Chief Information Security Officer at Social Discovery Group

Social Discovery Group is the world's largest group of social discovery companies which unites more than 50 brands. For more than 20 years, we have been creating premium international dating services and social discovery apps with a focus on video streaming, AI technologies, entertainment, and game mechanics. Our product portfolio includes Dating.com, Cupid Media, Dil Mil, and many others. The products are already used by more than 500 million users in 150 countries around the world.

SDG Invests in social discovery technology startups around the world. Our Investments include Open AI, Patreon, Flo, RAW, EVA AI, Clubhouse, Magnet, Woebot, Flure, Astry, Coursera, Academia, Harbour, Space, Auto1, DocSend, AppAnnie, Rapyd, Boom Supersonic, Trading, View, K-Health and many others.

We solve the problem of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection with the help of digital reality.

Our digital nomad team of more than 800 professionals works all over the world. Our international team of like-minded people and professionals solves ambitious daily tasks and creates truly global products. We value focusing on results, a proactive approach, and we are always looking for new and unconventional ideas.

Our teams of digital nomads live and work remotely from Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia, Poland, Israel, Türkiye, Latvia and many others.

We are looking for a Chief Information Security Officer.

Your main tasks will be:

• Management of the Information Security Department

  Main tasks of the department:
  

  - Administration of the existing IS means;
  

  - Testing and commissioning of new IS means;
  

  - Monitoring of IS events. Work with IS incidents. Access management;

  - Organising protection of web sites from DDOS and hacking attacks;
  

  - Creation and formalisation of IS policies (there is a separate compliance specialist)Creation of IS regulations; Communications with IS solution and service providers. Communications with related departments during testing and commissioning of new IS tools. Communications with related departments in the framework of incident investigation.

We expect from you:

• Experience in the field of IS from 5 years, in a managerial position in IS from 3 years;
• Higher technical education;
• Good understanding of real world trends and threats related to IS;
• Experience in operating and configuring IS tools (DOE, DLP, anti-virus, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, WAF);
• Experience in organising teams from related departments to investigate IS incidents;
• Past system administration skills (Windows, Linux) Good knowledge of network technologies and network security;
• Knowledge of common infrastructure vulnerabilities;
• Experience of organising protection against DDOS attacks on high load web sites;
• Experience in organising external audits of infrastructure security;
• Ability to argue in front of the business and to achieve allocation of resources to fulfil IS tasks;
• Ability to quickly organise solutions to technical problems, high level of technical skills;
• Optimally dosed initiative, taking into account the ratio of benefits and risks from certain configuration changes.

What do we offer:

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time;
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
• Full payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings;
• Corporate discount for English lessons;
• ​Health benefits. If you are not eligible for Corporate Medical Insurance, the company will compensate up to $1000 gross per year per employee according to the paychecks. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance, or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
• ​Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in the locations where we have offices or co-working. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for time off, merch, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

Sounds good? Join us now!