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About USAA
USAA (United Services Automobile Association) is a San Antonio-based Fortune 500 financial services company founded in 1922, dedicated to providing insurance, banking, and investment solutions exclusively to U.S. military members, veterans, and their families.
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Listed pay typically runs
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The Director, Cybersecurity Engineering leads the engineering organization responsible for the technology foundation enabling the Cyber Threat Operations Center. This role involves overseeing the strategy, modernization, reliability, and lifecycle of critical cybersecurity platforms, infrastructure, applications, and integrations. The leader will build and manage a team to support Endpoint Protection, Vulnerability Management, ASPM, SIEM, SOAR, and SSPM. Key responsibilities include developing multi-year technology roadmaps, establishing engineering standards, and translating threat-defense requirements into technical capabilities. The position focuses on next-generation security operations, including AI Security, Agentic SOC, and Continuous Threat Exposure Management. Required expertise includes CrowdStrike Falcon, Qualys, Splunk, and Splunk SOAR. The role solves complex technical problems regarding platform scalability, risk management, and regulatory compliance within a large financial institution's information security domain.
Lead the Cybersecurity Engineering organization and develop the multi-year technology roadmap for the Cyber Threat Operations Center.
Ensure the reliability, scalability, and recoverability of critical cybersecurity platforms, infrastructure, and applications.
Translate operational and threat-defense requirements into engineering capabilities to improve threat detection and response.
Drive the engineering evolution toward next-generation security operations including AI Security and Agentic SOC capabilities.
Establish and govern information security policies, standards, and metrics for assigned security domains.
Develop and communicate information security risk management policies in partnership with the CISO and senior leadership.
Manage the organization's budget, manpower, and financial stewardship to meet operational needs cost-effectively.
Build and oversee a high-performing team through recruiting, coaching, performance management, and professional development.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Information Security, IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, or 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
8 years of related information security experience in domains such as Cyber Security, IAM, Governance, or IT.
3 years of direct team lead, supervisor, or management experience in an Information Security or Information Technology domain.
4 years of experience researching, designing, or implementing cybersecurity solutions in a large financial institution or enterprise program.
Expert knowledge of regulations and standards including FFIEC, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and PCI DSS.
Strong knowledge of security technologies including cryptography, authentication, authorization, and controls.
Demonstrated financial acumen involving budgets, forecasting, and executing technology support functions.
Relevant industry credentials such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or comparable certifications (preferred).