Head of Security (Cyber Security) - Build and Scale Security Function
Build and lead Scorewarrior’s end-to-end security function, designing a scalable system that balances protection with operational efficiency. Own risk assessment, policy, AI adoption guardrails, and hiring/growing the first security team. Requires 8+ years of hands-on security experience with a track record of building security functions from scratch.
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Head of Security — Limassol, Cyprus | Onsite | Full relocation support
Build Scorewarrior's security function. You'll own it end-to-end: diagnosis, strategy, implementation, team, and culture.
About Scorewarrior
We're an independent game company behind Total Battle, a top-10 global 4X strategy title. 10+ years of growth, 230 people, and a company-wide push into AI tooling. Based in a modern office in Limassol, Cyprus, with full relocation support for you and your family.
The mission
Build a viable, right-sized security system that protects what matters without slowing the company down.
What you'll do
- Diagnose our current landscape, then build the security system. The solution designed for this company, not a replayed version of a previous one.
- Own security risk in two languages: business and technical.
- Make sharp build-vs-buy calls knowing when it's a tool problem, a habit problem, or no problem.
- Embed security as a partner, not a blocker.
- Own the policy and guardrails for safe, company-wide AI tool adoption.
- Hire and grow the first security team.
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What you bring
- 8+ years hands-on in security, with real projects you designed, implemented, and stuck around to see work.
- Real systems experience: either a security-engineering career from the start, or a transition from sysadmin/support/network engineering. You understand infrastructure from the inside.
- Proven experience hiring and structuring a team (2+ people).
- Experience building a security function from an unclear state, not running an existing one.
- Sharp read on the security product market — tool vs. simpler method vs. habit problem, with real examples.
- A partner's operating style working through engineering teams, not above them.
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Nice to have
- B2C, SaaS, gamedev, or mobile background, company size up to ~1,000.
- Experience with external security providers.
- Experience as a founding/first security hire elsewhere.
Not a fit if
- Your recent years were policy, reporting, and committees and not hands-on systems work.
- Your default mode is hierarchy: mandatory sign-offs, blocking by default.
- You'd rather avoid building and leading a team.
Why Scorewarrior
Great Place to Work (99% employee satisfaction), independent and financially strong, never had layoffs. Live and work in Limassol with full relocation and visa support for you and your family. High salaries, 13th month, performance bonuses, private family health insurance, education allowance, and ongoing learning support.
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