Head of Cybersecurity Engineering & Architecture

Role Overview

The Head of
Cybersecurity Engineering & Architecture is responsible for the technical
security of the organization's cloud and technology environment. This role
provides hands-on security leadership across cloud infrastructure, identity,
security tooling, vulnerability management, architecture and technical
controls. The successful
candidate must be able to independently assess technical risk, develop
practical solutions and work directly with technology teams to implement and
validate those solutions.

Key
Responsibilities

• Own cybersecurity engineering and
  architecture across the cloud environment.
  
• Own the enterprise vulnerability
  management program, including scanning, risk-based prioritization,
  remediation SLAs, exception management, remediation tracking and
  reporting.
  
• Establish security architecture
  standards and technical security requirements.
  
• Assess cloud infrastructure and
  identify security weaknesses and control gaps.
  
• Oversee identity, privileged
  access and authentication security.
  
• Manage security tooling and
  technical security controls.
  
• Evaluate logging, encryption,
  endpoint and infrastructure security.
  
• Coordinate penetration testing and
  technical remediation.
  
• Conduct security architecture
  reviews for major technology initiatives.
  
• Evaluate security monitoring and
  detection capabilities.
  
• Support technical incident
  response and security investigations.
  
• Identify opportunities to automate
  security controls, remediation and repetitive processes.
  
• Partner closely with Technology
  and Engineering teams to drive measurable risk reduction.
  

Requirements

Requirements

• 8+ years of cybersecurity
  experience with increasing technical responsibility.
  
• Strong experience with cloud
  security and modern technology environments.
  
• Deep understanding of
  vulnerability management and risk-based prioritization.
  
• Experience with IAM/PAM, endpoint
  security, logging, encryption and security architecture.
  
• Experience with security tooling,
  vulnerability scanning and penetration testing.
  
• Ability to distinguish material
  security risk from lower-value technical findings.
  
• Strong written and verbal
  communication skills.
  
• Financial services, fintech or
  regulated-industry experience preferred.
  
• Remote- US Shift