Director, Application Cloud Security

Location: Greece, Thessaloniki Chortiatis; hybrid work arrangement.

Company

hirify.global is a pharmaceutical company focused on breakthroughs that change patients' lives and on digital transformation in drug discovery, development, and healthcare outcomes.

What you will do

• Lead the application cloud security function, defining strategy, priorities, and roadmaps for software, APIs, and digital products across cloud, web, mobile, and enterprise application domains.
• Design and maintain scalable application cloud security programs and secure development practices that support digital products, platforms, and global business operations.
• Oversee the selection, deployment, and lifecycle management of SAST, DAST, SCA, and API security tooling across the software development lifecycle.
• Partner with Digital, Cloud Services, and Cyber Defense leadership to integrate security into product development, CI/CD pipelines, and modernization initiatives.
• Establish secure coding standards, reference architectures, and guardrails aligned with enterprise risk management and application cloud security frameworks.
• Lead and develop application cloud security teams while providing executive reporting on application risk posture, vulnerability trends, and remediation priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity and application cloud security, including building and leading enterprise-scale application security programs and teams.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing security teams or programs.
• Demonstrated experience designing and operating application cloud security controls across cloud, web, mobile, API, and DevSecOps domains.
• Ability to translate application cloud security risk into clear technical and business outcomes for senior leadership.
• Strong background in governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks, including ISO 27001, NIST, FDA regulations, and GxP.

Nice to have

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCNP, GIAC, or similar.
• Familiarity with application cloud security frameworks and standards, including OWASP ASVS/SAMM, NIST SSDF, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Excellent strategic thinking, analytical ability, and credibility.
• Ability to challenge, influence, and support senior leadership, with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to structure vaguely defined problems and solve them with creative yet pragmatic approaches.
• Resourceful, self-motivated, and proactive approach with a strong drive for excellence.

Culture & Benefits

• Patient-centric culture guided by courage, joy, equity, and excellence.
• Flexible workplace culture supporting work-life harmony.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunity, and reasonable accommodations.
• Work on digital transformation initiatives involving data, modelling, and automated solutions for drug discovery and development.