Director of Cybersecurity

Level • Austin, TX

4d

About The Position

The Director of Cybersecurity leads and matures the organization’s security posture by establishing strategy, owning execution, and promoting a security-first culture. The role combines hands-on cybersecurity expertise with executive-level influence and autonomy, translating complex security challenges into actionable programs and solutions that protect organizational assets, infrastructure, and data. Responsibilities span security strategy and operations, incident response, threat management, network and infrastructure security, security testing, cloud and endpoint security, IT tooling, DevSecOps, and compliance and risk management. The person in this role must be based in Austin, Texas, or willing to relocate.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 8 years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including at least 4 years in a leadership or management capacity.
• At least 10 years of experience in Information Technology/Cybersecurity.
• Demonstrated ability to define and execute security programs with limited oversight in a fast-paced environment.
• Deep expertise in incident response planning, execution, and post-incident analysis.
• Strong knowledge of network security architecture, segmentation strategies, firewalls, and IDS/IPS.
• Proven experience implementing and operating Zero Trust architecture.
• Hands-on cloud security experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP, including cloud-native security tooling and CSPM.
• Experience managing MDM solutions for endpoint lifecycle, policy enforcement, and compliance.
• Solid understanding of RBAC models and identity governance in enterprise environments.
• Fluency in DevSecOps concepts, including secure CI/CD, SAST/DAST tooling, and shift-left security practices.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to explain technical risk to non-technical stakeholders.
• Executive communication skills and ability to present strategy and reports to executive leadership.
• Must be based in Austin, Texas, or willing to relocate.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience with Microsoft Intune.

Responsibilities

• Define and continuously improve the enterprise cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
• Lead security initiatives from concept through delivery with minimal oversight.
• Build, mentor, and manage a cybersecurity team, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Provide executive leadership with actionable intelligence and metrics on risk, compliance, and emerging threats.
• Establish and maintain security governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures; own security operations strategy and management.
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Incident Response program, including playbooks, tabletop exercises, and post-incident reviews.
• Serve as secondary incident commander and coordinate cross-functional responses to security events.
• Oversee threat intelligence operations and use findings to inform proactive defense strategies.
• Conduct and oversee vulnerability management, penetration-testing coordination, and risk-remediation programs.
• Manage network security architecture, including segmentation, monitoring, access controls, and security tooling; implement Zero Trust network access principles across on-premises and remote environments.
• Own the strategy and execution of security-control testing, including automated testing, red/blue/purple teaming, and third-party penetration testing.
• Guide cloud security strategy, architecture, and compliance across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Oversee endpoint detection and response programs and manage mobile device management programs.
• Administer and mature identity and access management using RBAC, JIT access, and PAM principles.
• Oversee security integrations for RMM/PSA tooling and partner with IT operations to embed security in infrastructure and tooling decisions.
• Work with the DevSecOps Manager to support DevSecOps practices and integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Support ownership of security controls for compliance programs such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, or relevant frameworks.
• Conduct and oversee regular risk assessments, audits, and third-party vendor security reviews.
• Maintain knowledge of the regulatory landscape and ensure organizational adherence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director