Security Engineering Manager (ire)

Who we are

At Origina, we are on a mission to change the software world!

We are the leading global provider of third-party IBM™ software support and maintenance that Gartner™ consistently recognises as a forward-thinking alternative to traditional software mega-vendors. As a strategic partner, we help our customers protect the security and stability of their software, extend its longevity and lifecycle, and enhance its performance and functionality.

At Origina, our values of Trust, Fairness, Relationships, and Opportunities are the pillars for our competitive strength and the foundation for the culture we strive for. These principles reflect our beliefs about what’s most important and guide us on our exciting and unwavering high-growth journey!

We believe in freedom of choice in the world of software and are a leader in the Right to Repair movement, both in U.S and Europe. As strategic partners, we help our customers protect the security and stability of their software, extend its longevity and lifecycle, and enhance its performance and functionality.

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The Role

At Origina, we excel in third-party support and maintenance for software solutions, focusing on over 800 IBM products, including DB2, WebSphere Application Server, and MQ. Our customer-centric service philosophy revolves around three core principles: extending product longevity, protecting security and stability, and enhancing performance and functionality.

To achieve our mission, we deliver world-class technical support and mitigate security risks associated with IBM software defects and their integration environments. Due to our global growth, we are hiring a Security Engineering Manager to join our Dublin team. The primary aim of the role would be understanding our customers’ security challenges and delivering the Origina security value proposition.

This role is critical to reaching Origina’s goal of 1000 customers, managing Customer Security Vulnerability Management Operations, and overseeing security tickets from triage to closure. The ideal candidate is analytical, self-motivated, and capable of leadership, collaboration, and adapting skills across various clients and industries.

• Manage Origina’s vulnerability report process daily

• Coordinate threat intelligence and product knowledge collation

• Apply security expertise to risk mitigation, compliance, and implementation

• Oversee daily management of Origina’s threat intelligence partnership

• Compose and publish high-quality vulnerability advisories with clear mitigation actions for IBM products within a risk-based, Defense in Depth security model

• Manage security tickets from triage to closure

• Engage stakeholders, including customers, internal teams, and product experts

• Develop mitigating actions aligned with Origina’s security methodologies within business, operational, and financial constraints

• Capture lessons learned

• Contribute to the security knowledge base and service development

• Stay updated on security trends, tools, methodologies, and regulations

• Collaborate with internal departments, Customer Support, Account Management, Service Innovation, and industry experts

About you

• Minimum of 5 years in engineering security mitigations for complex risks
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, teamwork, and customer interaction skills
• Tech-savvy with security and systems experience, capable of root cause analysis and formulating appropriate actions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a flair for creative solutions to complex technical challenges
• Resilient and flexible, comfortable with ambiguity in a high-growth environment
• Ability to build and manage relationships with trust and integrity
• Effective communication with technical, security, and operational stakeholders
• Operations experience in delivering operational capability or service
• Strong focus on quality and risk management, with situational analysis skills to identify, measure, and record risks
• Experience in threat intelligence analysis and reporting
• Knowledge and experience with ISO27001, NIST framework, and Cyber Assessment Framework
• Understanding of CWE, CVE, and CWSS
• IBM product experience a bonus
• Experience in risk-based modeling
• Willingness to travel

What we offer

• Competitive compensation that rewards achievement
• Hybrid, flexible working model
• High-level Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life insurance & Income Protection
• 23 days Annual Leave plus 2 company days
• Generous Maternity & Paternity leave policies
• 6% Pension match
• €200 annual wellness benefit
• Career development & training opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Fun and inclusive environment with regular events organised by Engagement, and Diversity Committees

Don't worry if you don't meet ALL the requirements, if you feel you would be a great fit for this role, we would love to hear from you! At Origina, the most important ingredient for us is our culture fit and recognising those that want to live our high-performance values of Fairness, Trust, Relationships, and Opportunities.

Origina is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Origina are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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