Director Software Engineering (Cloud Security)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Cupertino (CA); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 397,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Director of Software Engineering (Cloud Security) to lead security operations for large-scale AWS and GCP environments. The role reports to the Sr Director, CloudOps and Security and requires building high‑performing teams, driving strategy, and delivering strong cloud security across SaaS platforms.

The position is hybrid, based in California, with on-site collaboration and executive engagement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity with 3+ years of team leadership.
• Experience with encryption standards, IAM, RBAC, WAF, CIS benchmarking.
• Deep security expertise in AWS and/or GCP.
• Experience securing Kubernetes and VM using IaC.
• Strong code-reading/writing ability (Python preferred).

Responsibilities

• Define and lead a unified cloud security operations strategy.
• Oversee security for AI-powered SaaS platforms on AWS/GCP.
• Lead security incident response and crisis leadership.
• Collaborate with security, engineering, product, IT, and exec teams.
• Promote automation, scalability, reliability in security operations.
• Provide executive visibility into security posture and risks.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Cloud security (AWS/GCP)

IAM / RBAC / encryption

Kubernetes security

IaC (infrastructure as code)

Python scripting

Security incident response

Technical leadership

Risk assessment

Executive communication

Tools

Terraform

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Python

Job description

Director Software Engineering (Cloud Security)

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Location and Employment Type

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 up opportunities with HPE.

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 linked 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

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

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