Director of Security Engineering

Position Title: Director, Security Engineering

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Term: Full-time/Direct Hire

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Director of Security Engineering to lead and grow our security engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for securing our applications, infrastructure, and DevOps pipelines across cloud and hybrid environments. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, compliance, and leadership teams to design and implement scalable security practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Strategy
• Lead and mentor a team of security engineers.
• Define and drive the strategic roadmap for security engineering.
• Establish and report on KPIs and OKRs for security performance.
• Security Applications
• Oversee the design, implementation, and management of secure software development practices (SSDLC).
• Integrate security tools and processes into CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with application teams to ensure secure architecture, code, and deployments.
• DevOps & Cloud Security
• Embed security into DevOps practices ( DevSecOps ).
• Secure cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform), including IAM, secrets management, logging, and monitoring.
• Enforce compliance with security policies in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Incident Response & Risk Management
• Support detection and response efforts in collaboration with the SOC or IR teams.
• Conduct threat modeling, security risk assessments, and architecture reviews.
• Lead initiatives to reduce attack surface and respond to emerging threats.
• Collaboration & Communication
• Work with product and engineering teams to ensure security is prioritized in all initiatives.
• Provide executive-level reporting on security posture, incidents, and improvements.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in cybersecurity, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Strong expertise in application security, DevSecOps practices, and cloud-native security.
• Proven experience in building or maturing security engineering programs at scale.
• Deep understanding of secure SDLC, modern CI/CD pipelines, and IaC security (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure).
• Familiarity with security tools
• Excellent leadership, project management, and communication skills.
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (Master s preferred)

This position does not offer sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future."