Associate Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in DevSecOps, cloud architecture, platform engineering, or cybersecurity engineering, including demonstrated leadership of enterprise-scale DevSecOps transformation initiatives or large-scale platform architecture programs.
• Hands-on production experience designing and operating enterprise CI/CD pipelines using Git-based source control platforms, artifact management repositories, container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform.
• Experience with version control discipline and automated policy validation at scale.
• Production experience embedding automated SDLC security controls, including SAST/DAST, software composition analysis, secrets detection, container image scanning, and policy-as-code enforcement technologies such as OPA or Kyverno.
• Hands-on production experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including cloud-native IAM, secrets management, network security, and vulnerability management in regulated or enterprise-scale environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, information systems, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a regulated or security-sensitive enterprise environment, such as financial services or fintech.
• Experience with managed container orchestration services such as Amazon EKS in production enterprise environments.
• Experience with zero-trust architecture principles, SRE practices, and developer self-service platform design.
• Relevant certifications in cloud security, container orchestration, DevOps, or cybersecurity, such as AWS Security Specialty, CKS, or CISSP, or equivalent.
• Experience with software supply-chain security practices and observability or SIEM platform integration.
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI-assisted development tooling or automated security operations within DevSecOps pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise DevSecOps architecture, roadmap, and adoption strategy, including secure CI/CD patterns and developer capabilities across cloud, hybrid, container, and orchestration environments.
• Embed automated security controls throughout the software development lifecycle, translating cybersecurity and compliance requirements into automated, auditable guardrails.
• Establish and govern architecture standards for source control, build automation, artifact management, release orchestration, observability, vulnerability management, and software supply-chain security.
• Lead architecture reviews, threat modeling sessions, design decisions, and proofs of concept; author reference architectures, engineering standards, architecture decision records, and roadmaps.
• Drive platform reliability, resilience, and operational readiness using measurable engineering practices, including defining and monitoring DORA metrics and developer productivity benchmarks.
• Mentor architects and engineers and build communities of practice to accelerate enterprise-wide DevSecOps adoption.
• Influence senior stakeholders without direct authority and advance developer experience so secure delivery is the default.

Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for physical and mental wellness.
• Generous time off.
• Access to continuous learning resources and career development.
• Competitive pay and retirement planning.
• Continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution.
• Financial wellness programs.
• Family benefits and perks.
• Retail discounts.
• Referral incentive awards.
• Annual incentive plan.