Cyber Security Director

This is a full-time Cyber Security Director position based in Arlington, Virginia. You will oversee the entire cybersecurity strategy for the organization, including the design, implementation, and maintenance of security protocols to protect critical data and infrastructure, while managing a team of security professionals and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, and optimize security policies, data protection, and encryption across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
• Oversee the continuous tuning and deployment of Azure-native security tools, including Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Enforce Zero Trust architecture, conditional access policies, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) within the Azure environment.
• Provide security expertise on prioritizing and managing cybersecurity risks and initiatives.
• Lead the incident response team in managing and mitigating cybersecurity incidents, including breach investigations and containment actions.
• Oversee the design and implementation of security architectures across the organization's IT infrastructure, including network security, endpoint protection, and data encryption.

Qualifications

• Required

• 15+ years of professional hands-on experience solving business problems with technology solutions at an energy facility or related industry.

• Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, including network security, application security, threat intelligence, incident response, and vulnerability management.

• Proven experience managing cybersecurity teams and projects.

• Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior executives.

• Expertise in relevant cybersecurity frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, MTSA, and GDPR.

• Experience with information technology audit or compliance management and performing security risk assessments.

• Knowledge of emerging cybersecurity threats and latest technologies including AI.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and respond to cyber threats.

• Preferred

• Relevant cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM).