Director Security Engineering

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Director of Security Engineering & Architecture to define and lead the enterprise security engineering and architecture strategy across cloud, infrastructure, applications, and platforms. This role provides technical vision, architectural governance, and hands-on leadership to ensure security is embedded into system design, engineering practices, and technology modernization initiatives.

The ideal candidate is both a strategic leader and a technically credible security architect with deep experience across multi-cloud, hybrid environments, and diverse technology stacks.

Key Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Technical Vision

• Define and own the enterprise information security architecture aligned with business objectives and risk posture.
• Establish security reference architectures, standards, patterns, and roadmaps across cloud, infrastructure, applications, and data.
• Ensure security-by-design principles are embedded throughout engineering and technology initiatives.

Security Engineering Leadership

• Lead security engineering teams responsible for building, integrating, and operating security controls and platforms.
• Oversee the design and implementation of security solutions across IAM, network security, endpoint security, cloud security, and application security.
• Guide secure system design across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Cloud & Platform Security

• Define cloud security strategy, including identity, network segmentation, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
• Partner with cloud and infrastructure teams to ensure secure architecture for modern platforms, containers, and SaaS solutions.
• Drive adoption of DevSecOps and secure CI/CD practices.

Governance, Standards & Risk Alignment

• Establish and enforce security architecture governance and design review processes.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, compliance, and industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, SOC 2, PCI as applicable).
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Operations teams to align architecture with enterprise risk management.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead, mentor, and scale high-performing security engineering and architecture teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, IT, and engineering stakeholders.
• Communicate complex security concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in information security, with significant experience in security engineering and architecture leadership.
• Proven experience designing and implementing security architecture across multi-platform and multi-cloud environments.
• Strong hands-on background in cloud security, infrastructure security, and enterprise platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to define technical vision and translate it into executable engineering roadmaps.
• Experience leading and mentoring senior engineers and architects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in large enterprise or highly regulated environments.
• Deep knowledge of modern security architectures, zero trust, and defense-in-depth models.
• Experience with DevSecOps, container security, and modern application architectures.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, or equivalent.
• Experience partnering closely with enterprise architecture and platform engineering teams.

Company DescriptionTop Prospect Group founders and management team offer more than 25 years
of experience in Information Technology and Creative Staffing. Our fundamental goal is to build successful relationships resulting in accurate job and prospect representations. Top Prospect Group meets with those we work with face-to-face to garner a better understanding of candidate or client requirements. By leveraging our experience and market insight, we are then able to provide a more consistent recruitment process.

Company Description

Top Prospect Group founders and management team offer more than 25 years\r\n of experience in Information Technology and Creative Staffing. Our fundamental goal is to build successful relationships resulting in accurate job and prospect representations. Top Prospect Group meets with those we work with face-to-face to garner a better understanding of candidate or client requirements. By leveraging our experience and market insight, we are then able to provide a more consistent recruitment process.