Hilo by Aktiia

Security Engineer

• __**Core Responsibilities**__
• - Ownership of Corporate Technology as a Growth Enabler
• - Own the company’s internal technology and security landscape end-to-end
• - Define and continuously evolve the target state for corporate IT and internal platforms
• - Actively identify opportunities where technology, automation, or AI can remove friction or unlock new ways of working
• - Balance innovation, speed, security, and cost in a regulated environment
• - Tech Foresight, Innovation & AI Enablement
• - Stay close to emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and modern tooling
• - Proactively assess where new technologies can create real business value
• - Enable safe experimentation and structured adoption of new tools
• - Help teams understand and use technology effectively rather than introducing tools for their own sake
• - Promote a culture where technology is seen as an enabler, not a bottleneck
• - Security, Risk & Compliance Enablement
• - Own corporate security principles across identity, access, devices, and data
• - Ensure appropriate protection of sensitive, personal, and regulated data
• - Lead security risk assessments, audits, and remediation initiatives
• - Translate regulatory and compliance requirements into pragmatic, workable setups
• - Build security awareness as a habit across the organisation
• - Identity, Access & Device Management
• - Own user identity, access control, and device management in a hybrid setup
• - Define standards for onboarding, offboarding, and privilege management
• - Ensure secure and efficient device lifecycle management
• - Balance strong security with usability and productivity
• - Internal Platforms, Tools & Integrations
• - Own the corporate tooling ecosystem across functions
• - Define principles for tool selection, integration, and data ownership
• - Work with functional leaders to ensure tools support real business outcomes
• - Reduce complexity and prevent tool sprawl while enabling innovation
• - External Vendors & Technology Partners
• - Select, onboard, and manage external IT, security, and technology partners
• - Decide what should be built internally versus sourced externally
• - Define scopes, SLAs, and accountability models
• - Ensure continuity, scalability, and cost discipline
• - Policies, Resilience & Continuity
• - Own IT, security, and data policies as living documents
• - Ensure robust backup, recovery, and business continuity setups
• - Regularly test and improve resilience rather than relying on static plans

Senior Manager, Corporate Technology – Security