Security Lead – Team Platform

Stena Center for Financial Technology

Security Lead setting technical direction for security at Taktile, a tech company enabling AI-native organizations. Hands-on role with 50/50 IC-to-management split overseeing a security team.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the security architecture roadmap: threat model, control framework, key projects (data classification, secrets mgmt, IAM hardening, supply chain).
Drive residual risk down - own the list, sequence the work, report to leadership monthly.
Manage security engineers, GRC and IT (1:1s, growth, performance), heavy technical leadership.
Be the security partner for Eng/Product on new initiatives (AI tooling, Enterprise features).
Co-own audit readiness with GRC: SOC 2, ISO 27001, customer security reviews.
Stay hands-on: ship automation and services, harden cloud + code, catch threats early.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ yrs in product / application / cloud security at a SaaS company.
Experience prepping for SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001.
Has managed or tech-led 2–4 engineers before (formally or as tech lead with people responsibilities).
Strong on AWS, IAM, K8s, secrets, vuln mgmt, threat modeling, DevSecOps in CI/CD.
Exposed to Backend / SRE (Python, Bash, Terraform).
Track record of measurably reducing org-wide risk (not just running programs).
Influences without authority; can pull Eng/Product toward the right call.
Deep IC experience - e.g has set the security direction for a meaningful org.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work with colleagues that lift you up, challenge you, celebrate you and help you grow.
Make an impact and meaningfully shape an early-stage company.
Experience a truly flat hierarchy and communicate directly with founding team members.
Learn from experienced mentors and achieve tremendous personal and professional growth.
Receive a top-of-market equity and cash compensation package.
Get access to a self-development budget you can use to e.g. attend conferences, buy books or take classes.
Use the equipment of your choice including meaningful home office set-up.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Threat ModelingVulnerability ManagementIdentity Access Management (IAM)Kubernetes (K8s)Automation Scripting (Python, Bash)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)Security Architecture Roadmap DevelopmentData ClassificationSecrets ManagementRisk Reduction Strategies

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipInfluencing Without AuthorityPerformance ManagementCollaboration with Engineering/Product Teams