Director Security Engineer | DevSecOps

At Wellhub we're revolutionizing workplace wellness. Our platform connects employees worldwide to the best partners for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition, and sleep—all in one simple subscription. Headquartered in NYC with team members in 11 countries, we’re on a mission to make every company a wellness company.

We believe work should be fulfilling, inspiring, and balanced. Here, you’ll find a team that values wellbeing, collaboration, and different perspectives, where passion and creativity push boundaries to create real impact. Your contributions will help shape a healthier, more balanced world for you and millions of people globally. 

We are hiring a Director of Security Engineering for our Information Security team in Portugal! This is a Remote – Portugal position, meaning you can work from anywhere within the country. Please note that this role is only open to candidates in Brazil. 

The Information Security team is responsible for protecting our subscription-based product serving millions of users. As a Director of Security Engineering, you will be the technical leader driving application security, DevSecOps practices, and security engineering across our 10 product verticals. This is a unique opportunity to build security capabilities in a high-growth environment. You will help construct the technical security strategy, architect security solutions, lead threat modeling, and establish secure development practices across all engineering teams. The role requires deep technical expertise in application security, cloud security, and modern DevSecOps practices.In this capacity, you will serve as the primary architect for our security engineering roadmap, ensuring that protection is integrated at every stage. You will oversee the deployment of automated security tooling, mentor senior engineers in advanced vulnerability research, and partner with product leaders to balance rapid feature delivery with robust risk mitigation. Your leadership will be pivotal in scaling our security posture to meet the demands of a global, multi-vertical ecosystem while fostering a culture of shared security responsibility.

• Lead the technical security strategy for product and application security, defining architecture standards, security baselines, and secure coding guidelines aligned with OWASP ASVS, NIST SSDF, and BSIMM frameworks.
• Architect and implement a comprehensive DevSecOps pipeline, integrating SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning across all CI/CD pipelines serving 10 product verticals.
• Drive threat modeling practices across critical product flows, partnering with engineering leads to identify and mitigate security risks before they reach production.
• Design and implement a centralized security telemetry architecture, connecting application logs, WAF events, and fraud signals into a unified SIEM platform for real-time detection.
• Lead the technical evaluation, selection, and implementation of security tools (SAST/DAST, SIEM/SOAR, PAM, API Gateway security, container security scanners).
• Establish and mentor a team of 7-8 embedded DevSecOps engineers across product verticals, providing technical guidance and ensuring consistent security standards.
• Own the technical roadmap for reducing MTTD from >48h to <1h and fraud detection from D+1 to real-time through security engineering and automation.
• Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues. Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life balance.

• A seasoned security engineer with experience in application security, cloud security, or security engineering, with at least 4 years in a senior technical leadership role.
• Deep expertise in secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC), threat modeling (STRIDE, PASTA), and security architecture for distributed systems and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with security tooling: SAST (Checkmarx, Snyk, SonarQube), DAST (Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP), SCA, container scanning (Trivy, Prisma), and SIEM platforms (Elastic, Splunk, Sentinel).
• Extensive knowledge of cloud security (AWS and/or GCP), including IAM, VPC security, secrets management, and container orchestration security (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Experience building and scaling DevSecOps programs, integrating security into CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring engineering teams on secure coding practices.
• Proficiency in at least two programming languages (Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript) with the ability to review code, write security tooling, and automate security workflows.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, PCI DSS, LGPD/GDPR) and how they translate into technical security controls.
• Effective communication skills (Portuguese and English) to translate complex technical security concepts into actionable guidance for engineering teams at all levels.
• We recognize that individuals approach job applications differently. We strongly encourage all aspiring applicants to go for it, even if they don't match the job description 100%.
• For this specific role, please note that prior experience in application security engineering and DevSecOps pipeline implementation is a mandatory requirement.

We aim to create a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive space where everyone knows they belong. At Wellhub, we welcome and celebrate your authentic self.

Wellhub is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Our commitment to inclusion also extends to how we recognize and reward our people. We’re proud to be Syndio Fair Pay Certified, reflecting our ongoing dedication to equitable and fair pay practices across our global team. Read more about it here.

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