Senior Cybersecurity & Risk Leader

Arizona State University; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Tuition reductions

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with matching

Job summary

Arizona State University seeks a Director of Cybersecurity and Risk to lead security risk reduction across enterprise platforms, third-party technology, and institutional initiatives. The role partners with governance, data teams, affiliates, and vendors to implement security expectations across Microsoft 365, Azure/Entra ID, Workday, Salesforce, and other critical systems.

You will own security posture, access governance including MFA, SSO, and privileged access, and drive incident readiness,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, IT risk, or related field.
• 8+ years of information security, technology risk, or related leadership roles.
• Experience securing, governing, or assessing enterprise SaaS and cloud platforms.
• Experience with vendor security reviews, incident response coordination, and risk communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead security risk reduction across systems, vendors, processes, and technology initiatives.
• Operationalize security controls with cross-functional teams across infrastructure, identity, data, endpoints, and applications.
• Coordinate with governance/compliance to support audits, remediation tracking, and evidence collection.
• Develop executive-ready risk narratives, dashboards, and ongoing program reporting.

Skills

Security risk management

Security controls

Incident response

Vendor security

Identity & access governance

Data protection

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, risk management, information systems, or a closely related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure/Entra ID

Google Workspace/Cloud Identity

Workday

Salesforce

Job description

Arizona State University seeks a Director of Cybersecurity and Risk to lead security risk reduction across enterprise platforms, third-party technology, and institutional initiatives. The role partners with governance, data teams, affiliates, and vendors to implement security expectations across Microsoft 365, Azure/Entra ID, Workday, Salesforce, and other critical systems.

You will own security posture, access governance including MFA, SSO, and privileged access, and drive incident readiness,