Director, Security Engineering & Architecture

LEN Lennar Corporation; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Lennar Lennar Corporation is seeking a Director of Cybersecurity to lead the Enterprise Security Office function, shaping strategy, architecture, and secure delivery across the organization. You will drive AI-enabled security initiatives, guide budgets, and partner with peers to translate business needs into secure, scalable solutions.

You will oversee multiple security teams, mentor leaders, and communicate risk and progress to senior leadership while advancing a culture of security excellence

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading security teams and programs.
• Hands-on with AI/ML in security.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP and security engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity function, setting vision, structure, and culture.
• Own the function's roadmap aligned with ESO strategy and enterprise standards.
• Drive AI and automation adoption to reduce toil and accelerate delivery.
• Own delivery execution: prioritization, resourcing, budget, vendor oversight.
• Define and report metrics to communicate security posture to leadership.
• Recruit, mentor, and grow managers and individual contributors.
• Translate business needs into secure, scalable solutions across a distributed organization.

Skills

Security leadership

AI & security

Security architecture

Threat & vulnerability mgmt

CI/CD security

Executive communication

Budget & vendor mgmt

Zero Trust & data protection

Security metrics & reporting

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline

Job description

We are Lennar Lennar is one of the nation's leading homebuilders, dedicated to making an impact and creating an extraordinary experience for their Homeowners, Communities, and Associates by building quality homes and providing exceptional customer service, giving back to the communities in which we work and live in, and fostering a culture of opportunity and growth for our Associates throughout their career. Lennar has been recognized as a Fortune 500® company and consistently ranked among the top homebuilders in the United States.

About the Role

The Director, Cybersecurity, reporting to the VP of Cybersecurity, is a hands‑on security leader within Lennar's Enterprise Security Office (ESO), accountable for the strategy, delivery, and operational excellence of an assigned cybersecurity function. This leader sets the vision, structure, and culture for their teams, partners across the business and technology organization to reduce risk, and drives the use of AI and automation to modernize how security is delivered at Lennar.

Your Responsibilities on the Team

• Lead an assigned cybersecurity function, setting its vision, structure, and culture and leading multiple teams through managers and senior technical leads.
• Own the function's roadmap, aligned with ESO strategy, enterprise architecture standards, the Lennar Technology Group roadmap, and the company's risk priorities.
• Drive the adoption of AI and automation within the function to reduce manual toil, increase delivery speed, and improve security outcomes.
• Own delivery execution, including prioritization, resourcing, budget management, and vendor, contractor, and managed service oversight.
• Define and report metrics that drive accountability and communicate security posture and progress to senior leadership.
• Partner with ESO peers and with business and technology leaders, translating business needs into secure, scalable solutions, influencing decisions at the senior leadership level.
• Recruit, mentor, and grow managers and individual contributors, building a strong bench of talent and an inclusive culture across a geographically distributed organization.

Your Toolbox

• Proven experience building and leading multiple high-performing security teams.
• Strong background across information security domains and familiarity with security frameworks and regulations (e.g., NIST CSF).
• Practical experience applying AI/ML and generative AI to real security problems.
• Experience managing budgets, vendor relationships, and contractor or managed service resources.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex security topics to executive, business, and technical audiences.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered in lieu of degree.
• At least 5 years of experience across security or technology disciplines, with at least 3 years in technology leadership, including experience overseeing multiple teams.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP or CISM preferred.

Role Specialization: Security Engineering & Architecture

Specialized Responsibilities

• Own the multi-year security engineering roadmap and partner with enterprise architecture and domain architects to shape Lennar's security architecture.
• Apply AI and automation (e.g., agentic workflows, LLM-powered tooling, AI-assisted code review, intelligent process automation) across security engineering to optimize threat detection, vulnerability management, security testing, and incident response workflows.
• Partner with AI Engineering, enterprise architecture, data, and platform teams as a key stakeholder in Lennar's enterprise AI adoption, contributing security requirements, guardrails, and reference patterns that address risks such as sensitive data exposure, prompt injection, model and supply chain integrity, and identity and access for AI agents.
• Partner with DevOps, platform, and application engineering leaders to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and the software development lifecycle, advocating for shift‑left practices, automated security gates, and secure‑by‑default reference architectures.
• Establish and govern security engineering standards, reference architectures, reusable patterns, and internal tooling, and partner with enterprise architecture on the review of new and changing solutions.
• Lead enterprise vulnerability management and security review programs, using data‑driven, risk‑based prioritization to focus engineering effort on the highest‑risk exposures.
• Collaborate with Security Operations, Identity & Access Management, and Governance, Risk & Compliance to translate security strategy and standards into engineered controls and measurable outcomes.
• Evaluate, select, and operationalize security technologies and vendors, with a particular focus on AI-native and automation‑first solutions, and drive platform rationalization to improve effectiveness and total cost of ownership.
• Track engineering health and security posture metrics such as deployment frequency, mean time to remediate, automation coverage, control coverage, and security debt.

Specialized Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience defining and implementing enterprise security architecture across AWS, Azure, or GCP, spanning IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models in hybrid and multi‑cloud environments.
• Hands‑on experience with modern software architecture, microservices/API‑based development, infrastructure‑as‑code, scripting, and security tooling development, with the technical depth to guide engineering decisions.
• Deep experience embedding security into DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile/Scrum delivery models.
• Strong background in application security, infrastructure and cloud security, zero trust, data protection, and vulnerability management.
• Working knowledge of securing AI systems and familiarity with relevant frameworks such as the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, or MITRE ATLAS.
• Engineering and architecture certifications such as CCSP, CCSK, SABSA, TOGAF, or cloud vendor‑specific security credentials are preferred.

Physical & Office/Site Presence Requirements

This is primarily a sedentary office position which requires the incumbent to have the ability to operate computer equipment, speak, hear, bend, stoop, reach, lift, and move and carry up to 25 lbs. Finger dexterity is necessary.

Life at Lennar

• Our Associates have access to robust health insurance plans, including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, ensuring their health needs are well taken care of.
• Our 401(k) Retirement Plan, complete with a $1 for $1 Company Match up to 5%, helps secure their financial future, while Paid Parental Leave and an Associate Assistance Plan provide essential support during life's critical moments.
• To further support our Associates, we provide an Education Assistance Program and up to $30,000 in Adoption Assistance, underscoring our commitment to their diverse needs and aspirations.
• From the moment of hire, they can enjoy up to three weeks of vacation annually, alongside generous Holiday, Sick Leave, and Personal Day policies.
• Additionally, we offer a New Hire Referral Bonus Program, significant Home Purchase Discounts, and unique opportunities such as the Everyone’s Included Day.

Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

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Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.