AVP, Security Engineering — Remote Strategy & Leadership

usaa; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

USAA seeks an AVP of Security Engineering to set strategic direction and oversee security engineering initiatives across the organization. Build and lead a team of distinguished engineers focusing on AI, Cloud, Data, and more, embedding robust security throughout the technology lifecycle.

The role demands technical excellence, strategic thinking, and people leadership to influence cross-functional security efforts and ensure security remains a core priority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education/experience may substitute for formal education.
• 10 years of related experience in Security Engineering and/or Information Technology.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the security engineering strategy across the organization.
• Lead research, analysis, and troubleshooting of complex security issues and vendor integrations.
• Apply SRE practices to ensure highly available, secure systems.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of security engineers.

Skills

Security engineering experience

Information technology experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

USAA seeks an AVP of Security Engineering to set strategic direction and oversee security engineering initiatives across the organization. Build and lead a team of distinguished engineers focusing on AI, Cloud, Data, and more, embedding robust security throughout the technology lifecycle.

The role demands technical excellence, strategic thinking, and people leadership to influence cross-functional security efforts and ensure security remains a core priority.