Cyber Security Engineering Associate Director

DTCC; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health & life insurance

Pension / Retirement benefits

PTO & family care leave

Hybrid on-site schedule

Job summary

DTCC is seeking a Principal Cloud Security Engineer to join the CISO team. You will lead cloud security engineering across AWS, Azure, and GCP, mentoring staff and driving secure, scalable solutions for workloads, containers, and data.

The role focuses on automation, policy development, and cross-team collaboration to strengthen security in a complex enterprise. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in cloud security, strong leadership, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms and security

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience in cloud security engineering.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Experience leading a cyber security/cloud security team.

Responsibilities

• Align cloud security strategy with business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Identify deficiencies and implement improvement plans.
• Automate processes and enhance AI/ML capabilities across the stack.
• Establish cloud security baselines and monitor for compliance.
• Document policies, controls, and runbooks for operations.
• Mentor junior engineers specialized in cloud assets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deploy security technologies into production.

Skills

Cloud security

Team leadership

Automation

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Python

GIT

CI/CD tooling

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 CISO team, the Principal Cloud Security Engineer will be a part of Cloud Security Engineering team and 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. The ideal person is passionate about building, mentoring and leading a highly motivated cloud security team.

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Align cloud security strategy with business objectives and regulatory requirements for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS


• Identify deficiencies in cloud security services, propose plans for improvement and implement them.


• Find opportunities for automation and improving AI/ML capabilities cross the technology stack.


• Evaluate and create cloud security baselines and implement monitoring to assure compliance.


• Document security policies, controls, and processes, and develop runbooks and how-to guides for operational readiness of engineered solutions.


• Mentor junior cybersecurity engineers specialized in securing cloud and cloud assets including workloads, containers, applications and data.


• Partner closely with stakeholders to prepare new security technologies and functionalities for implementation into the production environment. This includes but is not limited to, security standard methodologies.

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

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience


• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success

• Experience managing a team


• 8+ years of proven experience with public Cloud environments, specifically AWS.


• Additional Cloud computing experience with Azure, GCP, and Containerization is a plus.


• Experience with Wiz.


• Understanding of Terraform, CI/CD and deployment architectures.


• Experience with vulnerability management, SIEM, compliance to security baselines, and Identity and Access Management in the cloud and on-prem (AD, Ping, ADFS, etc.).


• Familiarity with industry standards, guidelines, and regulatory compliance requirements related to information security and cloud computing (NIST 800-53, ISO-27001, etc.).


• Experience with delivering reliable, available, and high-performance enterprise-scale solutions.


• Programming experience one or more of the following languages: Python, C#, C++, PowerShell, Bash, Terraform, and SQL as well as experience with GIT version control (GITFlow, GitHub, BitBucket, etc.)


• One or more of the following certifications: Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), CISSP.

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.

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