About the role

The focus of this role is to bolster Auctane's global engineering and operations within the Information Security Group. This position reports directly to the CISO and entails the leadership of several security programs within the engineering and operations teams.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in defining and developing the technology and processes governing cybersecurity practices to secure Auctane's global infrastructure. The role will specifically concentrate on securing the Enterprise and Cloud Infrastructures, alongside managing security operations responsibilities.This critical role requires a successful candidate to be a key contributor in establishing and evolving the technology and processes that define Auctane's global cybersecurity practices. The primary focus of this position is to secure the Enterprise and Cloud Infrastructures while also managing core security operations.

The Infosec group operates as part of the broader R&D Tech function, which utilizes modern architectural patterns and technologies, including AI, at scale and pace. This is a fully on-site position located in Manila, Philippines, with the primary shift scheduled between 10 pm to 7 am PHT, and flexibility to support other hours. 

Travel Requirements: Up to 10% travel required.

About the team

We have a flat and open engineering culture where diverse opinions and perspectives are valued, data and evidence beats opinion and hierarchy, backed by honest and frank discussions. We passionately believe in forming autonomous, cross functional teams who are empowered to deliver our ambitious strategy. Our engineering culture is characterized by its flat and open structure, where diverse opinions and perspectives are highly valued. Decisions are driven by data and evidence, superseding opinion and hierarchy, and are supported by candid and transparent discussions. We are strong advocates for the formation of autonomous, cross-functional teams who are fully empowered to execute our ambitious strategy. We strongly support cross-collaboration and mission driven autonomous teams that are given full authority to implement our ambitious strategy. Our ambitious strategy is implemented by autonomous, mission-driven teams that are fully empowered to act and strongly encouraged to cross-collaborate.

What will you be doing?

• ReviewWorking to review and enrich playbooks and see opportunities for automation efficiencies in our Security detection and response capabilities.
• Liaising with the Engineering teams on incident response, vulnerability management and remediation actions
• Responsible for providing technical expertise in the support of security incidents using a plethora of leading security tools, coupled with continuous learning and training
• Working with AWS & GCP Cloud-native security tooling such as GuardDuty, Security Hub,  GCP Security Command Center to ensure a level of protection & monitoring of threats in Auctane Public Cloud environments. 
• Following up on regular security reviews, vulnerability, risk assessments and audits utilising our CSMP tool Wiz and Endpoint vulnerability tool Crowdstrike.
• Building relationships with all staff to promote “Security by Design” throughout the Engineering Teams and wider business.
• Being part of the internal Infosec / cyber security incident process - investigate suspected attacks and help manage security incidents, including providing post-mortem analysis, identify causes, develop solutions and preventive measures
• Responding swiftly to new and emerging security threats and vulnerabilities, investigate suspected attacks and be an integral part of the Information security incident process
• Learning and training, to enhance knowledge of Security Orchestration and Automation.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 8+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with at least 3-5 years in leading large scale cyber security implementations
• Experience defining and leading several cyber security programs for large scale organizations
• Advanced level experience at least in one or two security domains within the Enterprise and Cloud Infrastructures to develop threat detections and mitigation strategies 
• Experience leading projects and programs while defining the roadmap and milestones, and communicating with to technical and non-technical stakeholders while advising senior management 
• Experience leading other engineers and analysts while collaborating with the external team members
• Able to balance the demands of delivering high quality and demanding timescales.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CRISC, AWS Security, GCP Security)

What will make you stand out?

• Expert-level knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP security
• Expertise in vulnerability and risk management across public cloud and enterprise environments
• Expertise in leading advanced threats detection and prevention programs in a cross-functional environment 
• Expertise in developing security patterns with architectural recommendations
• Advanced experience in software development practices, automation with basic knowledge of AI

The Tech

• AWS, GCP, SaaS, and Enterprise
• Artificial Intelligence Solutions (Gemini, Claude, internal)
• CNAPP, DSPM, and Cloud Security Solutions
• Application Security Technologies (DAST, SAST, SCA, ASM)
• Email Security Technologies
• SIEM Solutions and Detection Technologies
• Google Workspace
• Vulnerability Management Solutions
• Application Security
• Python, PowerShell, Bash

What do we offer?

