Cybersecurity Operations Lead - Associate Director

FirstDay Foundation; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

First Day Foundation is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Cyber Security to mature cybersecurity operations and protect a mission-driven environment. You will lead security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, identity protection, security engineering, and compliance initiatives with a close partnership with the Director of Cyber Security and IT leadership.

You will translate executive priorities into actionable plans, own remediation tracking, and mentor security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity or information protection; 3+ years leading security operations.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft security technologies: 365, Entra ID, Defender, CA, Purview.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations across the org and affiliates.
• Oversee incident response program, vulnerability management, and risk remediation.
• Coordinate with IT and business leaders to align security with priorities.
• Manage security platforms, detection engineering, and logging strategies.
• Develop security metrics and executive reporting; sustain AI security governance.

Skills

Security leadership

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Security operations

EDR/XDR

SIEM

Cloud security (AWS/Azure)

Identity protection

Microsoft 365 security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon Complete

Microsoft Defender

SIEM/Log Management

Azure/AWS security tooling

Job description

First Day Foundation is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Cyber Security to mature cybersecurity operations and protect a mission-driven environment. You will lead security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, identity protection, security engineering, and compliance initiatives with a close partnership with the Director of Cyber Security and IT leadership.

You will translate executive priorities into actionable plans, own remediation tracking, and mentor security