VP Security Engineering

The world of digital assets is accelerating in speed, magnitude, and complexity, opening the door to new ways for leveraging the blockchain. Fireblocks’ platform and network provide the simplest and most secure way for companies to work with digital assets and it trusted by some of the largest financial institutions, banks, globally-recognized brands, and Web3 companies in the world, including BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, ANZ Bank, Revolut, and thousands more.

About The Team

We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Vice President of Security Engineering to lead our DevSecOps and InfoSec teams. This role blends deep technical leadership with organizational management, requiring an executive who can set a compelling vision, grow and coach high-performing teams, and drive measurable outcomes across multiple domains of cybersecurity.

The VP of Security Engineering will report to the CISO and partner with Fireblocks Product & R&D teams, Risk & Security Operations to ensure that security is embedded into every stage of our product and IT lifecycle.

What You'll Do

• Security Engineering & Architecture
• Oversee platform security, including container security (e.g., Kubernetes), cloud posture management (AWS/GCP/Azure), and workload identity.
• Oversee corporate IT and SaaS security, including endpoints, networks, etc. (EDR, DLP, PAM, IDM, SSPM, etc.).
• Define and enforce secure-by-design principles across product, cloud, IT and infrastructure engineering.
• Lead security architecture reviews and ensure technical decisions are aligned with business risk and engineering velocity.
• Partner with Product, R&D, DevOps, SecOps and GRC to scale security tooling, automation, and secure processes.
• Oversee the development and review of security architecture for all platforms, services, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive adoption of modern security tooling in both product security)) and corporate/IT security.
• Lead threat modeling and secure code review efforts across engineering teams.
• Develop and promote operational resilience, business continuity and disaster recovery plans for both corporate IT, SaaS and infrastrcuture.
• Research and understanding in offensive security, penetration testing, red/purple teaming, and adversary emulation.
• Establish and continuously refine a vulnerability management lifecycle: from detection through remediation and verification.
• Provide executive reporting on real-world exploitable risks and drive remediation through product and infra teams.
• Leadership & Strategy
• Define and execute a comprehensive security engineering strategy that aligns with business and product objectives.
• Establish KPIs, OKRs, and reporting mechanisms to track team performance and risk reduction.
• Advise the CISO and executive leadership on technological, strategic investments and risk trade-offs.
• Develop and manage budgets, vendor relationships, and tool rationalization across the security stack.
  

• Prior experience as a CISO or acting CISO, particularly in high-growth or software-focused environments
• 10+ years of experience in security engineering, with a minimum of 5+ years leading a global team of engineers
• Deep technical knowledge of secure software development, cloud security (AWS/GCP/Azure), and offensive security
• Proven success in building and scaling teams across platforms, IT, and offensive security domains