🌿 1. Health & Well-being
Auctane prioritizes the health and well-being of our employees and their families.

🩺 HMO Medical Insurance:

• Tiered Maximum Benefit Limit (MBL) based on job level.
• Comprehensive coverage for the employee and up to two (2) dependents.

🦷 Dental Insurance:

• Coverage for essential dental care services.

🧠 Mental Health & Employee Assistance Program (EAP):

• Access to confidential counseling and support services for mental health and personal challenges.

🏃 Wellness Program:

• Initiatives and resources designed to promote physical and mental well-being.

2. Financial Security & Compensation Enhancements
We offer benefits aimed at providing financial stability and enhancing your overall compensation.

❤️ Life Insurance:

• Financial protection for your loved ones.

⚠️ Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance:

• Additional financial protection in the event of accidental death or dismemberment.

🍽️ Meal and Clothing Allowance:

• Up to 3,000 PHP per month for meal and clothing expenses.

🎯 Bonuses and Supplemental Income:

• Opportunity to earn extra wages through company contests and incentives.

3. Time Off & Work-Life Balance
Auctane recognizes the importance of rest and personal time for a healthy work-life balance.

🌴 Paid Vacation Days:

• 15 paid vacation days per year, with additional days increasing with tenure.

🤒 Paid Sick Days:

• 15 paid sick days per year.

🎉 Paid Holidays:

• Observation of statutory national and local holidays.

💐 Bereavement Leave:

• Supportive leave in times of personal loss.

4. Professional Development & Recognition
We invest in your continuous growth and acknowledge your contributions to Auctane's success.

📚 Education Benefits:

• Support for continuous learning and professional development.

🤝 Referral Program:

• Incentives for recommending great talent to join the team.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Safety Surveillance Physician (Std.) will implement and support further development of proactive and systematic product surveillance strategies, by performing activities such as, but not limited to:

• Performance of alert triage within pre-defined timelines, by conducting systematic reviews of cases and aggregate data in the safety databases and reviewing trends, as applicable, to identify potential safety signals.
• Performance of signal validation and support for signal evaluation through the review, analysis, interpretation, and summary of case and aggregate safety data from various sources such as
  clinical, post marketing, observational studies, medical literature, health authority databases, and product quality databases.
• Assistance in the development and implementation of strategies for the surveillance of post-marketing data, as well as the development of product specific medical safety assessments.
• Participation as a member of the matrix teams to address product-specific safety issues.
• Support for the evaluation of novel and computer-assisted tools and methodologies for the analysis of safety data.
• Tracking of signal disposition and signal management activities in the relevant tracking tool.
• Support for maintenance of documentation relevant to signal detection and management activities.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Effectively organize work to complete the assigned tasks to meet deadlines.
• Ensure the assigned tasks are delivered 100% on time or before, as per project SLA.
• Demonstrate Quality of Work & Commitment through excellence in work, ensure correctness and completeness in deliverables with minimum OR no re-work.
• Support in review of work done by peer teammates, on need basis.
• Alerts and escalates to senior members as required, whenever project deliverable risks are visualized, OR issues encountered impacting the delivery schedule.
• Ensure error-free and acceptable quality in assigned deliverables.
• Responsible for ensuring training compliance and timesheet compliance.
• Ensure that all assigned goals [e.g. utilization and efficiency] are met as per set standards for the performance year.
• Be aware of and comply with the QMS/ ISMS & PIMS Policy.
• Report any potential or actual Security Breaches to the regional and/or global DPO & Security Incidents to CISO/ applicable distribution list.
• Contribute towards the achievement of Quality Objectives.

Candidate Profile:

• Board-certified Medical Physician
• Technical skills: Ability to analyze, interpret, and present complex data in a concise and understandable scientific manner, both orally and in written format.
• Attention to detail: Diligence in record-keeping and records organization, ability to manage a high workload and critical issues, computer-literate and proficient in MS Office applications.
• Interpersonal skills: team player, displays initiative, strong communication, and presentation skills
• Internal and external networking skills, strong collaborative and interpersonal skills, results-oriented and ability to independently create and deliver, ability to thrive in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in identified functional domain/ business workstream