Senior Director, Cybersecurity Operations & Compliance
DDN · Santa Clara Office · onsite
USD 275,000 to 295,000 · period not stated
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop the compliance roadmap and lead SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certification programs.
- Collaborate with the Identity and Access Management team to strengthen the company’s identity posture and AI governance guardrails.
- Direct the End-User Services team in deploying endpoint protection solutions, including mobile device management, conditional access, verified identity, and related security capabilities.
- Develop and operate a comprehensive threat and vulnerability management program.
- Develop and manage a comprehensive threat hunting, event analysis, and incident response capability.
- Perform detailed and complex security analysis, including malware analysis.
- Provide technical leadership for all relevant information security platforms.
- Serve as the final escalation point for threat hunting, event detection and analysis, and incident response.
- Oversee and directly participate in the administration of the firm’s SIEM and other relevant information security technology platforms.
- Lead the response to and containment of information security-related incidents.
- Ensure indicators of attack and indicators of compromise are promptly integrated into relevant systems and platforms.
- Manage threat intelligence sources, including both human-readable and machine-readable intelligence.
- Partner with IT, Legal, and Internal Audit to develop and maintain security best practices and policies for internal systems.
- Play a primary role in the selection of new information security technologies.
- Support the development of information security team members and facilitate knowledge transfer to other IT and firmwide groups.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, including 5+ years leading cybersecurity teams at the manager, director, or higher level.
- Proven experience owning enterprise cybersecurity strategy, including capital and operating budgets.
- Deep hands-on expertise across all aspects of a comprehensive cybersecurity program.
- Experience managing hybrid environments that span on-premises or colocation infrastructure and at least one major cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Deep knowledge of and experience with industry compliance programs, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, DORA, and related frameworks.
- Strong foundation in disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability architecture.
- Experience with infrastructure automation, configuration management, and modern operations practices.
- Track record of building, leading, and retaining high-performing technical teams.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.