Director of Security Engineering

Hampton North; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission-driven technology company in Boston seeks a Director of Information Security to lead security engineering and operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for enhancing detection and response processes, scaling the security team, and implementing secure AI adoption strategies. This role requires a deep technical background in security and proven leadership experience in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Proven success in leading security teams and achieving performance objectives.
• Comfortable working under pressure with aggressive timelines.
• Strong knowledge of security architecture and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of security engineering and operations.
• Drive detection and response maturity including SIEM and SOC.
• Build and scale operating models that leverage automation.
• Facilitate secure AI adoption strategies.

Skills

Leadership in security

Security operations management

Technical security expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Hampton North are partnered with a th, mission-driven technology company operating in a regulated environment that is hiring a Director Information Security to lead execution across security engineering and operations.

This is a builder/operator role, ideal for someone who enjoys turning strategy into execution, scaling teams, and driving technical outcomes in a fast-moving environment.

You’ll act as the operational leader for security, allowing the CISO to focus on broader strategy while you own delivery, maturity, and day-to-day execution.

What you’ll own

• Security engineering + security operations execution
• Detection & response maturity (SIEM, SOC partnerships, threat hunting)
• Building scalable operating models driven by metrics and automation
• Secure enablement of AI adoption
• Hiring and scaling the security team throughout 2026
• Driving cross-functional alignment across Engineering, IT, Product Security, GRC, and Legal

What they’re looking for

• Senior security leader with deep technical roots (not purely GRC or vendor management)
• Experience running security operations and engineering teams
• Proven success scaling teams and raising the performance bar
• Comfortable operating in “wartime” environments — aggressive timelines, high ownership, fast pace
• Strong background across modern security architecture (IAM, cloud security tooling, detection engineering, incident response)