Director, Security Automation & Configuration Engineering

U.S. Bank; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation

Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

Adoption assistance

Sick and Safe Leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Director of Security Configuration Automation & Engineering to define strategy, lead engineering teams, and implement automation across the enterprise.

The role partners with security, technology, risk, and business stakeholders to translate risks into scalable solutions. You'll drive configuration management improvements, enforce controls aligned with regulatory and audit requirements, and mentor a high-performing security engineering team in a highly regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in information security or related technology disciplines, with a demonstrated record of success in senior security roles.
• Five or more years of people leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the strategy and roadmap for security configuration automation and engineering capabilities across the enterprise.
• Lead security engineering and automation initiatives that improve configuration enforcement, risk reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Security, Technology Services, Engineering, Risk, Finance, and platform teams to identify control gaps, remove barriers to execution, and drive remediation outcomes.
• Translate security risks and posture management findings into scalable engineering solutions and automation opportunities.
• Drive implementation of preventive and detective security controls, including policy-as-code, pipeline security checks, configuration baselines, monitoring enhancements, and other security enforcement mechanisms.
• Evaluate and prioritize automation, configuration management, and security engineering investments using risk, business value, and cost-benefit analysis.
• Establish success metrics, operational reporting, and performance measures for security automation capabilities.
• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team of security engineers, including coaching, career development, and succession planning.
• Foster strong partnerships across security and technology organizations to drive accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure security technologies and controls support regulatory, compliance, governance, and audit obligations.

Skills

Leadership

Security strategy

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Director of Security Configuration Automation & Engineering to define strategy, lead engineering teams, and implement automation across the enterprise.

The role partners with security, technology, risk, and business stakeholders to translate risks into scalable solutions. You'll drive configuration management improvements, enforce controls aligned with regulatory and audit requirements, and mentor a high-performing security engineering team in a highly regulated