job specification

Location: Spain, UK, Brazil

About Andela

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Description

About the Company

Client is Incorporated, global, family-owned business with more than a century of experience building brands and products that improve lives. Within Petcare, the Global Digital & Growth (GDP) organization is driving large-scale digital transformation across marketing, commerce, data, and platform capabilities.

Their mission is to accelerate growth by modernizing digital experiences across the enterprise—connecting consumers, brands, and internal teams through scalable, data-driven platforms. From Single Sign-On (SSO) and CRM to Customer Data Platforms (CDP) and Digital Asset Management (DAM), GDP plays a central role in shaping Petcare’s digital future.

They operate in a highly collaborative, international environment that values ownership, continuous improvement, and pragmatic agility. Teams are empowered to experiment, learn fast, and deliver real business outcomes at scale .

Role : Platform Security Lead

About the Client & Project

• The client is driving large-scale Digital Growth and MarTech platform transformation, focusing on building secure, scalable, and compliant digital ecosystems.
• The platform integrates multiple systems such as CRM, CDP, SSO, DAM, and marketing tools, making security, data protection, and compliance critical.
• This role will play a key part in ensuring end-to-end platform security, governance, and risk mitigation across all digital systems.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Platform Security Lead to define and implement security strategies across digital platforms, ensuring compliance, risk management, and secure architecture practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement platform security strategy and governance
• Ensure secure integration across MarTech ecosystems (CRM, CDP, APIs, SSO, etc.)
• Identify and mitigate security risks and vulnerabilities
• Work closely with engineering teams to enforce secure coding and architecture practices
• Drive compliance initiatives (GDPR, data privacy, etc.)
• Lead security audits, assessments, and incident response planning
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, compliance)

Must Have Skills

• 5–10 years of experience in Platform Security / InfoSec
• Strong understanding of MarTech ecosystems
• Experience with identity management, SSO, API security
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, etc.)
• Experience in risk assessment and security frameworks
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills

Nice to Have

• Experience in enterprise digital transformation programs
• Familiarity with cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Certifications like CISSP, CISM, or similar

At Andela, we know our strengths lie in our diverse community whose talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and orientations we take pride in. Andela is committed to nurturing a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Everyone has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination, as stated above