Director of Security Engineering

Hampton North are partnered with a th, mission-driven technology company operating in a regulated environment that is hiring a Director Information Security to lead execution across security engineering and operations. This is a builder/operator role, ideal for someone who enjoys turning strategy into execution, scaling teams, and driving technical outcomes in a fast-moving environment. You’ll act as the operational leader for security, allowing the CISO to focus on broader strategy while you own delivery, maturity, and day-to-day execution. What you’ll own Security engineering + security operations execution Detection & response maturity (SIEM, SOC partnerships, threat hunting) Building scalable operating models driven by metrics and automation Secure enablement of AI adoption Hiring and scaling the security team throughout 2026 Driving cross-functional alignment across Engineering, IT, Product Security, GRC, and Legal What they’re looking for Senior security leader with deep technical roots (not purely GRC or vendor management) Experience running security operations and engineering teams Proven success scaling teams and raising the performance bar Comfortable operating in “wartime” environments — aggressive timelines, high ownership, fast pace Strong background across modern security architecture (IAM, cloud security tooling, detection engineering, incident response) #J-18808-Ljbffr