Associate Director Cloud Security Operations

DTCC; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health and life insurance

Pension/Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off

Hybrid work model (3 days onsite / 2远程

Job summary

DTCC is seeking a Cloud Security Manager to lead a team of security engineers and drive security across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will shape security standards, guide remediation, and collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to reduce risk.

The role emphasizes mentoring, advancing cloud security capabilities, and delivering measurable security improvements through automation and governance. Hybrid work model and extensive security leadership are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of cybersecurity or cloud security experience.
• Minimum 3 years in people leadership or team management.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cloud security engineers.
• Oversee cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP (CSPM, CNAPP, vulnerability mgmt).
• Partner with engineering, infra, and security teams to remediate findings and reduce cloud risk.
• Establish cloud security baselines, controls, and governance reporting.
• Drive automation, orchestration, and AI-enabled improvements across cloud security programs.
• Develop runbooks and governance frameworks and support audits and incident response.

Skills

Cloud security engineering

Team leadership

AWS/Azure/GCP

CSPM/CNAPP

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Wiz

Qualys

Guardium

Aquasec

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well‑being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The impact you will have in this role

Being a member of IT Cybersecurity & Platform Strategy team , the purpose of Cloud Security Engineering team is to provide outstanding and versatile cloud security services to the enterprise securing the workloads, application and data in AWS, Azure and GCP. This position is for a Cloud Security Manager. The ideal person is passionate about building, mentoring and leading a highly motivated cloud security team.

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cloud security engineers, fostering a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the operational management and continuous enhancement of cloud security capabilities across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including CSPM, CNAPP, vulnerability management, cloud identity, and compliance monitoring.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to drive remediation of security findings and reduce enterprise cloud risk.
• Establish and maintain cloud security standards, baselines, controls, metrics, and reporting to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Drive automation, orchestration, and AI-enabled solutions to improve operational efficiency, security coverage, and service delivery across the cloud security program.
• Develop and maintain operational processes, runbooks, and governance frameworks while supporting audits, incident response activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of cybersecurity, cloud security, or security engineering experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of people leadership or team management experience.
• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience.

Talents Needed for Success

• Experience leading and developing high-performing cybersecurity or cloud security engineering teams.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience securing cloud environments (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP).
• Experience operating cloud security platforms, including CSPM, CNAPP, vulnerability management, and compliance monitoring solutions.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security architecture, identity and access management, and cloud governance practices.
• Experience with tools such as Wiz is needed and familiarity with Qualys, Guardium, and Aquasec is highly preferred.
• Experience defining security baselines, cloud guardrails, and remediation programs to reduce enterprise risk.
• Experience developing operational metrics, executive reporting, and service‑level performance measurements.
• Ability to learn and adapt to a changing technology landscape.
• Strong understanding of automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and scripting using technologies such as Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or similar.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence technical and business teams.
• Any Industry‑recognized cybersecurity or cloud certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Security +, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, GCSA, or equivalent certifications preferred.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post‑trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.