Director of Cybersecurity Engineering

Zenith Insurance Company (United States); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Flexible spending

Life & Disability

401(k) ESPP

Education reimbursement

Holidays & Personal days

EAP

Job summary

Zenith Insurance Company is seeking a Sr. Security Architect to lead a team of IT security professionals and drive security architecture across network, data protection, IAM and cloud.

The role combines hands-on implementation with mentoring, policy development and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of leadership in cybersecurity, DevSecOps exposure, and strong experience with hybrid cloud environments, firewalls, WAFs and EDR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a work-related field preferred.
• 5+ years leading a cybersecurity team in hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with DevSecOps and secure software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and manage a team of IT security professionals.
• Analyze security alerts, determine scope and mitigate risks.
• Build and monitor security systems (firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR).
• Drive security architecture initiatives for network, data protection, IAM and cloud.
• Maintain alignment with CIS, CCPA, HIPAA and NYDFS.

Skills

DevSecOps

Security Architecture

Team leadership

Cloud computing

Network security

CISSP/CISA/GSEC

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

EDR

WAF

NAC

VPNs

Job description

Zenith Insurance Company is seeking a Sr. Security Architect to lead a team of IT security professionals and drive security architecture across network, data protection, IAM and cloud.

The role combines hands-on implementation with mentoring, policy development and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of leadership in cybersecurity, DevSecOps exposure, and strong experience with hybrid cloud environments, firewalls, WAFs and EDR.