Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
Apply NowCompany: Red Sky Consulting
Location: Plano, TX 75025
Description:
Job Title: Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid 3x a week)
Role Type: Direct Hire
Job Description:
As the Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering, you will lead the strategic design and implementation of enterprise-wide security solutions, ensuring the protection of critical assets in an increasingly complex threat landscape. This role is pivotal in shaping the organization's security posture, driving innovation, and integrating cutting-edge technologies to safeguard systems, networks, and data. Partnering closely with executive leadership, technology teams, and key stakeholders, you will establish robust security frameworks, enhance resilience, and enable business objectives through proactive risk management. If you are a visionary security leader with a passion for building scalable, forward-thinking security strategies, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Key Responsibilities:
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH A FIRST-CLASS COMPANY
Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
RED SKY Career Opportunities at: redskyconsulting.co/career-portal
Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
RED SKY Consulting Candidate and Client Referral Program!
2500
Do you know other IT professionals?
Turn those relationships into Money & help friends get work
RED SKY Consulting is offering a fantastic opportunity for you to earn extra money.
If you refer to us a Manager of people or skilled professionals, we will link your name to that person for 18 months.
If we employ or place that individual or place people into that company thru that manager
Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
RED SKY Consulting Company Overview:
We are an IT and Cybersecurity staffing solutions, professional services, management consulting, and executive placement company with thousands of resources across multiple IT and Cybersecurity skill sets. Our primary US locations are Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa and Denver and we have organizational arms in other domestic cities along with offshore alliances in India and Ireland. RED SKY has a 15+ year history of providing great technology talent. RED SKY has many clients including; 7 of the Fortune 10, half of the Fortune 100, and 25% of the Fortune 500 companies within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, government, consumer services, insurance, and several other industry verticals represented.
The RED SKY Foundation is being formed and will be providing fully funded college educations to underprivileged young adults in partnership with our clients starting 2022.
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Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid 3x a week)
Role Type: Direct Hire
Job Description:
As the Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering, you will lead the strategic design and implementation of enterprise-wide security solutions, ensuring the protection of critical assets in an increasingly complex threat landscape. This role is pivotal in shaping the organization's security posture, driving innovation, and integrating cutting-edge technologies to safeguard systems, networks, and data. Partnering closely with executive leadership, technology teams, and key stakeholders, you will establish robust security frameworks, enhance resilience, and enable business objectives through proactive risk management. If you are a visionary security leader with a passion for building scalable, forward-thinking security strategies, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership:
- Define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for security architecture and engineering across enterprise services (e.g., HR, ERP, finance), custom-built platforms, and cybersecurity tools
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CISO and executive leadership on security architecture and engineering matters.
- Promote alignment between security initiatives and business objectives, integrating security into the platform P&L.
- Platform and Application Security:
- Establish secure design and engineering standards for our custom platforms, including ecommerce, restaurant management systems, and other brand-specific technologies.
- Collaborate with product and platform teams to incorporate security-by-design principles into the development lifecycle.
- Ensure secure architecture for enterprise services, ensuring data protection, compliance, and operational resilience.
- Cybersecurity Tools Architecture:
- Lead the design and implementation of our cybersecurity tools platform, enabling efficient threat detection, prevention, and response.
- Evaluate and integrate emerging security technologies that align with the company's strategic and operational needs.
- Network Security:
- Oversee the architecture and engineering of network security for cloud-based and on-premise infrastructure, including restaurant connectivity.
- Develop and implement strategies to secure internal and external network communication, ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Governance and Compliance:
- Ensure all security architecture and engineering initiatives align with NIST frameworks and industry standards.
- Partner with GRC and other teams to support compliance requirements (e.g., PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX).
- Team Development and Collaboration:
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Security Architecture and Engineering team.
- Foster collaboration across security, IT, and business units to deliver innovative and secure solutions.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, emphasizing security awareness and operational excellence.
- Risk Management:
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with enterprise and custom platforms, ensuring secure, sustainable operations.
- Collaborate with the Security Operations Team to analyze and address vulnerabilities and incidents proactively.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in security architecture and engineering leadership roles, with a focus on large-scale enterprise and custom-built platforms.
- Proven expertise in designing and implementing secure architectures for enterprise applications, networks, and cybersecurity tools.
- Deep understanding of NIST frameworks, cloud security best practices, and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX).
- Strong knowledge of modern technology stacks, including cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), APIs, and microservices.
- Experience with DevSecOps practices, secure coding, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, SABSA, TOGAF) are highly desirable.
- Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Ability to align security goals with business strategies.
- Leadership: Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing teams.
- Collaboration: Strong ability to partner with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, business-aligned solutions.
- Problem-Solving: Skilled in addressing complex security challenges in dynamic environments.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, global organization with diverse stakeholders.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH A FIRST-CLASS COMPANY
Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
RED SKY Career Opportunities at: redskyconsulting.co/career-portal
Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
RED SKY Consulting Candidate and Client Referral Program!
2500
Do you know other IT professionals?
Turn those relationships into Money & help friends get work
RED SKY Consulting is offering a fantastic opportunity for you to earn extra money.
If you refer to us a Manager of people or skilled professionals, we will link your name to that person for 18 months.
If we employ or place that individual or place people into that company thru that manager
Senior Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
RED SKY Consulting Company Overview:
We are an IT and Cybersecurity staffing solutions, professional services, management consulting, and executive placement company with thousands of resources across multiple IT and Cybersecurity skill sets. Our primary US locations are Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa and Denver and we have organizational arms in other domestic cities along with offshore alliances in India and Ireland. RED SKY has a 15+ year history of providing great technology talent. RED SKY has many clients including; 7 of the Fortune 10, half of the Fortune 100, and 25% of the Fortune 500 companies within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, government, consumer services, insurance, and several other industry verticals represented.
The RED SKY Foundation is being formed and will be providing fully funded college educations to underprivileged young adults in partnership with our clients starting 2022.
Keys: Senior Director, Security, Architecture, Design, Implementation, Engineering, NIST, Cloud, Risk, Senior Director, Security, Architecture, Design, Implementation, Engineering, NIST, Cloud, Risk, Senior Director, Security, Architecture, Design, Implementation, Engineering, NIST, Cloud, Risk
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