Managing Director, Enterprise Security Architecture – Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Oversee Security Architecture & Engineering as a key enterprise capability.

• Develop and enforce security architecture standards, reference architectures, and design patterns across applications, cloud, infrastructure, and platform services.

• Integrate security throughout the technology delivery lifecycle by implementing secure-by-design and DevSecOps methodologies.

• Propel scalable, resilient, automated engineering results that align with cloud-native and platform-based architectures.

• Take ownership of the strategy, architecture, roadmap, modernization, and delivery of essential cybersecurity platforms and services.

• Lead engineering teams in designing, implementing, integrating, automating, and managing the lifecycle of security technologies, reusable services, APIs, and engineering capabilities.

• Establish platform engineering practices and metrics aimed at enhancing reliability, scalability, performance, resiliency, adoption, operational efficiency, and user experience.

• Define and promote secure cloud adoption strategies for multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, and application leaders on secure platform configuration, architecture, and operations.

• Spearhead the development of guardrails and controls that support speed, security, and compliance.

• Advocate for infrastructure-as-code, policy-as-code, automated security controls, and reusable cloud-native security patterns.

• Establish security architecture and controls for AI/GenAI solutions, focusing on model governance, data protection, and responsible AI practices.

• Facilitate the secure adoption of advanced analytics, machine learning, and automation capabilities.

• Assess emerging technologies and weave them into security and engineering strategies.

• Drive AI-enabled security capabilities, automation, and engineering solutions for detection, response, security operations, decision-making, and cyber defense.

• Counsel senior technology and business leaders on security architecture, cloud risk, and investment priorities.

• Align architecture and engineering decisions with cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Collaborate with risk, compliance, and audit teams on platform controls and governance.

• Deliver executive-level communication regarding security posture, architectural direction, and key risks.

• Formulate and implement a multi-year cybersecurity platform strategy.

• Streamline the tooling portfolio, enhance engineering excellence, promote automation, and align investment planning and lifecycle management with business outcomes.

• Cultivate and mentor leadership talent, ensuring succession depth and engagement.

• Foster a culture that balances risk management, business enablement, and innovation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required.

• A minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, cloud engineering, or technology leadership roles.

• Proven track record in leading enterprise-level security architecture, secure engineering, and cybersecurity platform delivery functions within complex, regulated environments.

• Extensive expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, hybrid architectures).

• Strong knowledge of security architecture frameworks (NIST, ISO, CIS, etc.).

• In-depth expertise across application, infrastructure, identity, and data security domains.

• Demonstrated experience in advancing modern engineering practices (cloud-native, DevSecOps, automation, API-driven architectures).

• Familiarity with AI/ML security considerations, data protection, and emerging technology risk management.

• Strong executive presence with the capability to influence senior leaders and foster alignment across a matrixed organization.

• Experience working in globally distributed environments with both internal and external partners.

• A Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP are preferred.

• For remote work, a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service with at least 10Mbps download and 5Mbps upload is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for annual bonuses.

• Long-term incentive plan eligibility.

• Medical benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Well-being and behavioral health programs.

• 401(k) plan.

• Company-paid life insurance.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• A minimum of 18 days of paid time off annually.

• Paid holidays.

• Leaves of absence.

• Consideration for remote/work-from-home for the right candidate.