Information Security Operations Lead, Keywords Studios
Technical & creative services provider
Job no longer available
Technical & creative services provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To use the passion for games, technology, and media to create a global services platform for video games.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have a technical background and strong leadership skills
- If you are passionate about Information Security, have a track record of successful leadership and technical experience, and are committed to delivering exceptional results, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity
- Min 7 years of experience in Information Security
- Min 2 years within a leadership role in large corporate environments
- Experience with alert triage and incident response in high pressure operational environments
- Experience with vendor and client management
- Real world experience with network threats and systems threats in an enterprise environment
- Demonstrated experience identifying IOCs/TTPs and building solutions for the detection of IOCs/TTPs
- Experience in managing and developing new products and services
- Experience with threat monitoring, vulnerability management, endpoint protection solutions
- Deep understanding of SIEM functionalities and how they relate to SOC procedures
- Knowledge of applicable business processes and operations of customer organizations
- Ability to perform high complexity tasks in a dynamic environment, including within the context of the incident response process (i.e., digital forensics)
- Experience with basic automation and infrastructure orchestration
- Gaming industry experience is a plus
- Professionalism, sensitivity, discretion along with the ability to interact with the senior executive level are essential
- Ability to prioritize and multitask well under pressure
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong experience managing in a fast-paced environment and leading as an individual contributor as needed
What the job involves
- In this role, you will be responsible for building and leading the security operations capabilities across the organization with a focus on the Americas region
- You will work closely with internal and external partners, including executive stakeholders, to effectively defend against threats
- You will provide expertise and support for studios around the globe, collaborating with Information Technology teams to ensure the security of our organization
- Provide expert Information Security consulting to internal business units and service lines, ensuring that all parties have a clear understanding of security policies, procedures and compliance requirements
- Support studios, service lines and business units in compliance to internal policies and client requirements, including planning for and executing on infrastructure and architecture decisions
- Provide strong leadership for a growing regional team of security operations specialists, including project and capacity planning, coaching and mentoring, and performance management
- Responsible for the effective and efficient running of security operations capabilities across the region, ensuring that all systems are secure and that incidents are detected and responded to quickly and effectively
- Oversee security monitoring and incident response, including direct resource management and coordination, client communication, and process oversight from detection to post-mortem
- Monitor, respond to, and report on security incidents, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and that proper measures are taken to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future
- Provide guidance and perform daily security tasks, such as alert triage, threat monitoring, threat intelligence and hunting, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, and tracking deliverables for security
- Research, develop, and implement technologies aimed at strengthening the overall security posture of the company globally, ensuring that the company stays ahead of emerging threats and vulnerabilities
- Support the global security team in a follow-the-sun manner, ensuring that security operations are maintained around the clock
Our take
Keywords Studios is an international technical service provider to the global video games industry and beyond. The company works as an external development partner for its users, enabling leading content creators and publishers to leverage Keywords' expertise and capacity across the lifecycle of interactive content. In so doing the company enables its clients who are operating in complex and fast-moving environments to remain lean and agile, and to focus on creating and monetising the most engaging experiences.
The company has over 70 studios in 26 countries across the globe. Providing integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization, and player support services in more than 50 languages and 16 game platforms.
With a strong market position, Keywords provides services to nearly all of the prominent gaming companies, including T2, EA, Ubisoft, and Square Enix. Keywords had also been on an acquisition spree, with its total acquisition count sitting at 60 before it was acquired by private equity firm EQT in 2024.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- WFH Opportunities
- Flexible working hours
- Bonus Schemes
- And More (Varies by Location)
Company HQ
Carmanhall And Leopardstown, Dublin, Ireland
Leadership
Bertrand Bodson
(CEO, not founder)Current Non-Executive Director at Tesco and Wolters Kluwer. Co-Founder & former CEO of Bragster.com (Acquired by Guinness World Records). Previous Chief Digital & CMO at Sainsbury's, and Non-Executive Director of Electrocomponents.
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