Director of Security

Remote
Full Time
Senior Manager/Supervisor

About Us

Estate planning is the last frontier in advisor technology. While other segments of wealth management have made significant technological strides in the last decade, estate planning has been left behind. It’s slow, it’s expensive, it’s confusing—and with more than $84.4 trillion in wealth set to be transferred over the next quarter century, it’s begging for an upgrade.

So that’s what we’re doing at Vanilla. We’re not just rebuilding estate planning—we’re redefining it. We’re taking on a complex, highly regulated space that’s full of big problems to solve. We’re moving fast, building something completely new, and there’s as much work as there is opportunity. We’re looking for people who share our belief that everyone deserves to create a meaningful legacy, as well as our excitement to be the ones to help make it happen.

This role is a remote position, you must be based out of one of the following states: CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WA D.C.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Security to join our team. The Director of Security will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of security, including IT and product security. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional leadership skills who can develop and implement comprehensive security strategies to protect our company and our customer's data.

 

Responsibilities include

  • Design and enforce security policies and procedures to safeguard company assets, including data, infrastructure, and intellectual property
  • Manage and mentor a team of security professionals, providing guidance and support to ensure the highest level of security across all areas of the company
  • Develop a long-term and short-term security strategy to ensure that the product is designed, built, and operated securely
  • Partner with the engineering teams to perform design and architecture reviews, including:
    • Threat modeling and assessments
    • Code Reviews
    • Security/Vulnerability/Penetration Testing
  • Design and build new systems, tools, or processes to enforce security requirements, detect badness, or otherwise defend the company
  • Refine and help improve the security and compliance strategy for the company
  • Work with a variety of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical
 

Qualifications

  • 10+ years experience in security engineering in modern technology companies (fintech or SaaS preferred)
  • 4+ years of experience managing and leading a team of security engineers
  • Experience developing team members including hiring, retention, training, mentoring, feedback, and HR administration
  • BS in Computer Science, Security, or equivalent professional experience
  • Proven leadership abilities with the ability to inspire and motivate a team
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to develop and execute long-term security strategies aligned with business objectives.
  • Proven experience in securing/maintaining Web Applications/APIs/SaaS Platforms
  • Deep understanding of networking with the ability to understand complex systems and identify major security issues within
  • Proven experience in threat modeling, code reviews, security testing, vulnerability detection, and implementing remediation methods
  • Experience working in SOC2/High compliance work environments
  • Expertise in the AWS ecosystem, with working knowledge or experience in:
    • Terraform/IAC/Helm/GitOps
    • Kubernetes/EKS
    • GuardDuty/WAF

Benefits

  • Flexible paid time off policy and 12 company-wide paid holidays 
  • Parental leave, 4 weeks for all full-time employees and up to 12 weeks for birthing parents
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits 
  • 401k match that can be initiated immediately upon hire 
  • Budget for learning & development, health & wellness, and office setup 


The compensation range for this role is $170,000 to 200,000. Our compensation packages also include a performance based bonus and equity. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
 


 

Vanilla Technologies Inc. (dba "Vanilla") provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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