Senior Cybersecurity Strategy Director

UT Medical; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Medical is seeking a Director of Cybersecurity to lead and continuously improve the organization’s cybersecurity program across a complex enterprise, reporting to the CISO. You will drive strategy, governance, and risk management, overseeing SOC operations, threat management, IAM, cloud security, and third‑party risk.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years in cybersecurity with 7+ years in leadership, strong experience in regulated environments, and certifications such as CISSP or CISM.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of progressive cybersecurity experience.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive leadership experience managing cybersecurity teams, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership position.
• Experience in regulated or mission-critical environments.
• Experience developing cybersecurity strategy, policy, and governance programs.
• Experience developing and managing operating and capital budgets.
• Experience presenting cybersecurity risks and controls to leadership, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Experience working with industry recognized cybersecurity frameworks including NIST, HITRUST, and CIS.
• CISSP or CISM certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management and execution of the enterprise cybersecurity program.
• Develop, implement, and maintain cybersecurity strategies, roadmaps, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CISO.
• Provide leadership and oversight of SOC functions.
• Lead threat detection, incident response, and crisis management activities.
• Direct security engineering activities supporting enterprise infrastructure, cloud services, applications, and data platforms.
• Lead enterprise vulnerability management and attack surface reduction initiatives.
• Provide executive oversight of IAM capabilities including MFA, PAM, SSO, and IGA.
• Lead cybersecurity risk assessment, treatment, and reporting activities.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance requirements.
• Oversee security governance for cloud platforms and emerging technologies.
• Lead vendor management and third-party cybersecurity risk assessments.
• Lead, mentor, and develop cybersecurity team members.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Budget management

Risk assessment & governance

Industry frameworks (NIST, HITRUST, & 

Certifications: CISSP or CISM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Job description

UT Medical is seeking a Director of Cybersecurity to lead and continuously improve the organization’s cybersecurity program across a complex enterprise, reporting to the CISO. You will drive strategy, governance, and risk management, overseeing SOC operations, threat management, IAM, cloud security, and third‑party risk.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years in cybersecurity with 7+ years in leadership, strong experience in regulated environments, and certifications such as CISSP or CISM.