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EDBDirector of Security Operations and Engineering
EDB is a data and AI platform provider that helps organizations manage transactional, analytical, and AI workloads using Postgres across any cloud environment. Serving more than…
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EDB is a data and AI platform provider that helps organizations manage transactional, analytical, and AI workloads using Postgres across any cloud environment. Serving more than 1,500 clients globally, the company supports government entities, financial institutions, media companies, and IT enterprises in modernizing legacy systems and adopting open-source technologies with enterprise-grade high availability and compliance controls. EDB is seeking a Director of Security Operations and Engineering to join its remote-first…
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EDB is a data and AI platform provider that helps organizations manage transactional, analytical, and AI workloads using Postgres across any cloud environment. Serving more than 1,500 clients globally, the company supports government entities, financial institutions, media companies, and IT enterprises in modernizing legacy systems and adopting open-source technologies with enterprise-grade high availability and compliance controls.
EDB is seeking a Director of Security Operations and Engineering to join its remote-first team and report directly to the Chief Information Security Officer. In this role, the selected leader will oversee both Security Operations and Security Engineering, guiding how the company detects, responds to, and prevents security threats. This position involves managing the personnel, platforms, and strategies behind incident response, threat hunting, and preventive engineering.
The ideal candidate will partner closely with peer leaders in IT, Product, Legal, and Governance, Risk & Compliance to embed security controls into company pipelines, products, and newly acquired corporate environments. The scope of the role encompasses managing the insider threat program, advancing automation initiatives, and scaling the security organization to keep pace with rapid business growth. Candidates should be comfortable working in a global, remote environment with flexible schedules and on-call duties.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end incident response from intake and severity assessment through post-incident review and legal collaboration
- Oversee detection engineering, threat hunting, and platforms such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and cloud security tools
- Drive security engineering strategy and delivery to emphasize preventive controls, least privilege, and identity assurance
- Build and maintain an insider threat program in partnership with HR, Legal, and IT
- Implement automation and agentic AI solutions to enhance analyst capacity
- Integrate security measures for newly acquired companies and fresh corporate environments
- Collaborate with IT and Product leadership to embed preventive controls into platforms, pipelines, and products
- Scale the security program by designing organizational structures, setting operating rhythms, building roadmaps, managing budgets, and executing vendor strategies
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of management experience leading security teams
- Minimum of 7 years of hands-on professional experience in security operations, incident response, threat detection, or security engineering
- Demonstrated track record of scaling security functions through rapid growth via hiring, automation, and operating discipline
- Ability to communicate technical risk effectively to executives, legal teams, customers, and cross-functional partners
- Readiness to operate in a global, remote-first setting with flexible schedules and on-call responsibilities
Qualifications
- Hands-on background in scripting or automation using languages such as Python or Go
- Experience applying artificial intelligence or agent-based automation to security workflows
- Cloud security experience alongside a background in mergers and acquisitions security integration
- Prior experience building insider threat or identity assurance programs
Core Skills
Benefits
- Access to CuraLinc resources for health and wellness support
- Wellness Fridays extending through December 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this position remote?
Yes, this role is fully remote within a global, remote-first environment.
What experience is required for this role?
Candidates must have at least 7 years of hands-on experience in security operations, incident response, detection, or security engineering, alongside 5 or more years of management experience leading security teams.
What is the salary for this position?
The source posting does not specify the salary for this role.
Does the role involve on-call duties?
Yes, the position requires comfort with flexible schedules and on-call responsibilities.
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