Director Security Technology Engineering

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced security technology leader to define the enterprise security strategy and drive concrete, scalable solutions. The role emphasizes hands-on technical execution, automation, and AI-enabled tooling to strengthen our security posture across the organization.

The ideal candidate will blend strategic vision with action, leading security engineering programs, building custom capabilities, and guiding platform integrations that reduce risk and improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or related field.
• Proven experience leading security engineering programs or enterprise security initiatives.
• Strong software engineering and automation experience in security applications and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise security technology strategy and roadmap.
• Evaluate and improve existing security capabilities for coverage, efficiency, and resilience.
• Drive technology selection, integration, and optimization across the security ecosystem.
• Design and develop custom security solutions, automation, integrations, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Lead build-versus-buy decisions and implement custom development when needed.
• Lead AI initiatives to enhance security operations, analytics, and threat detection.
• Collaborate with Security Architecture, Cyber Defense, and IT teams to scale capabilities.

Skills

Security leadership

Security engineering

Automation

AI-enabled tooling

Security strategy

Roadmap development

Security analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/C cybersecurity/Software/Engineering

Tools

AI tooling

Security telemetry

Data pipelines

Analytics platforms

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them. AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced security technology leader who combines strategic thinking with strong technical execution. This role is responsible for defining and driving the enterprise security technology strategy, identifying capability gaps, evaluating emerging technologies, and delivering solutions that strengthen the organization's security posture.

The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with a bias for action. They are comfortable tackling complex security challenges, challenging conventional approaches, and driving innovation across organizational and technology boundaries to deliver measurable security outcomes.

Success in this role requires the ability to assess security capabilities, identify gaps, and develop practical solutions through technology optimization, platform integration, automation, and targeted engineering efforts. Working across the security ecosystem, you will develop roadmaps, influence technology decisions, and translate complex security challenges into effective, scalable solutions that improve business and security outcomes.

This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on technical execution.

THE PERSON

You are comfortable operating at both strategic and technical levels—setting long-term direction while remaining deeply involved in execution. You have led security engineering initiatives, influenced technology decisions, and built solutions that solved real security problems.

In addition to broad security expertise, you have demonstrated experience developing custom capabilities, including automation, integrations, analytics, workflows, and AI-enabled tooling. You understand when to buy, when to extend existing platforms, and when building a solution delivers a meaningful advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise security technology strategy and roadmap.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing security capabilities and identify opportunities to improve coverage, efficiency, and resilience.
• Drive technology selection, integration, and optimization across the security ecosystem.
• Design and develop custom security solutions, automation, integrations, and AI-enabled capabilities where commercial products do not adequately meet business or security requirements.
• Establish a practical build-versus-buy strategy and lead implementation efforts when custom development is the preferred approach.
• Lead initiatives that leverage AI to enhance security operations, threat detection, security analytics, and exposure management.
• Establish and evolve security controls, governance, and operational practices that support enterprise AI and agentic systems.
• Partner with Security Architecture, Cyber Defense, Security Platform Operations, IT, and GRC teams to deliver scalable security capabilities.
• Translate complex technical concepts into actionable insights and recommendations for leadership and key stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Proven experience leading security engineering programs, security platform strategy, or enterprise security technology initiatives.
• Demonstrated track record of designing and building custom security solutions that delivered measurable operational or risk-reduction outcomes.
• Strong software engineering and automation experience, including development of security applications, integrations, workflows, data pipelines, analytics platforms, or AI-powered capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience building solutions that leverage security telemetry, operational data, and analytics to generate actionable insights, enhance detection and response capabilities, and enable data-informed security decisions.
• Proven ability to define security technology roadmaps and drive implementation from concept through operational adoption.
• Experience operating within large, complex, or rapidly evolving enterprise environments.
• Practical experience applying AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics to security use cases.
• Familiarity with securing AI platforms, models, agents, and supporting infrastructure.
• Experience working with security telemetry, data pipelines, analytics platforms, or security data engineering.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with security architects and engineering teams to translate strategy into implementation.

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

LOCATION

• Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.