Cybersecurity Lead (Remote in Ireland)

Role Type and Location

• Remote role – located full time in Ireland 
• Occasional Travel may be required to our offices

Eligibility to work

• Applicants must be currently living in Ireland full time 
• Regrettably we can’t offer Visa/work sponsorship for this role

About the role 

At Deciphex, we’re on a mission to transform pathology with AI. Our teams span labs, offices and home setups across Ireland, the UK, EU and USA – and as we scale fast, our internal security needs to move even faster. That’s where you come in.

This isn’t a role where you’re buried in routine. It’s hands-on, high-impact work across the full spectrum of cyber security. 

You’ll be the person spotting risks, building improvements from scratch, enhancing what’s already there, and keeping pace with the constant shift of the cyber security landscape.

For you it's an opportunity to shape the DNA of Cyber Security for our internal IT infrastructure - protecting our people, systems and data across regions.

This includes Deciphex and our groups (Patholytix and Diagnexia) 

Why this role matters

• Tangible impact: Your work secures the internal cyber security foundation that lets us deliver life-changing outcomes for patients. 
• Career Development: This is your opportunity to step in and own an internal Cyber Security arena. 
• Apply technical skills: Identify, design, plan and implement real changes. You're not not just making recommendations. You're delivering impactful change. 
• Autonomy: If you see something that can be better, you’re the one making things happen
• Complexity at pace: You’ll work across multiple parallel internal cyber security projects, from tightening access controls to building secure cloud environments
• Real autonomy: You create the roadmap, roll it out, and see the impact
  Constant learning – fast growth and technical variety means you’ll always be sharpening your skills

Responsibilities:

• You will be our first internal cyber security hire. So this is an individual contributor hand on role. You'll own and  drive multiple parallel Cyber Security  projects for our Internal IT Infrastructure 

Technical Infrastructure Security

You’ll apply your skills in:

• Deploying and managing tools like firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM and endpoint protection
• Securing Google Workspace, AWS and cloud services across our global infrastructure
• Hardening both cloud and on-prem systems to keep the organisation safe
  

Employee & Endpoint Security

You’ll get to use your skills in:

• Protecting devices, access and remote connections for a global workforce
• Rolling out and managing EDR solutions company-wide
• Owning IAM and SSO to keep systems secure and seamless for employees
  

Security Operations & Automation

For you this means:

• Building automation to speed up monitoring, threat hunting and incident response
• Leading vulnerability testing, pen testing and simulations
  Prioritising and driving risk remediation, while keeping tools and defences up to date
• Working with IT to ensure every new app and tool is deployed securely
  

Physical Security Support

You’ll apply your skills in:

• Supporting office and lab security, from networks to data storage
• Helping design secure architectures across hybrid and multi-site environments
  

Product Security Support

For you this means:

• Partnering with product teams on compliance (ISO 27001) and security reviews
• Contributing to customer confidence by supporting secure design and architecture
• Collaborate across teams – IT, engineering, labs, leadership – to drive internal security changes 

A more detailed job description will be given, prior to interview 

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years’ hands-on corporate cyber security experience (fast-growing tech or regulated industry)
• Strong technical depth/ hands on tech experience  across: SIEM, endpoint security, IAM/SSO, automation & scripting, Windows/Linux hardening
• Expertise with Google Workspace security and cloud (AWS, SharePoint)
• Experience securing distributed, remote-first teams across cloud and on-premises systems
• Curiosity and drive to stay ahead of evolving threats and apply them in practice

What are the benefits of working with
Deciphex?

✨ Meaningful work that improves patient outcomes.
🚀 Exciting and challenging projects in a hyper-growth AI enabled company.
📈 Regular feedback with strong career growth opportunities.
🏡 Flexible remote model with autonomy to balance work and life (some roles require on-site presence).
💰 Competitive salary with annual performance-based increments.
🎄 Generous leave plus paid Christmas holiday.
🌎 Supportive, multicultural, and collaborative team.

About Us

Through the work that we do, the team at Deciphex helps pharma to accelerate the process of essential drug development and helps cancer patients get a timely and accurate diagnosis. 

Founded in Dublin in 2017, Deciphex has scaled rapidly to a team of over 230 people and counting who are providing software solutions to address the pathology gap in research pathology and clinical areas. We have offices in Dublin, Exeter and Chicago and are expanding our team throughout the world.

We are software developers, clinical specialists, artificial intelligence engineers, operations professionals and so much more, all working as one team to support our customers and patients.

Read more about Deciphex & our Group here and more about our incredible team on our Careers Page here

Deciphex is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to the principle of equality. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race,  religious beliefs, political views, gender identity, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, family or marital status (including pregnancy), disability, membership of the travelling community or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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