Nexxen Technologies (Network Support/Managed IT Services West Palm Beach) · 1 day ago
Director of Engineering, Security
Baltimore, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $219K/yr
10+ years expNexxen is a flexible advertising company that empowers various stakeholders through a unified technology stack. They are seeking a Director of Engineering, Security to lead the strategy and delivery of their security program across multiple domains, ensuring risk reduction and compliance while fostering a collaborative team environment.
Cloud Data ServicesComputerNetwork Hardware
Responsibilities
Define a multi-year security strategy and roadmap aligned to Nexxen’s business and product direction
Chair the Weekly Security Council; represent Security in the Architecture Review Board
Lead AI Security Council (monthly) and AI Ethics Board (quarterly); deliver bi-monthly executive briefings on risk posture
Build a high-performing, globally distributed security organization and Security Champions program
Drive secure SDLC adoption: threat modeling, secure coding standards, SAST/DAST/SCA, and CI/CD gating
Prioritize and deliver platform-level controls across identity, cloud/Kubernetes, data protection, and web/API security
Establish SLAs/SLOs for vulnerability remediation, incident response, and control health; measure MTTR and risk reduction
Lead build/buy evaluations for security tooling; negotiate, optimize licensing, and manage vendor success
Own target-state security architecture for AWS Organizations (multi-account), EKS, and data center environments
Standardize identity and network segmentation patterns; advance zero-trust and least-privilege access
Embed policy-as-code (OPA/Conftest/Regula) and supply-chain protections (SBOM, signing, provenance) into pipelines
Oversee SOC operations, incident response, and threat detection with measurable readiness and tabletop cadence
Partner with Compliance on SOC 2/SOX/GDPR; ensure audit readiness and timely remediation of findings
Establish AI governance and risk management for AI-powered products and internal AI tools; manage AI vendor assessments
Hire, develop, and mentor managers and senior engineers across AppSec, Cloud/Infra, Identity/Data, and Compliance/SOC
Foster a culture of ownership, enablement, and continuous improvement; scale multi-squad delivery across time zones
Strengthen stakeholder engagement across Engineering, IT, Data, Product, Legal/Compliance, and executive leadership
Qualification
Required
10+ years in Security Engineering with 5+ years leading managers and multi-domain portfolios (SOC/IR, AppSec, Cloud/Infra, Identity)
Hands-on leadership with: AWS multi-account security (Organizations, Control Tower, IAM, SCPs, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Macie, KMS, CloudTrail, Config)
Kubernetes/EKS, container security, service mesh, ingress, and secrets management (Vault/Secrets Manager)
Secure SDLC with CI/CD (GitHub/GitLab), Terraform/Terragrunt, OPA/Conftest, SAST/DAST/SCA (CodeQL, Semgrep, Snyk, ZAP/Burp)
Web/API protections (AWS WAF/Cloudflare), SBOM/signing (Syft/Grype, Cosign/Sigstore), Dependabot/Renovate, Gitleaks
Endpoint/Network security (Palo Alto/Fortinet, Zscaler/ZTNA, CrowdStrike/SentinelOne, Jamf/Intune)
Identity/SSO with Azure AD/Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, SCIM; Okta or AWS IAM Identity Center
SIEM/SOAR (Cyrebro; Tines/XSOAR) and threat intel (MISP/OpenCTI); GRC (Drata/Vanta/ServiceNow), Jira/Confluence
Proven delivery of large-scale security transformations and measurable risk reduction; executive presence and board/audit experience
Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and team-building skills
Strong problem-solving, analytical abilities, and crisp decision-making
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to operate under pressure and manage multiple priorities
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability insurance
401(k)
EAP
Parental leave
Unlimited vacation
Company-paid holidays
Company
Nexxen Technologies (Network Support/Managed IT Services West Palm Beach)
IT Services/Computer Repair/Cloud/Security @ 561-718-1770 We are a leading provider of proactive IT services/computer repair for small and medium sized business, in Palm Beach and Broward County area.
2-10 employees
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