Senior Security Operations & Compliance Lead

Audubon; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon in Washington, DC seeks an experienced security operations leader to partner with senior IT leaders and the vCISO to drive incident response, policy enforcement, and tool governance. You will oversee identity management, MFA/SSO, and vulnerability remediation while aligning with ISO 27000 standards and regulatory obligations.

The role requires 8+ years in cybersecurity operations, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate risk across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of IT operations and progressive cybersecurity experience in a corporate or non-profit environment.
• Equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity technologies and best practices.
• Proficiency administering security tools and systems (Defender for Endpoint/Identity, Okta).
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills; effective communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CTO, Senior Director of IT, and vCISO to assess and respond to security incidents.
• Monitor, investigate, analyze, document, and remediate security alerts and incidents.
• Evaluate, procure, administer, and manage security tools and vendor services.
• Lead the vendor security review process with the vCISO.
• Develop, implement, review, and enforce security policies and procedures based on ISO 27000.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and coordinate audits.
• Administer identity provider systems, user accounts, permissions, and access levels.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Effective Communication

Interpersonal Abilities

Detail-Oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

8+ years IT security experience

Tools

Okta

SonicWall Firewall

Defender for Endpoint

Defender for Identity

SSO/MFA solutions

Job description

Audubon in Washington, DC seeks an experienced security operations leader to partner with senior IT leaders and the vCISO to drive incident response, policy enforcement, and tool governance. You will oversee identity management, MFA/SSO, and vulnerability remediation while aligning with ISO 27000 standards and regulatory obligations.

The role requires 8+ years in cybersecurity operations, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate risk across cross-functional teams.