Director, Cybersecurity Engineering

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Director of Zero Trust Infrastructure Security to lead a US-based team in developing enterprise Zero Trust solutions. You will design, deploy, and manage a Zscaler-based SASE platform while collaborating with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams.

The role requires a decade in IT with 5+ years in Zero Trust, strong cloud security expertise, and leadership in security transformation projects. Remote work from the US is supported.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IT or Cybersecurity.
• 10+ years IT experience including 5+ years in Zero Trust and Zscaler initiatives.
• Certifications like Zscaler and CISSP preferred.
• Strong expertise in Zero Trust principles, cloud security, AI security, network segmentation, firewalls, IDPS.
• Proven leadership in security transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and enhance Zero Trust security solutions.
• Lead and mentor a US-based team of Zero Trust Engineers.
• Oversee security monitoring, detection, and response.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices.
• Leverage AI-driven security capabilities and stay current with trends.

Skills

Zero Trust

Security leadership

Cloud security

AI security

Network segmentation

Firewalls

IDPS

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Zscaler ZIA

Zscaler ZPA

ZTNA

Job description

Role

Director of Zero Trust Infrastructure Security, leading a team of U.S.-based Zero Trust Engineers to develop and operate enterprise Zero Trust security solutions.

Responsibilities

• design, deploy, and enhance Zscaler-based SASE platform
• collaborate across infrastructure, cloud, and security teams
• oversee security monitoring, detection, and response
• establish engineering standards
• leverage AI-driven security capabilities
• stay current with emerging security tech

Requirements

• Bachelor's in CS, IT, or Cybersecurity
• 10+ years IT experience including 5+ years in Zero Trust and Zscaler initiatives
• certifications like Zscaler, CISSP preferred
• strong expertise in Zero Trust principles, cloud security, AI security, network segmentation, firewalls, IDPS
• proven leadership in security transformation projects

High Value

enterprise Zero Trust architecture, Zscaler solutions (ZIA, ZPA, ZTNA), AI security, cloud and network security, extensive team leadership, 10% travel.

Work Setup

remote, US-based.