Director Software Engineering (Cloud Security)

HITEC; Cupertino (CA); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 397,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Equal Employment Opportunity

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Director of Security Operations to lead cloud security for AWS and GCP, overseeing AI-powered SaaS platforms and cloud-native architectures. You will define strategy, build high-performing teams, and drive security excellence across large-scale distributed systems.

You will collaborate with executives and engineers, translate threat intelligence into business insights, and steer crisis leadership during major incidents while maintaining production

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity with leadership experience.
• Experience securing AWS and/or GCP cloud services.
• Experience with Kubernetes infrastructure and IaC.
• Proficient in reading/writing code (Python preferred).
• Strong incident response and crisis leadership skills.
• Excellent communicator across engineers and executives.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead a unified cloud security operations strategy across SaaS products.
• Lead a program for cloud security poster management and align with stakeholders.
• Oversee security operations for AWS/GCP, ensuring production stability.
• Review security architecture, investigate incidents, and prototype solutions.
• Promote automation, scalability, and reliability in security operations.
• Advise leadership on security risks and provide executive visibility.
• Lead incident response and represent HPE cloud security externally.

Skills

Cloud Security

AWS & GCP Security

Kubernetes & IaC

Python coding

Security governance

Incident response

Executive communication

Autonomy

Job description

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world.Our culture thrives onfinding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next.We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you.Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Director Software Engineering (Cloud Security)

Location: USA
Employment Type: Full-time

About HPE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open opportunities with HPE

At HPE, through our Mist platform, we are redefining what’s possible in modern networking. We’re delivering the intelligent, resilient networks they deserve. As the pace of innovation accelerates across the industry, we’re seeking bold thinkers, creative problem solvers, and passionate technologists who thrive at scale and are driven to make meaningful impact. Mist delivers AI‑driven, cloud‑native networking solutions that power enterprise‑grade wireless and wired infrastructures worldwide. Our platforms support Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 organizations and are engineered for scale, reliability, and operational excellence

Role Overview

HPE Networking is seeking an experienced and mission‑driven Director of Security Operations to lead our Cloud security of large‑scale AWS and GCP environments. This role reports to the Sr Director, CloudOps and Security and will define and execute our security operations strategy while building high‑performing teams that protect HPE Networking cloud assets.

You will oversee security operations for AI‑powered SaaS platforms built on cloud‑native architectures across AWS and GCP, ensuring production stability, system reliability, and operational excellence across large‑scale distributed systems.

This role owns cloud security domain and requires a leader who can operate with minimal direction, drive strategy, and deliver results in complex environments. As a senior member of the security leadership team, you will be expected to take broader organizational responsibilities.

This is a technical leadership role. While you will not write production code daily, you should be comfortable reviewing code, writing scripts, and engaging in technical problem‑solving when needed.

Key Responsibilities

Security Strategy & Leadership

• Define and lead a unified security operations strategy across Cloud Security (for SaaS products).
• Mature and expand the Cloud security poster management program
• Partner with Corporate Security, Engineering, Product Management, IT, Legal, and Executive Leadership to align security priorities with organization goals.
• Ensure measurable outcomes and accountability for cloud security across various SaaS products.
• Ensure the organization remain compliant with various compliance programs like PCI-DSS, ISO27001/2 and SOC-2.

Technical Leadership

• Maintain strong technical depth to evaluate designs, challenge assumptions, and guide engineering decisions.
• Hands‑on engagement, when necessary, to review the security architecture, protections, investigate incidents, audit IAM configurations, and prototype solutions.
• Promote automation, scalability, and reliability across security operations.

Executive Communication & Crisis Leadership

• Advise leadership on security risks, threat landscape, and operational health.
• Provide executive visibility into security posture, investments, and key risks.
• Translate threat intelligence into business‑relevant insights.
• Lead response and communication during major security incidents.
• Represent HPE cloud security operations externally when appropriate.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years in cybersecurity, with 3+ years leading multiple teams or managers.
• Must be experienced with various encryption standards, IAM, RBAC, security protocols, WAF, CIS benchmarking.
• Deep expertise in securing AWS and/or GCP cloud services.
• Must have experience securing Kubernetes Infra and Virtual Machines using IaC.
• Strong technical background with the ability to read and write code (Python preferred)
• Experience building or maturing security programs and operational capabilities.
• Proven decision‑maker who can act decisively during critical incidents.
• Excellent communicator, able to engage engineers, executives, and cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy and minimal supervision.
• Experience leading teams through major security incidents.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form here.

Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

Director

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 186,000 - 396,500 in California
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

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