Director of Engineering, Security - Viator

Overview

Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is the leading marketplace for travel experiences. We believe that making memories is what travel is all about. And with 300,000+ travel experiences to explore—everything from simple tours to extreme adventures (and all the niche, interesting stuff in between)—making memories that will last a lifetime has never been easier. With industry-leading flexibility and last-minute availability, it's never too late to make any day extraordinary. Viator. One app, 300,000+ travel experiences you’ll remember.

Role Summary

Viator is seeking an experienced Director of Security with a blend of software engineering and security engineering skills to lead our Security and Compliance Engineering team, reporting to the head of our engineering platform. This role can be either remote from anywhere in the UK, Portugal or Poland, or a hybrid setup based out of our Oxford, London or Lisbon offices.

Responsibilities

• Assess security risks and identify initiatives to address the biggest security risks we face and take them through to delivery.
• Own and improve the Security Incident response process.
• Own and improve Viator’s ability to detect and respond.
• Own the Risk and Compliance programs.
• Consult with product engineering or other engineering platform teams to integrate security and compliance best practices into their engineering designs.
• Implement tools for automating security processes (e.g. secrets management)
• Design and lead our security champions program.

Candidate Profile

• Prior experience in managing a security team within a software product development company, including performance management of your direct reports and teams.
• Familiarity with securing and operating on public Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) providers.
• Domain knowledge of common information security, business continuity and privacy management frameworks, regulatory requirements and applicable standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI, FedRamp, SOX, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator, able to articulate complex cybersecurity concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Perks of Working at Viator

• Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary, annual bonus, and equity.
• “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Viator takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like.
• Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work.
• Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually.
• Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs.
• Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you.
• Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more.
• Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges.
• Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums.