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Original Job Post

Quora · 2 days ago

Director of Engineering - Head of Security

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director

$236K/yr - $374K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Hire, lead, and manage the security team

Lead the identification and continuous enhancement of security measures across engineering processes, products, and infrastructure

Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and guidelines that align with organizational objectives and legal requirements, including compliance and audit planning

Collaborate with various departments such as Legal, IT, Facilities, and Operations to develop and implement secure engineering practices

Conduct regular security assessments and audits, ensuring compliance with industry standards

Lead the coordinated response to security incidents, from detection to remediation, root cause analysis, and prevention

Stay informed about emerging threats and technologies, and advise the leadership team accordingly

Mentor and guide engineering teams on best practices for secure development, threat modeling, and testing

Design and execute security training and awareness programs tailored for the engineering department and all employees

Collaborate with senior leadership and other functions (Product, IT, HR, Finance, and Legal) to ensure that company culture, values, and strategies are integrated into practical security applications

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Equity refreshers

Remote work reimbursement

Paid time off

Employee assistance programs

Company

Quora

Glassdoor

4.5

Quora is a question-and-answer platform that allows users to ask and answer questions on a wide range of topics.

Founded in 2009

Mountain View, California, USA

201-500 employees

http://quora.com

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