharge’s security practices, highlighting areas for immediate and long-term changes.
  • Develop a security roadmap in collaboration with VP of Engineering and CTO.
  • Build a strong security engineering program to effectively identify vulnerabilities before production, investing in automation and modern techniques where possible.
  • Ensure risk controls are implemented and fully monitored throughout our system and software lifecycle.
  • Evangelize security-first practices across all teams building code, and develop processes to address vulnerabilities in production.
  • Stay abreast of the shifting security landscape, and communicate across leadership teams to ensure alignment.
  • Implement a compliance program to support all compliance requirements as it relates to SDLC.
  • Champion corporate security policies across the organization.

What You’ll Bring

  • 9+ years of experience in information security, preferably at a SaaS or e-commerce company
  • 5+ years of experience managing security teams and implementing a security framework
  • Strong experience and understanding of application security
  • Proven experience building a security team including hiring and resource planning
  • Familiarity with how security and compliance interact including PCI, GDPR, CCPA
  • Knowledge of and passion for emerging security technologies
  • CISSP, CISM, or other similar security certification

Bonus Skills 

  • Python experience, infrastructure exp, build pipeline experience