Director, Cloud Security

RED SKY Consulting; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Director, Cloud Security to enhance the security posture of their cloud services. This role involves building a global security organization, developing compliance strategies, and collaborating across teams to ensure robust security measures. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in cloud security and leadership, with a strong focus on compliance and risk management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience in security and compliance domains.
• 5 years in leadership of a cloud security function.

Responsibilities

• Develop security and compliance strategy for cloud customers.
• Build a global cloud security organization.
• Oversee continuous monitoring and protection of resources.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk Management

Data-Driven Thinking

Cloud Security

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Network Security

Cloud Security Tools

CI/CD Platforms

Container Services

Job description

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Senior Cybersecurity & IT Recruiter at RED SKY Consulting

Job Title: Director, Cloud Security

Location: Remote in US or Canada

Role Type: Direct Hire

Job Description:

We are seeking a Director, Cloud Security to own the security posture of our

cloud-based services and products. You’ll build trust with customers and prospects by

safeguarding our Cloud against internal and external threats—and you’ll partner across the organization to drive key cloud security initiatives.

What We’re Looking For:

• You have built and scaled a cloud security practice in a highly regulated environment.
• You translate compliance frameworks into technical guardrails and measurable KPIs.
• You are a strategic yet hands-on security leader capable of guiding teams, building consensus, and communicating at all levels.
• You are a data-driven thinker who turns analytics into actions
• You are a charismatic, technically credible, and obsessed with making a significant impact

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop a security and compliance strategy that will meet the needs of our Cloud customers and prospects. Implement security controls that meet compliance obligations in a global cloud service. Help drive and oversee technical projects related to security and compliance in collaboration with cloud engineering partners.
• Develop a deep understanding of the cloud service, risk management, compliance, and enterprise technology environment to develop security architectures enabled by security technologies and services effectively
• Build and develop a global cloud security and compliance organization to deliver best-in-class cloud services, and continue to improve current security and compliance capabilities across our global infrastructure
• Coach, guide, and motivate the team of cloud security architects and engineers
• Partner with teams across the company to drive security objectives, work with cloud, development, engineering, product, operations, marketing, and sales. Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify strategic information security technology requirements
• Prevent, detect, and respond to abusive activities targeting the Cloud Platform by researching and developing detection techniques and solutions. Troubleshoot issues and product vulnerabilities to implement large-scale quality improvements.
• Develop metrics and provide regular reports on team performance and function. Oversee functional areas such as quality, metrics, and tool development. Work as part of a global management team regarding strategy, process improvement, people development, and technology implementation.
• Oversee the continuous monitoring and protection of information processing resources and serve as the focal point for enterprise security incident response planning and execution.
• Assess the viability and applicability of security technologies as they become available
• Cloud Application Security Assessments
• Public Cloud Security Design and Controls Architecture lead for Azure and AWS (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
• Assess, maintain, and improve enterprise security policies, procedures, and standards to improve the overall effectiveness of internal security controls.

Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Security, or related discipline
• 10+ years with at least 5 years in leadership of a cloud security function
• 12+ years of industry experience in multiple security and compliance domains, including: Security engineering, risk management, compliance (SOC1/2/3, ISO27001, NIST, FedRAMP, SOX), threat and vulnerability management, identity and access management, security operations, forensics, and other security domains
• The person in this role must have a proven track record of hiring, developing, and growing technical talent, strong executive presence, and demonstrate outstanding communication skills
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge in the following: Network security, public cloud infrastructure controls including next generation firewalls, proxies, advanced malware controls, CNAPP, CIEM, CSPM, KSPM, XDR, IDS/IPS, CASB, Cloud Proxy, DLP, MFA, cloud automation and management tools
• Well-versed with cloud security tools, public cloud providers, CI/CD platforms, and container services.
• Demonstrable experience with architecting enterprise security solutions including cloud solutions with Azure, AWS,GCP, Azure, SaaS services
• Certifications a plus: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CASP, CEH, Security+, CCSP

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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