Director, Zero Trust & Security Operations

Oliver James Group; Hartford Township (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James Group is seeking a Director of Security Operations & Zero Trust to lead strategic direction and hands-on technical oversight across Security Operations, incident response, Zero Trust architecture, and SSE in a large life insurance/financial services setting.

The role requires guiding internal teams and external security partners, maturing threat detection, and aligning cybersecurity priorities with business risk and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in cybersecurity, information security, or a related technical security discipline.
• Proven leadership experience across Security Operations, SOC management, incident response, or security engineering.
• Demonstrated understanding of Zero Trust principles and enterprise security architecture.
• Experience with SSE, SASE, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, or comparable enterprise security technologies.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Zscaler or Netskope, or equivalent solutions.
• Experience managing outsourced SOC services, MSSPs, MDR providers, or other external security partners.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking and security technologies, including network access controls, firewalls, proxies, and secure connectivity.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with practical technical decision‑making and operational execution.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities, including threat detection, monitoring, investigation, and incident response.
• Oversee incident management processes, escalation procedures, and response readiness.
• Manage relationships with outsourced security operations providers, MSSPs, and other strategic security partners.
• Drive improvements in operational effectiveness, threat visibility, and security response capabilities.
• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of the enterprise Zero Trust security strategy.
• Oversee capabilities across ZTNA, SWG, CASB, and related security controls.
• Guide the implementation and management of SSE solutions (e.g., Zscaler, Netskope) and related platforms.
• Partner with network, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to embed security into enterprise architecture.

Skills

Security leadership

SOC management

Incident response

Zero Trust

Security architecture

Vendor management

Tools

Zscaler

Netskope

ZTNA

SSE

Job description

Oliver James Group is seeking a Director of Security Operations & Zero Trust to lead strategic direction and hands-on technical oversight across Security Operations, incident response, Zero Trust architecture, and SSE in a large life insurance/financial services setting.

The role requires guiding internal teams and external security partners, maturing threat detection, and aligning cybersecurity priorities with business risk and regulatory requirements.