Director, Network Security Operations

Scorpion Therapeutics; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 20% target

401(k) match

Medical benefits

Paid time off & holidays

Parental leave

Long-term incentive

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking an experienced Director of Network Security to craft and drive our security vision, roadmap, and policies with Zero Trust at the core.

You will guide executive leadership on threats and invest in security technologies while leading a globally distributed team to ensure resilient, compliant operations and strong detection and response capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, CS, information systems, or related field.
• 8+ years network security/cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years leadership experience managing security teams/programs.
• Expertise in enterprise security technologies (firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS, NAC, VPN).
• Strong cloud security knowledge (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Incident response, risk management, and regulatory compliance experience.
• Experience in large-scale/highly regulated environments.
• Agile environment experience; collaborative, adaptable, proactive problem-solving leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute network security vision, roadmap, and policies with a focus on Zero Trust principles.
• Provide strategic guidance to executive leadership on emerging threats, trends, and network security technology investments.
• Lead day-to-day delivery, monitoring, and continuous improvement of global network security operations to ensure resilience, availability, and effectiveness.
• Lead and develop a globally distributed network security operations team.
• Oversee operational management of network security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, NAC, VPN, etc.).
• Direct operational response to network security events/incidents (investigation, escalation, containment, restoration, post-incident review).
• Ensure operations align with requirements and frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS benchmarks.
• Define, monitor, and report KPIs/KRIs, service-level measures, and control effectiveness.
• Identify/remediate operational risks, service gaps, recurring incidents, and performance issues.
• Partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to transition capabilities into operations and strengthen detection/monitoring/response.
• Oversee third-party providers/managed security services supporting network security operations.

Skills

Leadership

Network security

Cloud security

Incident response

Regulatory compliance

Agile leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IS

Tools

Firewalls

SIEM

IDS/IPS

NAC

VPN

Cloud platforms

Job description

Role Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute network security vision, roadmap, and policies with a focus on Zero Trust principles.
• Provide strategic guidance to executive leadership on emerging threats, trends, and network security technology investments.
• Lead day-to-day delivery, monitoring, and continuous improvement of global network security operations to ensure resilience, availability, and effectiveness.
• Lead and develop a globally distributed network security operations team.
• Oversee operational management of network security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, secure network access controls, etc.).
• Direct operational response to network security events/incidents (investigation, escalation, containment, restoration, post-incident review).
• Ensure operations align with requirements and frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS benchmarks.
• Define, monitor, and report KPIs/KRIs, service-level measures, and control effectiveness.
• Identify/remediate operational risks, service gaps, recurring incidents, and performance issues.
• Partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to transition capabilities into operations and strengthen detection/monitoring/response.
• Oversee third-party providers/managed security services supporting network security operations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8+ years network security/cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years leadership experience managing security teams/programs.
• Expertise in enterprise security technologies (firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS, NAC, VPN).
• Strong cloud security knowledge (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Incident response, risk management, and regulatory compliance experience.
• Experience in large-scale/highly regulated environments.
• Agile environment experience; collaborative, adaptable, proactive problem-solving leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CISSP, CCNP, GIAC, or similar.
• Strategic, analytical, fact-based decision-making; strong executive communication/presentation.

Benefits (as stated):

• Eligible bonus target 20% of base salary; participation in long-term incentive program; 401(k) with matching and additional retirement contribution; paid vacation/holidays/personal days; caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/dental/vision.

Work/Travel:

• Hybrid (2-3 days/week in Pfizer office); not remote; <20% travel.