Senior Director, Enterprise Security

Delinea; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Pension matching

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Generous paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Delinea is seeking a Sr. Director of Enterprise Security to lead a comprehensive cybersecurity program across SAE, SOC, and IAM. This role reports to executive leadership and shapes security strategy for the organization.

You will drive cross‑functional collaboration, set roadmaps, ensure regulatory compliance, and mentor security leaders while aligning security with business objectives and risk management.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise security, security operations, or related fields.
• 5+ years of senior information security leadership experience.
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance frameworks such as ISO27001, SOC2, SOX, FedRAMP, GDPR.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and business acumen.
• Minimal travel (<5%).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to SAE, SOC, and IAM managers and cross‑functional teams.
• Set direction, roadmaps, staffing, and performance across security functions.
• Advise executive leadership on security risks and best practices.
• Lead secure design reviews and target‑state architecture roadmaps.
• Oversee incident response coordination and cyber resilience initiatives.
• Align IAM roadmap with business goals and governance requirements.
• Build and mentor a high‑performing security organization.

Skills

Security leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Risk-based mindset

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Team building

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT Security or related field

Job description

About Delinea:

Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralized authorization, empowering organizations to seamlessly govern their interactions across the modern enterprise. Leveraging AI-powered intelligence, Delinea’s leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform applies context throughout the entire identity lifecycle – across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI. It is the only platform that enables you to discover all identities – including workforce, IT administrator, developers, and machines – assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With deployment in weeks, not months, 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor, and a 99.995% uptime, Delinea delivers robust security and operational efficiency without compromise. Learn more about Delinea on Delinea.com, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.

Join our passionate, global team at Delinea and help us make the world a safer and more secure place. Our success is driven by world-class product leadership, outstanding engineers, and strategic investment from TPG. We value diversity, innovation, and a culture of respect and fairness. If you're ready to push boundaries and challenge the status quo in security, we want to hear from you.

Summary:

Delinea’s Cybersecurity organization is seeking an experienced and skilled Sr. Director of Enterprise Security to provide leadership and execution for an industry‑leading Cybersecurity program.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide leadership, guidance, and subject matter expertise to Delinea’s Enterprise Security program, directing the managers of the Security Architecture and Engineering (SAE), Security Operations (SOC), and Identity and Access Management (IAM) teams.
• Set direction and hold the SAE, SOC, and IAM managers accountable for their respective roadmaps, staffing, and performance, while personally driving cross‑functional strategy and prioritization.
• Regularly advise executive leadership on security‑related business risks, and communicate best practice security to all parts of the business.
• Provide guidance and leadership to implement and maintain control standards in accordance with all applicable compliance and regulatory frameworks.
• Direct the Security Architecture and Engineering function to:
  • Gain a deep understanding of current‑state security architecture.
  • Define target‑state security and architecture roadmaps and implement secure designs that adhere to security standards, compliance requirements, and best practices.
  • Conduct reviews of current security measures and design enhancements.
  • Anticipate possible security threats and identify areas of weakness in current‑state architecture.
  • Partner with business units to translate requirements into security solutions.
• Direct the Security Operations function to:
  • Ensure proactive monitoring of internal and external‑facing environments.
  • Oversee incident response services to analyze, contain, eradicate, and recover.
  • Establish a cyber resilience program mapping business processes to recovery priorities.
  • Assess and report on the enterprise’s ability to respond to cyber crisis events.
  • Ensure companywide readiness for security incident response and remediation.
• Direct the Identity and Access Management function to:
  • Define and execute the enterprise IAM roadmap and long‑term vision.
  • Align identity strategies with business goals and overall cybersecurity frameworks.
  • Ensure IAM architecture, compliance enforcement, and identity governance mitigate organizational risk.
• Manage and develop the SAE, SOC, and IAM leaders, along with broader security team staff, fostering a high‑performing team culture.
• Establish and manage a rich set of KPIs to monitor risk levels and measure security program effectiveness.
• Build relationships with Senior leaders to develop and support project and operational goals and help shape strategy through data analysis.

What You’ll Bring:

• Extensive knowledge of the current security landscape and industry best practices.
• Proven track record of solving complex cybersecurity problems protecting enterprises and products using a risk‑based approach.
• Demonstrated ability to build and grow comprehensive Cybersecurity programs.
• Ability to innovate and find creative solutions that balance the needs of the business with the needs of security.
• Proven experience building a multi‑team security organization, ideally overseeing distinct functions such as architecture, operations, and identity through direct reports.
• Experience overseeing a SOC function led by a dedicated manager, across multiple time zones.
• Experience overseeing an IAM function, including capabilities for MFA, single sign‑on, privileged access, certificate management, and secrets management.
• Experience building and/or directing a Security Architecture and Engineering function, delivering security architectures securing endpoints, identity, email, cloud, data, and networks.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT Security, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in enterprise security, security operations, or related fields.
• 5+ years of senior information security leadership experience.
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance frameworks such as ISO27001, SOC2, SOX, FedRAMP, GDPR.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as business acumen and a commercial outlook.
• Minimal travel (<5%).

We’d Love to See:

• Certified Information Security Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or similar certifications.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity services, frameworks, risk management principles, and industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, GDPR).
• Effective executive functioning and presentation skills.

Why work at Delinea?

• We’re passionate problem‑solvers helping the world’s largest organizations protect what matters most: their human and machine identities.

• We invest in people who are smart, self‑motivated, and collaborative.

• What we offer in return is meaningful work, a culture of innovation and great career progression.

At Delinea, our core values are STRONG and guide our behaviors and success:

• Spirited - We bring energy and passion to everything we do

• Trust - We act with integrity and deliver on our commitments

• Respect - We listen, value different perspectives, and work as one team

• Ownership - We take initiative and follow through

• Nimble - We adapt quickly in a fast‑changing environment

• Global - We embrace diverse people and ideas to drive better outcomes

We believe weaving these core values into our day‑to‑day actions, and our process for hiring, evaluating, and promoting employees, helps us cultivate a work environment that embraces collaboration and camaraderie.

We take care of our employees. We offer competitive salaries, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent benefits, including healthcare insurance, as well as pension/retirement matching, comprehensive life insurance, an employee assistance program, time off plans, and paid company holidays.

Delinea is an Equal Opportunity and Aff…

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