Global Security Engineer

Global Security Engineer

Zagreb, Split - hybrid

This role is part of our Technology business unit based in Croatia. Our offices are home to a diverse and talented team of people across various disciplines. We combine our skills in developing future-ready technical solutions with our expertise in creating beautiful designs to deliver exceptional and engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Microsoft, Samsung, Panasonic, JBL, Adidas and About you.

JOB PURPOSE

We are seeking a highly motivated and pragmatic Global Security Engineer to play a critical role in shaping and implementing secure engineering practices across our organization. This is a new role, offering the opportunity to define the position and drive significant impact while ensuring security best practices align seamlessly with business priorities. This role emphasizes a learn-by-doing approach, requiring an agile and incremental mindset, comfortable iterating and adapting as we discover optimal solutions. 

The focus of this role will be on establishing robust security standards and best practices for our proprietary technology and AI use cases. We will implement these best practices step by step, iteratively refining them based on experience and feedback.

The Global Security Engineer will be part of the Systems team at Dept Holding BV. Being part of our shared services center, you will play a key role in creating secure engineering processes in line with industry best practices (ISO 27001:2022) requirements and standardizing security engineering processes while working closely with different teams. This role will be reporting directly to the Global Head of IT.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Standardize, and implement secure engineering practices across our proprietary technology while considering client-specific and business-specific requirements.
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and management/compliance, effectively translating complex security concepts into clear, business-friendly language and vice versa.
• Champion governance and compliance initiatives while maintaining the necessary flexibility for our business and employees.
• Partner with engineering teams to seamlessly integrate security best practices into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Evaluate and recommend security tools to support the SDL and other security initiatives. 
• Assess current security practices and recommend standardized improvements.
• Engage with stakeholders across different departments to ensure alignment between security policies and business objectives.
• Deliver guidance and training to technical staff on secure engineering.
  
  

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Approximately 3-5 years of technical experience in secure software development, security engineering, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, SOC 2) and their practical application in software engineering..
• Experience working in a fast-paced, client-oriented environment.
• A proactive, self-starter mentality with the ability and motivation to implement security policies and standardize security processes from the ground up.
• Ability to identify challenges, persuade and align diverse stakeholders toward common goals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to translate technical security requirements into business terms and vice versa, and to influence and align diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with AI/ML security best practices and/or penetration testing is a plus.
  
  

WE OFFER

• Transparent career development and pay;
• A flexible, hybrid working policy (5 days in the office per month).
• A rewarding, supportive and healthy company culture.
• Supplemental and additional health insurance;
• Pension scheme: third pillar pension fund. 
• Referral bonus program.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, and a multisport programme;
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHO ARE WE? 

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating. 

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION 

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.