Associate Director, Information Security Operations (Hybrid)

First Command Financial Services, Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

First Command Financial Services, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director to lead Information Security Operations, partner with IT leadership, Risk, Legal, and Compliance, and drive continuous improvement across controls and incident response.

You will oversee daily security activities, coordinate vulnerability management, and develop robust playbooks and metrics to demonstrate security posture to executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in information security operations, cybersecurity, or related IT functions.
• Experience leading operational security capabilities such as monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident coordination.
• Experience supporting audit, regulatory, compliance, or risk management activities in financial services.
• Experience in project or program management with reporting and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mature the Information Security Operations function, including execution, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee daily security operations activities, including monitoring, triage coordination, escalation processes, control execution, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate vulnerability management, threat response, incident readiness, remediation tracking, and operational follow-up across teams.
• Develop and maintain operating procedures, playbooks, metrics, dashboards, and leadership reporting for security operations.
• Support audit, regulatory, and risk management activities by providing evidence, control narratives, remediation status, and operational reporting.
• Drive operational improvements that reduce risk, increase response effectiveness, and improve visibility into security posture.
• Supervise employees, provide direction, and monitor progress against tasks and timelines.

Skills

Security operations

Monitoring

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Threat management

Control governance

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Audits support

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

First Command Financial Services, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director to lead Information Security Operations, partner with IT leadership, Risk, Legal, and Compliance, and drive continuous improvement across controls and incident response.

You will oversee daily security activities, coordinate vulnerability management, and develop robust playbooks and metrics to demonstrate security posture to executives.