Senior Director of Cybersecurity Engineering & Operations

Penn Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking a Senior Director, Cybersecurity Engineering and Operations. The role reports to the CISO and provides leadership for cybersecurity architecture functions, overseeing engineering and operational support of enterprise protection platforms across users, devices, networks, applications, remote access, and cloud services.

The position drives continuous improvement, automation, and service maturity to enhance reliability, scalability, and security outcomes while partnering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 12+ years of IT experience required.
• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience required.
• Master's degree or 7+ years of management/leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity engineering and operations teams for enterprise protection technologies.
• Establish operating models, service expectations, and platform ownership standards for cybersecurity systems.
• Oversee firewalls, network segmentation, secure web gateways, VPNs, and cloud-delivered security.
• Ensure network security controls reduce risk while enabling clinical, research, and business operations.
• Direct endpoint protection, including next-gen AV, EDR, and device controls.
• Own platform lifecycle activities: upgrades, patching, policy maintenance, capacity planning, vendor management.
• Drive automation, orchestration, and workflow integration across cybersecurity platforms.
• Partner with Cyber Defense, IAM, Privacy, Infrastructure, and stakeholders to implement improvements.
• Translate risks into roadmaps and executive status reporting.
• Mentor and develop cybersecurity engineers and operators.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Security engineering

Operations management

Network security

Endpoint protection

Automation

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

12+ years IT experience

7+ years cybersecurity

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Firewall management

Cloud security platforms

Job description

Penn Medicine is seeking a Senior Director, Cybersecurity Engineering and Operations. The role reports to the CISO and provides leadership for cybersecurity architecture functions, overseeing engineering and operational support of enterprise protection platforms across users, devices, networks, applications, remote access, and cloud services.

The position drives continuous improvement, automation, and service maturity to enhance reliability, scalability, and security outcomes while partnering