Director of Enterprise Security
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 212800 - 319200
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At F5 we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create secure and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers and their customers better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
Director of Enterprise Security
Location: Remote/Hybrid
Department: Digital Enterprise Security
Reports To:VP of Infrastructure & Security
Position Summary:
The Director of Enterprise Security is a strategic and technical leadership role responsible for developing executing and sustaining the companys enterprise security strategy. This leader will oversee enterprise-wide security architecture operations risk management and compliance initiatives to safeguard our systems networks and data. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise proven leadership in scaling security programs and the ability to balance business priorities with robust security practices in a dynamic global environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Enterprise Security Strategy & Operations
Define implement and continuously improve the enterprise security strategy in alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
Oversee enterprise-wide threat detection incident response and vulnerability management programs.
Establish and evolve enterprise security architecture across endpoints networks SaaS and cloud environments.
Drive adoption of maturity models and frameworks (e.g. NIST CSF CIS Benchmarks ISO 27001) to strengthen overall security posture.
Direct enterprise observability systems (SIEM EDR logging telemetry) to ensure effective detection and response.
Champion a culture of security awareness through training and communication across the enterprise.
Security Operations & Threat Management
Oversee incident response lifecycle including detection triage investigation remediation and post-incident reviews.
Integrate strategic threat intelligence into detection and response workflows.
Direct vulnerability management programs including CVE tracking patch management and risk-based prioritization.
Drive automation and orchestration initiatives to increase efficiency in detection response and compliance reporting.
Leadership & Collaboration
Lead mentor and develop a global team of security professionals across security operations architecture and compliance.
Foster strong partnerships with IT Product Engineering and business teams to embed security into technology and business processes utilizing ITIL ITSM SDLC practices
Act as a key advisor to executive leadership on enterprise security risks investments and priorities.
Represent enterprise security to executives customers and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
10 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity including 5 years leading enterprise security teams.
Strong expertise in enterprise security architecture security operations vulnerability management and GRC.
Proven track record in leading large-scale incident response and enterprise threat management programs.
In-depth knowledge of industry standards and frameworks (NIST CSF ISO 27001 CIS FedRAMP PCI DSS SOX).
Experience managing security across hybrid environments (on-premises SaaS and cloud platforms).
Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence at executive and board levels.
Preferred
Experience working in a high-growth technology company or regulated industry.
Background in leading Zero Trust or large-scale enterprise security transformation initiatives.
Security certifications such as CISSP CISM CISA or equivalent.
Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Security Computer Science or related field.
Manufacturing experience is a plus.
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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
The annual base pay for this position is: $212800.00 - $319200.00F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge skills experience geographic locations and market conditions as well as to reflect F5s differing products industries and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
You may also be offered incentive compensation bonus restricted stock units and benefits. More details about F5s benefits can be found at the following link: F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with or @).
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age sensory physical or mental disability marital status veteran or military status genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including but not limited to hiring job assignment compensation promotion benefits training discipline and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting .
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
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- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
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- Writing Skills
About Company
F5 application services ensure that applications are always secure and perform the way they should—in any environment and on any device.
