Security Automation & Configuration Director

Us Bank; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) Plan

Paid vacation

Adoption assistance

Sick and Safe Leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank seeks a Director of Security Configuration Automation & Engineering to define and execute enterprise-wide security configuration enforcement.

You will lead security engineering and automation initiatives, partner with multiple stakeholders, and drive remediation outcomes in a regulated environment. The role requires strategic leadership, deep security engineering knowledge, and the ability to deliver measurable improvements in posture and controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in information security or related technology disciplines, with a demonstrated record of success in senior security roles.
• Five or more years of people leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the strategy and roadmap for security configuration automation and engineering capabilities across the enterprise.
• Lead security engineering and automation initiatives that improve configuration enforcement, risk reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Security, Technology Services, Engineering, Risk, Finance, and platform teams to identify control gaps, remove barriers to execution, and drive remediation outcomes.
• Translate security risks and posture management findings into scalable engineering solutions and automation opportunities.
• Drive implementation of preventive and detective security controls, including policy-as-code, pipeline security checks, configuration baselines, monitoring enhancements, and other security enforcement mechanisms.
• Evaluate and prioritize automation, configuration management, and security engineering investments using risk, business value, and cost-benefit analysis.
• Establish success metrics, operational reporting, and performance measures for security automation capabilities.
• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team of security engineers, including coaching, career development, and succession planning.
• Foster strong partnerships across security and technology organizations to drive accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure security technologies and controls support regulatory, compliance, governance, and audit obligations.

Skills

Security configuration automation

Security engineering leadership

Automation and DevOps

Configuration management

Policy-as-code

Risk assessment

Cloud security

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

U.S. Bank seeks a Director of Security Configuration Automation & Engineering to define and execute enterprise-wide security configuration enforcement.

You will lead security engineering and automation initiatives, partner with multiple stakeholders, and drive remediation outcomes in a regulated environment. The role requires strategic leadership, deep security engineering knowledge, and the ability to deliver measurable improvements in posture and controls.