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Hampton North · 1 day ago

Director of Security Engineering

Hampton North is a mission-driven technology company operating in a regulated environment that is hiring a Director of Security Engineering to lead execution across security engineering and operations. This role is focused on turning strategy into execution, scaling teams, and driving technical outcomes in a fast-moving environment.
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Stuart Mitchell
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Responsibilities

Security engineering + security operations execution
Incident response leadership (Incident Commander during events)
Detection & response maturity (SIEM, SOC partnerships, threat hunting)
Building scalable operating models driven by metrics and automation
Secure enablement of AI adoption
Hiring and scaling the security team throughout 2026
Driving cross-functional alignment across Engineering, IT, Product Security, GRC, and Legal

Qualification

Security engineeringSecurity operationsIncident responseCloud security toolingDetection engineeringTeam scalingCross-functional alignmentMetrics-driven modelsAI enablementFast-paced environment

Required

Senior security leader with deep technical roots (not purely GRC or vendor management)
Experience running security operations and engineering teams
Proven success scaling teams and raising the performance bar
Comfortable operating in 'wartime' environments — aggressive timelines, high ownership, fast pace
Strong background across modern security architecture (IAM, cloud security tooling, detection engineering, incident response)

Company

Hampton North

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Hampton North is a Cyber Security specialist staffing firm.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage

Leadership Team

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Spencer Adams
Partner & Recruiter
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Stuart Mitchell
Founder and Recruiter
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