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

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in product, application, and cloud security within a SaaS environment, with a strong focus on risk management, security architecture, and compliance with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards. Proven ability to lead technical teams, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and implement security initiatives that measurably reduce organizational risk.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Cloud Security ManagementSOC 2 Type II PreparationISO 27001 ComplianceAWS Security ExpertiseDevSecOps in CI/CD

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Hard Skills

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

Industry Keywords

SaaS SecurityAudit ReadinessGRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance)Security ReviewsCloud Hardening

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.