Director Security Technology Engineering

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• THE ROLE We are seeking an experienced security technology leader who combines strategic thinking with strong technical execution. This role is responsible for defining and driving the enterprise security technology strategy, identifying capability gaps, evaluating emerging technologies, and delivering solutions that strengthen the organization's security posture. The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with a bias for action. They are comfortable tackling complex security challenges, challenging conventional approaches, and driving innovation across organizational and technology boundaries to deliver measurable security outcomes. Success in this role requires the ability to assess security capabilities, identify gaps, and develop practical solutions through technology optimization, platform integration, automation, and targeted engineering efforts. Working across the security ecosystem, you will develop roadmaps, influence technology decisions, and translate complex security challenges into effective, scalable solutions that improve business and security outcomes. This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on technical execution. THE PERSON You are comfortable operating at both strategic and technical levels—setting long-term direction while remaining deeply involved in execution. You have led security engineering initiatives, influenced technology decisions, and built solutions that solved real security problems. In addition to broad security expertise, you have demonstrated experience developing custom capabilities, including automation, integrations, analytics, workflows, and AI-enabled tooling. You understand when to buy, when to extend existing platforms, and when building a solution delivers a meaningful advantage. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Define and lead the enterprise security technology strategy and roadmap. - Evaluate the effectiveness of existing security capabilities and identify opportunities to improve coverage, efficiency, and resilience. - Drive technology selection, integration, and optimization across the security ecosystem. - Design and develop custom security solutions, automation, integrations, and AI-enabled capabilities where commercial products do not adequately meet business or security requirements.