--- title: 'SecOps Manager at Equativ' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/secops-manager-equativ-paris-sm6382s9htad' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-10' --- # SecOps Manager at Equativ - **Company:** Equativ - **Location:** Paris, France - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-11-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/equativ/d4bae6bc-8dfd-45fc-8f86-5da59097f34c ## Job description Equativ is an independent ad tech company. Our programmatic advertising platform runs at high scale, with production running entirely on Google Cloud Platform. Equativ is building its ISMS toward ISO 27001 certification target by the end of 2027. The SecOps team secures that platform and works with every team across Equativ. ## The role You manage the SecOps team and own the day-to-day security operations of a full-cloud company. You build the team, grow its people and deliver the SecOps roadmap, which you define with the IT & Security lead. You stay close to the technology: roughly 30% of your time is spent on people management and stakeholders, 70% on technical leadership and hands-on work during incidents and key projects. ## Responsibilities People and team - Manage the SecOps engineers: 1:1s, objectives, annual reviews, CPF level assessments and career growth. - Run the team's rituals, plan and prioritize the SEC Jira backlog. - Represent SecOps in cross-team forums with R&D and Operations teams. - Report security operations KPIs and risks to the IT & Security lead. Security operations - Define and enforce the GCP security baseline: organization policies, IAM and service-account hygiene, VPC Service Controls, KMS and Secret Manager. - Own cloud security posture with Wiz, and drive remediation with owning teams. - Own detection and response: log pipelines, SIEM use cases, alert quality, incident playbooks. - Lead security incidents end-to-end and run blameless post-mortems. - Run vulnerability management across cloud, containers, dependencies and external attack surface; track remediation SLAs. - Scope external pentests and follow findings through to remediation. - Embed security in the SDLC with R&D: threat modeling, SAST, SCA, secret and container scanning. - Own the operational evidence for the ISMS and ISO 27001 audit - Own the technical answers to security questionnaires and RFPs. Must-have profile - 8+ years in security engineering or SecOps, including 3+ years securing production on a public cloud — GCP strongly preferred, AWS/Azure transferable. - 2+ years managing a security team: hiring, reviews, coaching. - Strong GCP security knowledge: IAM model, org policies, VPC-SC, logging, GKE security. - Hands-on experience with modern cloud-native security platforms such as Google SecOps (Chronicle), Security Command Center (SCC), and Wiz (or similar CNAPPs). - Proven incident response leadership, including cloud incidents. - Experience running detection, vulnerability management and pentest programs. - Able to set priorities, say no and arbitrate between security risk and delivery. - Clear written and spoken English and French; able to explain risk to engineers, leadership and customers. ## Nice to have - Kubernetes / GKE hardening and runtime security. - Experience in ad tech or other high-throughput, latency-sensitive platforms. - Exposure to ISO 27001 or SOC 2 audits from the operations side. - Identity and endpoint stack: Okta, Google Workspace, CrowdStrike. - Certifications: GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH. ## About Equativ ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Equativ is a global, independent end-to-end media platform that provides AI-driven ad tech solutions for advertisers, publishers, broadcasters, and retailers. - **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Bridgepoint in 2023; $406M in total funding) - **Headquarters**: Paris, France - **Founded**: 2005 (originally as Smart AdServer) - **Founders**: Not publicly available (born from within a premium publisher) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Advertising Technology (AdTech), Digital Media, Programmatic Advertising - **Target customers**: B2B — serving advertisers, publishers, broadcasters, and retailers (50,000+ brands globally) - **Mission or purpose statement**: To make advertising better and smarter, leading to better marketing results while consumers benefit from an improved and elevated advertising experience. [equativ.com](https://www.equativ.com/company) ## Products & Services - **Maestro by Equativ**: A unified platform for buyers and sellers offering AI-powered optimization, real-time insights, and cross-channel campaign management with precision and safety. - **AI-Powered Programmatic Agents**: A suite of tools that automate planning, optimization, reporting, and campaign diagnostics, cutting planning time by up to 40%. - **Creative Ad Enhancements**: Proprietary technology that automatically enhances standard ad formats (CTV, Video, Display, Native) to boost engagement, comprehension, and conversions, powered by attention and cognitive behavior research. - **Retail Media Solutions**: Monetization tools for retailers and agencies to drive conversions and reach high-intent shoppers across on-site and off-site channels. - **CTV Stack**: Comprehensive connected TV offering including server-side ad insertion (SSAI), an ad server, and shoppable formats for a user-centric viewer experience. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **€197.1M**; Total Funding of **$406M** - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Acquired by **Bridgepoint** (2023). Key acquisitions include LiquidM (2019) and Sharethrough. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~596 (+18.3% YoY, +111 people); global team across 18 countries and 21 offices; serves 50,000+ brands globally. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/equativ) ## Competitive Advantages - **Independence & Transparency**: One of the most trusted independent ad tech platforms, operating without the conflicts of ownership by a major walled garden. - **20+ Year Track Record**: Longevity and deep expertise in the ad ecosystem, having evolved from a premium publisher's internal ad server. - **Vertically Integrated & Comprehensive**: A single, unified platform covering supply, demand, data, and creative — from ad server to DSP to retail media. - **Attention-Focused Innovation**: Creative enhancement technology built on research into attention and cognitive behavior, providing a differentiated value proposition. ## Strategic Focus - **AI and Automation**: Heavy investment in AI-powered agents to streamline campaign management and reduce manual work for buyers and sellers. - **CTV Expansion**: Building out a comprehensive CTV stack with SSAI, shoppable ads, and enhanced viewability. - **Retail Media**: Scaling its retail media solution to help retailers and brands monetize inventory and connect with high-intent shoppers. - **Sustainability**: Offering sustainability-focused offerings as part of its platform. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes three core values: **Be Brave** (ownership, trust, continuous improvement), **Be Thoughtful** (work-life balance, DE&I, integrity), and **Be Stronger Together** (collaboration, global programs). [equativ.com](https://www.equativ.com/careers/culture) - **DE&I**: DEIB is at the forefront of company values, celebrating differences in age, ethnicity, race, religion, and more. - **Flexible Work**: Flexible work schedules and generous paid time off are offered. - **Global & Collaborative**: A team of 750+ people across 43 nationalities and 21 countries, with 17 offices globally. - **Benefits**: Includes career acceleration and global learning opportunities, family-focused leave benefits, country-specific pension plans, and a company-wide Globetrotter program. - **Engineering & Technical Focus**: 20% of the workforce is in technical roles (142 people), with opportunities for growth in a fast-moving AdTech environment. - **Work Model**: Promotes a hybrid/office policy with a flexible schedule. [equativ.com](https://www.equativ.com/careers) - **Headcount & Growth**: 596 employees (+18.3% YoY), indicating a scaling company with room for career advancement. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/equativ) ## Sources 1. [equativ.com - Company Overview](https://www.equativ.com/company) 2. [equativ.com - Careers](https://www.equativ.com/careers) 3. [equativ.com - Culture](https://www.equativ.com/careers/culture) 4. [linkedin.com - Equativ Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/equativ) 5. 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