Poland

Responsibilities

Location Kraków, PL Job ID REQ-056832

Role Summary

The Head of Information Security is a senior technical leadership role. The role reports into the CISO and is accountable for the technical cybersecurity posture of the organization. Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) responsibilities are owned by a separate function. This role is accountable for how security is technically designed, implemented, and operated.
The Head of Information Security leads all technical aspects of cybersecurity, including security architecture, engineering, operations, and incident response. The role ensures that security capabilities are effective, scalable, and resilient, supporting business and regulatory requirements through strong technical controls.

Key Responsibilities:

Security Architecture & Engineering

• Own the enterprise security architecture across network, endpoint, cloud, identity, and application domains.

• Define technical security standards, reference architectures, and engineering patterns.

• Lead the selection, deployment, and lifecycle management of security platforms and tooling.

• Embed security-by-design into infrastructure, cloud, and application initiatives.

Security Operations & Monitoring

• Lead Security Operations (SOC / SecOps), including detection, response, and operational resilience.

• Own vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and security telemetry.

• Drive continuous improvement in detection, automation, and response effectiveness.

Incident Response & Crisis Leadership

• Lead the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CIRT).

• Act as technical incident commander during major security incidents.

• Own investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery activities.

Technical Security Leadership

• Provide senior technical leadership across IAM, cloud, infrastructure, endpoint, network, and application security.

• Translate technical risks into business-relevant impact for technology leadership.

• Partner with GRC to ensure technical controls support policy and compliance objectives.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and develop a global team of security engineers, architects, and operations professionals.

• Set technical direction, priorities, and engineering standards for the security organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in technical cybersecurity roles.

• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale security engineering and operations teams

What we offer:

• Private healthcare including dental care

• Life and long-term disability insurance,

• MyBenefit Cafeteria system,

• Multisport Card,

• Social Fund Subsidies,

• Home Office allowance,

• Tuition reimbursement,

• Referral awards,

• Internal career development opportunities in multiple business areas,

• Day off to celebrate your birthday, and up to 3 additional days of vacation by length of service in the company.

Join our Team!

We are strongly committed to the development of your career and giving you opportunities to learn and grow.

We make a difference for you while you make a difference in the world!

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.