Security Specialist - EMEA (location flexible)
About the role
financial services, healthcare, telco, and the public sector
Security Specialist
specialist overlay within our EMEA Solutions Architecture team
inside the data industry
- and pairs
deep security expertise with real data architecture depth
What You'll Be Doing
- Act as the
security overlay on EMEA opportunities
supporting conversations related to security, privacy, or compliance, engaging customers and prospects alongside the account Solutions Architect and Account Executive, discussing our various deployment models, BYOC architectures and all related security questions.
- Lead security conversations with
CISOs, security architects, and GRC teams
, translating ClickHouse architecture into the controls frameworks they recognize.
- Design and validate
secure ClickHouse Cloud and BYOC deployment patterns
network isolation, private connectivity, encryption, customer-managed keys, identity federation, and granular access control.
- Run
threat modelling and architecture reviews
with customer security teams, and own the security workstream through POC and production readiness.
- Be the field's authority on our compliance posture —
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR and EU data residency, HIPAA, PCI DSS
, and the European regulatory picture including DORA and NIS2.
- Raise the quality and speed of
security questionnaires, RFP security sections, DPIAs, and third-party risk reviews
, building the reusable answer library as you go.
- Build the
security playbook for EMEA Solutions Architecture
What You Bring
- Significant customer-facing technical experience at a
data platform, analytics, streaming, or database company
— you understand data architecture, not just security controls.
- Demonstrable depth in
cloud and data security
: IAM, key management and cryptography, network isolation, secure multi-tenancy, threat modelling, and audit.
- Working command of the frameworks that gate enterprise data deals —
SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Credibility with security buyers.
Overlay instincts
Bonus Points For
- Security certifications such as
CISSP, CCSP, or CISM
.
- Hands-on security architecture experience across
AWS, GCP, and Azure
.
- Experience in
regulated industries
Perks
Flexible work environment
- ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 countries.
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Healthcare
- Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
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Equity in the company
- Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
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Time off
- Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
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A USD$500 Home office setup
Global Gatherings
Culture - We All Shape It
Equal Opportunity & Privacy
Not included in the source posting: qualifications.
Skills
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