Associate Director, Cyber Security & Operations

01 FirstDay Foundation; Carroll (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Day Foundation is seeking an experienced, hands‑on Associate Director of Cyber Security to lead and mature cybersecurity operations across the organization. This role partners with IT leadership and business stakeholders to protect a mission‑driven environment while enabling secure operations.

You will provide operational leadership across monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, identity security, and compliance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, IT, CS, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or information protection.
• 3+ years of leadership in security operations, projects, or cross‑functional initiatives.
• Strong experience with security operations and incident response lifecycle.
• Ability to translate security strategy into operational execution for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day security operations across the organization, including alert triage and incident coordination.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the organization’s cybersecurity strategy, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee vulnerability management, identity security, and data protection controls.
• Coordinate with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete and other security vendors; drive remediation actions.
• Manage the incident response program and provide executive reporting and lessons learned.
• Support compliance initiatives (SOC2, NIST CSF, HIPAA, FTC Safeguards) and risk assessments.

Skills

Security leadership

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Security operations

Compliance awareness

Executive communication

AI security governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

CrowdStrike

SIEM

Microsoft 365 security

EDR/XDR tools

Job description

First Day Foundation is seeking an experienced, hands‑on Associate Director of Cyber Security to lead and mature cybersecurity operations across the organization. This role partners with IT leadership and business stakeholders to protect a mission‑driven environment while enabling secure operations.

You will provide operational leadership across monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, identity security, and compliance initiatives.