IT Security Team Leader

XTB is a global company from the financial industry, focusing on online trading of financial instruments. It is the largest FinTech in Poland and a leader in Central and Eastern Europe, operating in several countries including Asia and South America. XTB offers training and development programs and supports employee growth.

• Experience as a manager or leader of a technical team, including managing work, goals, and employee development
• Broad technical knowledge and experience in Blue Team (monitoring, incident handling), Red Team (penetration testing, vulnerabilities), and AppSec (Secure SDLC, CI/CD)
• Ability and experience in cooperating with business stakeholders, auditors, and development teams
• Knowledge of market regulations and security standards (ISO 27001, DORA, GDPR)
• Proficiency in long-term planning, defining KPIs, monitoring, and reporting results
• Good command of English sufficient for working with documentation and international regulations

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and best practices supported by training, courses, or certifications (ISO/IEC 27001, CEH, CISSP, CISM, etc.)
• Practical experience in managing ICT incident handling processes

• Implementing the cybersecurity strategy and supervising the operational work of the team
• Supporting team development: recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, and creating development plans for team members
• Defining KPIs, quarterly goals, and metrics for the IT security area
• Overseeing the security monitoring process, alert handling, and SOC operations
• Managing ICT security processes and incidents, including ensuring compliance with requirements such as DORA
• Planning and supervising penetration tests covering infrastructure, networks, web solutions, mobile applications, cloud environments, and social engineering
• Overseeing the vulnerability management process and prioritizing vulnerabilities in a business context
• Supporting the threat modeling process from an attacker’s perspective
• Defining and implementing Secure SDLC within the organization
• Collaborating regularly with IT, DevOps, GRC, Legal teams, and Product Managers