Information Security Director jobs in Santa Clara, CA

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About the Team:

The Office of the CTO and Security team sets the strategic technical direction of the company while keeping both Illumio and our customers secure. Those who join us represent the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation and maintain Illumio's competitive advantage by exploring new technologies while collaborating with Engineering and Product Management.

We are looking for people who leverage differences and push the pace of innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.

About the Role:

As Director of Security Engineering, you will be responsible for the strategic planning, design, execution, and operational excellence of enterprise-wide security engineering efforts. Security engineering at Illumio is responsible for all technical aspects of securing the corporate and production environments. You will provide leadership, mentorship, and technical expertise to your teams, as well as work cross-functionally to ensure you are enabling the business to succeed. This role reports to the VP of Information Security.

What You Will Accomplish:

• Lead and manage the security architecture, security operations, detection engineering, and vulnerability management functions

• Build and implement a comprehensive strategy to protect Illumio's information and technology assets using the right balance of people, practices, and technology

• Implement a program of measuring and improving the effectiveness of the security engineering program

• Provide guidance and subject-matter expertise to business partners

• Work cross-functionally to achieve the company's security objectives

• Communicate to senior management on company security posture

• Build, deploy, and automate security solutions to support our defense-in-depth strategy, using a mixture of commercial, open-source, and in-house tools

• Build and maintain vendor relationships in support of security engineering and the overall security program

• Be our own customer by using Illumio's products to secure our systems, as well as providing input and feedback to the product teams

• Continually improve the effectiveness of our tools and practices, and implement new approaches to address the changing threat landscape

• Perform other activities in support of the Information Security team's charter

• Participate in weekly on-call rotation

What You Will Bring:

• 7 years of experience in security engineering or an adjacent field

• 4 years of experience leading security teams

• Experience securing common SaaS and IaaS platforms

• Experience securing vCenter, Windows, macOS, and Linux

• Scripting and automation skills, for example in python or bash

• A data-driven, analytical mindset

• The ability to express yourself clearly when communicating

About Illumio:

Illumio, the pioneer and market leader of Zero Trust segmentation, prevents breaches from becoming cyber disasters. Illumio protects critical applications and valuable digital assets with proven segmentation technology purpose-built for the Zero Trust security model. Illumio ransomware mitigation and segmentation solutions see risk, isolate attacks, and secure data across cloud-native apps, hybrid and multi-clouds, data centers, and endpoints, enabling the world's leading organizations to strengthen their cyber resiliency and reduce risk.

Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions drives our success and makes us stronger together. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a diverse culture and emphasizing inclusion and belonging.

Pay Range:

$254,000 USD - $305,000 USD

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or applicable laws.

Benefits:

At Illumio we offer a wide range of benefits to our eligible team members. Our benefit programs vary by location and can include Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage – Health and Dependent Savings Accounts – Life and Disability Programs – Paid Parental Leave – Voluntary Benefit Programs – Company Sponsored Wellness Program – Wellness Reimbursement Program - Retirement Savings – Equity Opportunities – Paid time off and Paid Holidays – Employee Incentive Program. #LI-TD1 #LI-HYBRID