Enterprise Hosting Security Lead

NAVBLUE, an Airbus Company, is opening a new position within its Enterprise Hosting Department. The main objective of this entity is to define, provide and support the production environments used by all NAVBLUE’s customers. It is divided into 4 different teams: Hosting Engineering, Hosting Delivery, Hosting Operations, and Hosting Security, supporting all topics related to Solutions Hosting within NAVBLUE: from engineering to monitoring and support of the solution. NAVBLUE solutions are currently hosted mainly in AWS Cloud using a combination of native AWS cloud solutions and VMware on AWS.

To support the team growth and its new organization, we are looking for a Team Leader for the Hosting Security Group.

The position holder will lead the newly created Enterprise Hosting Security Entity. The goals of the entity are to:

• Reactively and proactively resolve the security items raised by policy, results of scanning, and other items for NAVBLUE Products.
• Monitor and resolve security items that are related to hosting.

The first responsibility of the Lead is to define and structure the activity in coordination with other stakeholders.

The role requires a deep understanding of cyber-security topics and hosting technologies, the capacity to structure an activity in an industrial environment, and the ability to lead the team, prioritize activities, and perform trade-offs on a daily basis.

Responsibilities:

The Hosting Security Lead will have the following responsibilities:

• Structure the Security Operations activities with all internal stakeholders working on the topic: Security Officer, IT, Software Factory/Architects, and potentially Airbus.
• Define the priorities of this group in coordination with different stakeholders: Security, IT, Operations, Hosting Expert, Ho Enterprise Hosting, and the other Leads and report on progress.
• Manage a security backlog in Agility and follow up on grooming and progress with the team.
• Optimize team organization depending on context (team growth, activity perimeter…).
• Ensure process and standard definition when it comes to Hosting Security Practices.
• Define and review the yearly operational goals of team members.
• As a delegate of the Head of Enterprise Hosting, manage the daily management of team members through regular 1:1 meetings.
• Define the follow-up of activities (multi-site) and the way to report on it to Ho Enterprise Hosting (dashboards).
• If a need to contract some activity is identified during the setup phase:
  • Contribute to the Definition and Setup of the contract with the Head of Enterprise Hosting,
  • Follow up contractor performance on the Security perimeter.
• Animate the Group through daily/weekly meetings.

Beyond these activities, the Hosting Security Lead will work as a SecOps Specialist with the following responsibilities (to be refined during the structuration phase):

• Security monitoring.
• Coordinate with the Security Policy team to determine required & future actions (reactive & proactive).
• Configuration Management of Security Management items such as OS patching.
• Security Activities - patches / vulnerability watch / coordination with SWF about it.
• OS Patching & maintenance including setup and configuration.
• Periodic review of process / activities to ensure compliance with Security Policies.
• Establish best-practice activities with the team to promote security practices.
• Feedback to Security Policy team to help maintain appropriate guidance based on Operational needs & observations.
• Accelerate enterprise cloud adoption of security practices.
• Design and Implement cloud solutions based on governance to minimize business and technical risks.

Education:

• Successful completion of an Academic degree in IT engineering with a specialization in Cyber-Security or 7-10 years of equivalent workplace experience.

Required Skills / Experience:

• Team leadership:
  • Ability to structure an activity,
  • Ability to lead an international team of 5-10 people,
  • Capacity to make trade-offs, prioritize activities, delegate to team members,
  • Defend a position and standards in front of external stakeholders,
  • Capacity to define, organize and deliver a project/activity in the scope of the Group,
  • Excellent communication both internally and externally,
  • Proactive, confident self-starter with effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Technical Skills/Experience:
  • Solid experience (> 5 years) in Cyber-Security with Infrastructure/operation orientation.
  • Solid experience in Security Monitoring and associated remediation in a Cloud-Based environment.
  • Vulnerability watch, impact analysis, and remediation experience.
  • Some experience in scripting and automation is an asset.
  • AWS Certification “Security - Specialty” requested.
  • AWS Certifications “Cloud Practitioner” and “Solution Architect – Associate” preferred.
  • Advanced Proficiency with operation and support of Linux or MS Windows Operating Systems.
  • Solid knowledge of networking for enterprise environments required.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify the root cause of issues and to recommend permanent, long-term fixes.
  • Proactive, confident self-starter with effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Other knowledge/skills/demonstrated capabilities:
  • Communicate technical/complex information both verbally and in writing.
  • Establish and maintain cooperation, understanding, trust, and credibility.
  • Perform multiple tasks concurrently and respond to emergency situations effectively.
  • Must be able to travel internationally.
  • Effective project management techniques.
  • Fluent in spoken and written English.
  • Ability to communicate in French is an asset.

How to Apply:

We thank all applicants for applying. Only selected applicants will be contacted.

Navblue is committed to creating an environment and a culture where everyone feels like they belong no matter who they are or where they are from. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, record of offences, and basis of disability or any protected class. Accommodations will be available on request for candidates throughout the entire recruitment and selection process.

About Us:

NAVBLUE, an Airbus Company, is a leading global provider of flight operations solutions, including aeronautical charts, navigation data solutions, flight planning, aircraft performance software (take-off/landing, weight and balance), and crew planning solutions. You’ll be able to shape the future of the digital aviation industry by working on several of the best in the industry flagship products enabling pilots, dispatchers, flight engineers and other aviation personnel on a daily basis to deliver safe, efficient, and reliable flight operations all over the world. You’ll have the opportunity to support millions of flights each year and help NAVBLUE customers maximize efficiency, reduce costs, ensure compliance with complex national and international safety regulations, and effectively deliver their services.

You’ll join a team with a focus on digital and collaborative innovation that is passionate and customer-focused. Over the last few years, Airbus has been supportive of various initiatives such as Going Digital, Performance Based Navigation Services, Air Traffic Management Modernization Programs, FlySmart on iOS and other digital projects related to new aircraft technologies; the launch of NAVBLUE was therefore a natural step to further develop its Flight Operations and Air Traffic Management Portfolio.

Airbus and all subsidiaries, including NAVBLUE are proud to have been recognized as a Global Top Employer for 2025. Based on eight criteria: physical workplace, work atmosphere and social, health financial and family benefits, vacation and time off, employee communication, performance manager, training and skills development, and community involvement. It was determined that we offer some of the most progressive and forward-thinking programs within the area. This achievement reflects our commitment to nurturing and empowering our people to reach their full potential. We’re grateful to our people, whose dedication and collaboration make this possible.

NAVBLUE is a fully owned subsidiary of Services by Airbus, fueled by the agility of Airbus ProSky and Navtech (acquired in 2016), and the pioneering spirit of Airbus, NAVBLUE was created in July 2016 with one mission: lead aviation into the digital age.

NAVBLUE is based in Hersham (UK), Toulouse (France), Waterloo, ON (Canada), Bangkok (Thailand), Malmö (Sweden), Gdańsk (Poland), and Bengaluru (India) with other offices all around the world.