Who we are
Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, Current York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore,Taipeiand Mumbai.
Established in ****, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing,executionand risk management.
By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments weparticipatein the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.
We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs,bondsand foreign currencies.
Whatyou'lldo
We are seeking ahands-onInformation Security Operations Lead who combines deep security knowledge with strong coaching, mentoring, and leadership capabilities.
You will guide the team through operational challenges, foster their development, and ensure the ongoing integrity ofOptiver'ssecurity operations.
Reporting directly to the Global Head of Information Security this role will work in conjunction with the other regional security leads with your focus extending beyond individual technical execution—you willhelpshape the team's roadmap, coach engineers through complex challenges, and drive alignment with global securityobjectives.
Main responsibilities include:
Build and lead a high-performance security engineers and analysts, including managing performance, careerdevelopmentand delivery.
Oversee day-to-day security operations, ensuring efficient triage,



investigation, escalation, and resolution of security events
Continuously refine operational processes and partner with global security teams to drive alignment in processes, standards, and tooling.
Lead the team during high-severity incidents, coordinating efforts across engineering, business, and global stakeholders.
Work with engineers toidentifyautomation opportunities, reduce toil, and improve detection and response capabilities.
Act as the primary point of contact for operational security topics within APAC and build strong partnerships with all stakeholders.
Contribute to the long-term strategy and roadmap for global security operations.
Who you are
Optiverneedsour nextAPAC Information Security Operations Leadtohave:
Leading or mentoring security engineers, SOC analysts, incident responders, or security operations teams.
Broad experience with EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, identity security, and cloud security tooling.
Experience defining and maturing operational processes: alerting, triage, incident response, playbooks, tooling, and escalation workflows.
Understanding of SOC workflows, detection tuning/engineering, playbook development, and operational runbooks.




Experience leading or coordinating incident response efforts across cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated experience building high-performing, collaborative teams in fast-paced environments.
Championing a culture of continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Cloud security (AWS + M365), identity management (Entra ID, SSO, conditional access), and data protectiondesirable.
Automation with Python or PowerShelldesirable.
Whatyou'llget
You'lljoin a culture of collaboration and excellence, whereyou'llbe surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers.
Driven by a passion for continuous improvement,you'llthrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.
In return for yourexpertise, you will have access to a range of Optiverperks, including:
A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry.
The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
Training,mentorshipand personal development opportunities.
Daily breakfast,lunchand an in-house barista.
Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.
Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.
We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.
Questions?
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📌 Apac Information Security Operations Lead (New South Wales)
🏢 Optiver
📍 New South Wales