Cybersecurity Engineering Director — Lead Threat Defense & Architecture

Zenith Insurance Company (United States); Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 155,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

ESPP

Education Reimbursement

Paid Holidays

Personal Days

Floating Holidays

EAP

Job summary

Zenith Insurance Company in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior IT Security Architect to lead the design, implementation and ongoing optimization of our security posture across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

You will mentor a team of security professionals, coordinate with engineering and compliance stakeholders, and drive architecture decisions to meet CIS, CCPA, HIPAA, and NYDFS requirements while staying ahead of evolving threats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a work-related field is preferred.
• 5+ years leading a cybersecurity team.
• 5+ years implementing in hybrid cloud environments.
• 5+ years in network or systems engineering with security focus.
• Experience with network security products (Firewalls, WAF, VPNs).
• Public cloud security experience and network hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and manage a team of IT security professionals responsible for monitoring, detecting and responding to threats.
• Analyze and investigate security alerts, assess risks, and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Hands-on config, maintenance, and monitoring of security systems (firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR).
• Lead security architecture initiatives for network security, data protection, IAM, and cloud computing.
• Ensure alignment with CIS, CCPA, HIPAA, NYDFS; develop security policies and standards.
• Stay current with cybersecurity trends and evaluate new technologies; document decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Firewalls

WAF

VPNs

NAC

Cloud security

Juniper

Cisco

Job description

Zenith Insurance Company in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior IT Security Architect to lead the design, implementation and ongoing optimization of our security posture across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

You will mentor a team of security professionals, coordinate with engineering and compliance stakeholders, and drive architecture decisions to meet CIS, CCPA, HIPAA, and NYDFS requirements while staying ahead of evolving threats.