Job description
Ready to embark on the quest to join Hack The Box?
At the end of this journey, you’ll become a proud member of Hack The Box, with the ultimate mission to raise cyber resilience, so that every organization can stay ahead of tomorrow’s threats.🚀🔒💻
✨The core mission of the Security Operations Lead
The Security Operations Lead is responsible for establishing, operating, and continuously improving Hack The Box’s core security operations functions. This role ensures strong detection, efficient incident response, and full visibility across critical systems while safeguarding infrastructure through effective vulnerability, configuration, and access governance. The mission is to build a resilient security operations foundation that supports audit readiness and strengthens our overall security posture.
Please note that this is an Individual Contributor role for now, with the potential to grow into team leadership over time. The ‘Lead’ title reflects the need for someone who can spearhead our security operations and act as the primary point of contact for all matters related to the organization’s security posture.
🏢 Location & Work Mode:
- Location: Athens, Greece
- Hybrid: 2 days in the office, 3 days remote, plus one month of work from anywhere
- Full-time role
🍺 The fellowship you’ll be joining:
Reporting to the VP of Infrastructure, you’ll work closely with our Security Engineering team, SRE, IT, and the Compliance department to ensure security controls are implemented effectively across the organization. Collaboration with cross-functional engineering and product teams is essential for hardening, remediation, and operational improvements. You’ll also support compliance teams with evidence, reporting, and audit preparation.
🚀 The adventures that await you:
Monitor alerts and manage incident response workflows
Lead vulnerability management activities, including scanning, triage, and remediation follow-up
Ensure configuration hardening, patching standards, and logging coverage across critical assets
Oversee identity and access governance, including periodic access reviews and privilege validation
Prepare and maintain operational evidence for ISO/SOC audits and compliance needs
Collaborate with IT, Engineering, and SRE on remediation, hardening, and operational improvements
🏆 Skills, knowledge, and experience points required to unlock the role:
- Proven experience in Security Operations, including incident response and continuous monitoring
- Strong expertise in vulnerability management, configuration baselines, and patch compliance
- Solid understanding of IAM principles, privilege reviews, and least-privilege enforcement
- Hands-on exposure to cloud security (AWS, GCP) and infrastructure environments (Linux/Windows)
- Familiarity with ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, and CIS benchmarks
- Ability to prepare and maintain audit-ready evidence and operational documentation
- A structured, calm, and ownership-driven approach to security operations within fast-paced environments
What your Hack The Box adventure will have in store:
- 🎯You’ll have the exhilarating opportunity to contribute to a product that is highly appreciated by users and the cybersecurity community at large
- 🎯 You’ll experience a highly supportive and caring environment, fostering growth, flexibility, and autonomy
- 🎯 You’ll embark on an exciting journey of continuous learning and problem-solving, leveling up as our organization grows
- 🎯 Most importantly, you’ll have a blast at HTB 🥳 because fun is an essential ingredient in our recipe for success! Just wait until you see our global meet-ups!
💰 The gems you’ll be enjoying as a Security Operations Lead:
- Private health care
- Paid paternity leave
- 25 annual leave days
- Free lunch & snacks at the office
- 120€ Ticket Restaurant by Edenred
- Dedicated budget for training and professional development, participation in conferences
- Full access to the Hack The Box lab offerings; so you can learn how to hack 😉
- State-of-the-art equipment (mac, iPhone, and mobile plan)
- Flexible WFH (Hybrid Model) - Fully Remote is also an option if you’re not an Attica resident
Our benefits package is designed to provide strong support to our team, but it may vary depending on location and type of employment (e.g., UK, Greece, or engagement through an Employer of Record).
🗺️ The Quest of Becoming Hack The Box’s Security Operations Lead:
- Level 1: To complete level one’s objective, submit your application.
- Level 2: Meet the Talent Acquisition team. Level’s objective: highlight your past achievements, ambitions, and values.
- Level 3: Meet the hiring team. Level’s objective: connect with the hiring team and share with them your cyber-related achievements and knowledge.
- Level 4: Meet the hiring team, once again, to deep dive into your compliance experience.
- Level 5: Congratulations! Not many reach this level 💪. Level’s objective: have a constructive, final conversation with senior leadership to explore the role and your future at HTB.
- Level 6: You’ve officially received an offer from HTB! To complete the last level and the Quest, all you need to do is accept the offer.
- Quest complete. Congratulations, you’re officially one of us 🥳🎉🎇Your next quest: complete the onboarding.
ABOUT HACK THE BOX
Hack The Box is the leading cybersecurity readiness and upskilling platform, trusted by enterprises, government organizations, and MSSPs to build cyber resilience at scale. Through AI-enhanced intelligence, gamified labs, live-fire simulations, and the power of one of the world’s largest cybersecurity communities, Hack The Box helps teams master offensive and defensive skills in real-world scenarios. Founded in 2017, Hack The Box has grown its global community of over 4 million members, helping organizations validate resilience, mitigate breach risk, and develop cyber talent. For more information, visit hackthebox.com
Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US, Australia, and Greece.
🚨 News & Resources:
- Get the most important updates on HTB’s latest year!
- We’re incredibly proud to share that our headquarters in the UK, along with our entities in Greece and the US, have been certified as a Great Place to Work for three consecutive years (2023 - 2025).
- In addition, our Greek entity has been recognized among the Best Workplaces in Greece (4th, 2nd, 3rd) and Europe (7th, 10th, 73rd) during this period — a testament to our strong culture and commitment to creating an exceptional employee experience!
Take a sneak peek at how it is to be part of HTB and our 2023 Global Retreat. Get more insights about our HTB culture and employee experience by visiting the “about us” section of our site, our career site, and Glassdoor.
At Hack The Box, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We believe that diversity enriches our performance, services, and the communities we serve. As such, we ensure that all job applications are considered solely based on merit, skills, and qualifications. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are dedicated to providing a fair and respectful work environment that reflects our values.
