recruit22 · 14 hours ago
Director of Cybersecurity Engineering
Plano, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
12+ years exprecruit22 is seeking a Director of Cybersecurity Engineering on behalf of a major healthcare organization. This is a senior leadership role responsible for building, operating, and modernizing the enterprise security engineering program across clinical and corporate environments.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and develop 5–6 cybersecurity engineers across endpoint, cloud, network, application, data security, and vulnerability domains
Establish performance goals, engineering standards, and growth plans
Build a culture centered on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
Define and execute the cybersecurity engineering roadmap aligned to risk, regulatory requirements, and clinical continuity needs
Drive modernization initiatives, including Zero Trust, identity modernization, cloud security posture improvements, and data protection strategies
Build scalable engineering standards, reference architectures, and reusable security patterns
Oversee the implementation, tuning, and day-to-day operations of security technologies, including:
Endpoint Security / EDR / XDR
Email Security
SIEM/SOAR integrations
Vulnerability Management
WAF/API Security
DLP/Data Protection
IAM/PAM
Cloud Security Posture Management and Workload Protection
Network Security and Segmentation
Develop and enforce repeatable engineering practices, including design reviews, runbooks, change control, and documentation standards
Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, Application Engineering, and Data/Analytics teams to embed security into delivery pipelines (secure-by-design, DevSecOps, IaC controls)
Influence technical and vendor decisions through due diligence, architecture reviews, and risk-based recommendations
Serve as escalation point for high-severity incidents and complex engineering challenges
Ensure engineering readiness through strong logging, containment controls, segmentation, identity protections, and recovery hardening
Lead post-incident remediation efforts with measurable improvements to enterprise controls
Develop meaningful KPIs to measure engineering maturity, control performance, and roadmap progress
Present security risks, technology tradeoffs, and investment recommendations to executive leadership
Qualification
Required
12+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including 5+ years leading security engineering teams
Strong experience in complex, regulated environments; healthcare experience strongly preferred
Expertise across multiple cybersecurity domains: EDR/XDR, Cloud Security (AWS/Azure/GCP), Network Security & Segmentation, Vulnerability Management, IAM/PAM, Application Security, Data Security / DLP
Strong understanding of healthcare security and regulatory frameworks (HIPAA/HITECH, HITRUST, NIST)
Proven ability to turn risk insights into actionable engineering roadmaps and deliver results across matrixed organizations
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level presentations
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)
Demonstrated ability to build, scale, and develop high-performing engineering teams
Strong architectural judgment and systems-thinking capability
Effective in navigating ambiguity, prioritizing complex workloads, and influencing stakeholders across IT and clinical environments
Committed to operational rigor, automation, and continuous improvement
Preferred
Healthcare experience strongly preferred
Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, cloud provider certifications (AWS or Azure), and relevant GIAC credentials
Company
recruit22
We are a forward-thinking and innovative recruitment firm. We offer strategic recruitment solutions using cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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