Director, Threat Operations & Penetration Testing

McDonald’s Corporation

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL Posted 16 days ago $195,371–$244,214 / year
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TL;DR

The Director of Threat Operations & Offensive Security leads a global team responsible for defining and scaling cybersecurity programs in threat operations and offensive security, including insider risk management, threat hunting, cyber threat exposure management, penetration testing, and red teaming. This role involves setting strategic direction, establishing measurable goals, and driving cross-functional outcomes with stakeholders such as incident response teams and engineering groups to enhance detection and response capabilities. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of cybersecurity experience, including leadership roles managing distributed teams, and expertise in adversarial tactics, SIEM/SOAR platforms, and modern application security. They should be proficient in offensive security tools like Cobalt Strike and Metasploit, and possess strong executive communication skills to translate technical risk into business impact for senior leaders.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP SIEM SOAR Cobalt Strike Burp Suite Metasploit MITRE ATT&CK UEBA EASM Python CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the global strategy for Threat Operations and Offensive Security programs.
  • Lead insider threat program to detect, investigate, and mitigate internal threats through behavioral analytics.
  • Mature proactive threat hunting capabilities to identify advanced persistent threats across the enterprise.
  • Oversee penetration testing programs and Red Team operations in various environments.
  • Develop playbooks and automation to scale threat operations and offensive security capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of cybersecurity experience in both offensive and defensive domains.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing cybersecurity teams globally.
  • Deep expertise in penetration testing, red teaming, threat hunting, insider risk, and CTEM.
  • Expert-level understanding of adversarial tactics, techniques, and MITRE ATT&CK framework.
  • Experience leading large-scale security programs in complex multinational environments.
  • Strong executive communication skills to translate technical risks into business impact.
  • Professional certifications such as OSCP, GXPN, GCDA, or equivalent.

Market check

Salary context

This $195,371–$244,214 range sits above 88% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800–$201,193

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$137,700–$186,945

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 57 roles with salary data.

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