The ad says“Demonstrated hands-on engineering background in AWS cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker)”
The ad says“Demonstrated hands-on engineering background in AWS cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker)”
The ad says“Demonstrated hands-on engineering background in AWS cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker)”
The ad says“Demonstrated hands-on engineering background in AWS cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker)”
The ad says“Demonstrated hands-on engineering background in AWS cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker)”
The ad says“Proven track record building or modernizing SIEM/SOAR pipelines, automated detection engineering, and incident response operations”
The ad says“Proven track record building or modernizing SIEM/SOAR pipelines, automated detection engineering, and incident response operations”
The ad says“Proven track record building or modernizing SIEM/SOAR pipelines, automated detection engineering, and incident response operations”
The ad says“Demonstrated hands-on engineering background in AWS cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker)”
Values
The ad says“Recognized security and architecture credentials (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, GMON, CCSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty)”
The ad says“Recognized security and architecture credentials (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, GMON, CCSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty)”
The ad says“Recognized security and architecture credentials (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, GMON, CCSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty)”
The ad says“Recognized security and architecture credentials (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, GMON, CCSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty)”
The ad says“Recognized security and architecture credentials (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, GMON, CCSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty)”
The ad says“Recognized security and architecture credentials (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, GMON, CCSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty)”
The ad says“Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI”
The ad says“Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI”
The ad says“Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI”
The ad says“Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI”
The ad says“Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI”
The ad says“Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI”
The ad says“Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI”
The ad says“Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI”
This role reports to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and requires a hands-on cybersecurity leader who can balance strategic planning with operational execution, and is responsible for maturing a scalable, business-aligned security program supporting a diverse portfolio of dozens of SaaS products across multiple vertical business units
The Senior Director Information Security partners closely with the multiple groups including Vertical Business Product Development, Legal, Compliance, the People Team, and senior leadership to ensure security enables innovation while effectively managing cyber risk
Platform Security-as-Code: Partner with Platform Engineering to enforce mandatory security baselines, Terraform modules, and AWS Control Tower account isolation
Golden Container & AMI Approval: Establish signing, scanning, and approval pipelines for the Central Golden Container Registry to eliminate base-image vulnerability drift across production
Central Secrets & Cryptographic Lifecycle: Mandate enterprise-wide AWS Secrets Manager and Vault architectures, enforcing automated 60/90-day rotation and eliminating plain-text secrets across staging and production
24x7 Detection & Threat Hunting: Direct the modernization of the Security Operations Center (SOC), optimizing SIEM telemetry (Elastic Cloud / ECS log schemas) and SOAR automation (Torque)
Zero-Code Infrastructure Observability: Leverage Linux kernel-level telemetry (eBPF and OpenTelemetry collectors) baked into base infrastructure to catch unauthorized API access, anomalous database queries, and lateral movement out-of-process
Crisis Management & Incident Response: Lead enterprise incident response, digital forensics, root cause analysis (RCA), and executive crisis communications
Adversary Emulation & Offensive Security (Red/Purple Teaming): Direct internal and contingent red-team penetration testing across all HIPAA, PCI, and proprietary SaaS platforms, driving cross-team CTF exercises and threat modeling
Continuous Compliance Automation: Transition GRC from point-in-time manual evidence collection to API-driven, continuous control validation supporting SOX 404(b), HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, EHNAC, and SEC disclosure requirements
Centralized Risk Governance: Maintain an auditable, real-time enterprise Risk Register, eliminating fragmented policy exceptions in email and chat tools
Third-Party Risk & Customer Trust: Standardize vendor risk management workflows (Coupa/security assessments) and provide automated security assurance documentation for enterprise customer deals
Embedded Security Spokes: Deploy and lead dedicated Security Engineering “Spokes” who sit directly in Vertical Business Units product sprint planning to eliminate delivery roadblocks upfront
Security & Cloud Guilds: Foster an engineering mindset across the broader technology team, establishing internal training guilds to upskill engineers in secure coding, automation, and modern cloud operations
Develop multi-year cybersecurity strategic plans and roadmaps
Align security investments with business priorities
Support mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures from a cybersecurity perspective
Drive AI and automation across security operations
Inspire high-performing security teams
Develop future security leaders
Build trusted relationships with multiple levels of leadership and business stakeholders
Communicate complex cybersecurity risks in business terms
Foster collaboration across decentralized business units
Promote a culture of accountability, innovation, and operational excellence
Lead through influence in a matrixed organizational environment
Benefits
Flexibility to work where/how you want – in-office, remote, or hybrid
Robust health and wellness benefits, including an annual wellness stipend
Continued investment in your professional development through Udemy
401k with company match
Flexible and generous paid time off
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Preferred experience
The ideal candidate is an experienced security leader capable of balancing strategic planning with operational execution in a fast-paced, acquisition-driven SaaS organization
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
Proven track record building or modernizing SIEM/SOAR pipelines, automated detection engineering, and incident response operations
Demonstrated hands-on engineering background in AWS cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker)
6+ years of direct people leadership experience leading multi-disciplinary teams (Architecture, SecOps, IR, GRC) in high-growth, public SaaS or enterprise technology companies
12+ years of progressive leadership with significant focus across multiple information security domains, including cloud security, and software platform security, security strategy, architecture, engineering, controls, testing, vulnerability management, incident response, and cyber resiliency
Direct experience designing and executing continuous compliance programs under SOX 404(b), HIPAA, PCI DSS, or SEC reporting frameworks
Exceptional ability to translate complex security risks into clear business metrics (MTTD, MTTR, exposure burn-down) for C-suite executives and Board Audit Committees
Strong collaborative acumen to lead through influence in a decentralized, multi-business unit operating model
Strong knowledge of or leading enterprise security architecture, building and maturing security GRC programs, and deep knowledge of cyber threat landscapes, attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
Experience leading security due diligence and post-merger integration for high-volume M&A activity
Direct experience with modern security tools: Information Asset Inventory systems, SIEM tools, Elastic Cloud, Torq SOAR, CrowdStrike, EDR/MDR/XDR, Okta, Netskope, AWS Secrets Manager, PAM, TruffleHog, and Lumos AI
Experience working with SaaS software development and product teams
Experience working with distributed and remote team environments
