Director of Security Operations

Webhosting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 205,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP program

Job summary

Backblaze is seeking a remote, full-time Director of Security Operations to lead the organization’s cybersecurity efforts across traditional and AI-enabled environments. Reporting to the CISO, this role combines hands-on technical leadership with the建设 of security programs and governance.

Responsibilities include leading security monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, and vulnerability management, while driving AI-assisted detection, automation, and cross-functional collaboration with

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical leadership in security operations.
• Experience implementing and operating security controls.
• Experience leading teams, incidents, and security programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead security monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, security analytics, vulnerability management, adversary emulation, identity security, and operational resilience.
• Establish operational priorities, service objectives, metrics, playbooks, and processes based on organizational risk and business needs.
• Serve as incident commander for significant cybersecurity events and ensure lessons learned drive improvements to controls and operations.
• Drive responsible adoption of AI-assisted detection, investigation, vulnerability analysis, threat hunting, and response capabilities.
• Ensure effective security monitoring and response for AI applications, autonomous agents, workloads, and non-human identities.
• Use automation to reduce manual work and compress detection, analysis, containment, and remediation timelines.
• Partner with Security Architecture & Engineering to ensure controls are effectively designed, implemented, operationalized, monitored, and validated.
• Develop security talent and provide the CISO with clear reporting on incidents, exposure, operational performance, risk, and program maturity.
• ESPP program

Skills

Security Leadership

Incident Response

Threat Hunting

Security Analytics

Vulnerability Management

Adversary Emulation

AI Security

Automation

Job description

Remote Full-time Senior Security

Job Description

Director, Security Operations

Role Overview

The Director of Security Operations leads the organization’s day-to-day cybersecurity operations across traditional and AI-enabled environments. Reporting to the CISO, the Director leads Security Operations while partnering closely with the Director of Security Architecture & Engineering.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring experience implementing and operating security controls as well as leading teams, incidents, and security programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead security monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, security analytics, vulnerability management, adversary emulation, identity security, and operational resilience.
• Establish operational priorities, service objectives, metrics, playbooks, and processes based on organizational risk and business needs.
• Serve as incident commander for significant cybersecurity events and ensure lessons learned drive improvements to controls and operations.
• Drive responsible adoption of AI-assisted detection, investigation, vulnerability analysis, threat hunting, and response capabilities.
• Ensure effective security monitoring and response for AI applications, autonomous agents, workloads, and non-human identities.
• Use automation to reduce manual work and compress detection, analysis, containment, and remediation timelines.
• Partner with Security Architecture & Engineering to ensure controls are effectively designed, implemented, operationalized, monitored, and validated.
• Develop security talent and provide the CISO with clear reporting on incidents, exposure, operational performance, risk, and program maturity.
• ESPP program

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base pay range for this position is $205,000 – $230,000

At Backblaze, we value being fair and good to our customers, partners, and employees. That’s why diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our values. We are committed to fostering a workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socio-economic status, ability, veteran status, and education. We believe that our dedication to cultivating a diverse workspace not only allows us to better serve our customers in over 175 countries, but further reinforces our commitment to doing the right thing.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.