VP, Cybersecurity Operations – Engineering

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. Lead enterprise cybersecurity operations and engineering programs, including strategy, risk governance, roadmap development, budgeting, KPI reporting, and executive communications .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $225,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in leading enterprise cybersecurity operations, including governance, risk management, and incident response. Proficient in integrating security practices across diverse environments while ensuring compliance with industry standards and frameworks.

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Cybersecurity GovernanceIncident Response ManagementCloud SecurityNIST CSF ComplianceVulnerability Management

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Hard Skills

Cybersecurity FrameworksSecurity OperationsSecurity EngineeringThreat IntelligenceRisk GovernanceSecurity ArchitectureData PrivacyEndpoint ProtectionNetwork SecuritySystem Hardening

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationInfluenceCoaching

Tools & Technologies

SIEMEDRIDS/IPSFirewallsLogging and Monitoring

Certifications & Qualifications

ISO 27001PCI-DSSSOCSOX

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityRisk ManagementComplianceGovernanceOperational Metrics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityFirewalls

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead enterprise cybersecurity operations and engineering programs, including strategy, risk governance, roadmap development, budgeting, KPI reporting, and executive communications
Contribute to cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and control frameworks
Develop governance forums, steering committee materials, risk updates, and business cases for senior leadership
Partner with legal, compliance, privacy, internal audit, technology, and business stakeholders
Drive consistent security practices across corporate, cloud, application, and business environments
Translate threat, control, and assessment findings into prioritized remediation plans
Provide executive oversight for SOC/MSSP performance, alert monitoring, incident triage, escalation management, and operational readiness
Own incident response planning, runbooks, tabletop exercises, and cross-functional response coordination
Oversee threat intelligence, threat detection, threat hunting, and vulnerability management capabilities
Ensure preparedness to protect, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity events
Develop and monitor operational metrics and service-level indicators
Oversee cybersecurity technology and control capabilities across on-premises, cloud, endpoint, identity, and network domains
Partner with infrastructure, platform, and software engineering teams to embed security into architecture and workflows
Support secure development lifecycle, software assurance, secure coding, and application security initiatives
Guide selection and optimization of SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, vulnerability management, logging, monitoring, and protection technologies
Promote automation, orchestration, and process simplification
Lead cyber risk assessments across infrastructure, applications, vendors, business processes, and emerging technologies
Support compliance and control maturity for NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC, SOX, GDPR, privacy, and other requirements
Provide security leadership for vendor reviews, architectural reviews, major initiatives, and transformation programs
Build relationships with business and technology leaders to enable growth, resilience, and informed risk-taking
Champion security awareness, education, and culture-building efforts
Lead, coach, and develop cybersecurity managers and individual contributors
Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and service-oriented partnership
Mentor technical teams on incident response, operational excellence, architecture, and executive communication
Maintain the cyber risk register and risk governance process
Support procurement calendar, budget, actuals, strategy documents, project portfolios, roadmaps, and C-suite/IT leadership materials

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
12+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including leadership of enterprise security programs in complex, high-growth, or globally distributed organizations
7+ years of leadership experience managing managers, cross-functional teams, and/or external service providers across multiple cybersecurity domains
Demonstrated success building or maturing cybersecurity governance, program management, security operations, and security engineering capabilities
Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, regulatory requirements, and assurance practices, including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC, SOX, data privacy, and related standards
Experience leading or overseeing incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, detection engineering, and security monitoring programs
Strong technical understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, endpoint protection, network security, logging and monitoring, system hardening, and enterprise security architecture
Experience working closely with software development and infrastructure teams to integrate security into lifecycle management, architecture, and operational processes
Proven ability to define metrics, communicate risk clearly, and present meaningful security insights to operational, technical, and executive stakeholders
Strong business judgment and ability to balance risk reduction, operational efficiency, and strategic enablement
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to influence across all levels of the organization
Must be based in one of the listed remote locations: New York, Connecticut, California, New Jersey, Texas, or Ohio

Benefits

Comp & perks

Short- and long-term incentives
Growth and developmental opportunities
Health care
Retirement
Vacation and other paid time off
Additional offerings
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities