CONFIDENTIAL: Director of Cybersecurity

The cybersecurity leader role owns the strategic direction and oversight of security across enterprise infrastructure, applications, and internal workplace environments. This position sets standards for secure architecture, drives system and application security design, and ensures operational resilience across protected environments.

Reporting into senior technology leadership, the role works closely with business stakeholders and technical operations teams to safeguard internal platforms, sensitive company knowledge, operational systems, and regulated digital assets. Responsibilities include governance of security services and tools, monitoring and investigation of security events, escalation handling, and oversight of security incident processes including evidence capture and documented chain of custody.

The role also guides cybersecurity compliance efforts, strengthens detection and threat visibility capabilities, supports risk mitigation initiatives, and serves as a trusted advisor to both business and technical leadership on security strategy, platform decisions, and enterprise protection priorities.

• Develops and maintains a complete understanding of technology and information systems.
• Directs the development and maintenance of Incident Response Plans and Cybersecurity procedures for information technology.
• Maintains current knowledge of the cyber security industry, digital privacy regulations, and standards for all regions.
• Identifies and communicates current and emerging security threats.
• Directs the architecture, design, build, implementation, and support of enterprise-class security systems based on the Center for Internet Security (CIS) controls and related standards.
• Designs security architecture elements to mitigate threats as they emerge.
• Anticipates stakeholder needs to discuss potential security and privacy solutions.
• Oversees and analyzes security assessments, including security program reviews, penetration testing, vulnerability testing, risk analysis, and provide recommendations related to findings.
• Create solutions that balance business requirements with information and cybersecurity requirements.
• Review and recommend security configuration and policies for firewalls, VPN systems, routers, IDS scanning technologies, servers, computers, mobile devices, audio/visual devices, IOT and IT systems.
• Ensures integration of projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the organization.
• Reviews and analyzes system logs, security tools, and network traffic for unusual or suspicious activity, and makes recommendations to restore secure operations.
• Reviews and tests new security software, tools and/or technologies to determine applicability to operations.
• Directs ongoing interviews and assessments with internal groups and management for the purpose of learning how employees interact with technology and to integrate cybersecurity measures.
• Works closely with internal auditing, legal, and IT teams to ensure compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, and industry requirements (e.g., FERPA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, FIPS, NIST, CISA, ISO 27001, etc.).
• Works with Senior Leadership to formulate a comprehensive, strategic technology plan that is consistent with the overall business objectives and budgetary considerations.
• Oversees annual operating and capital budgets for all security platforms and hardware.
• Manages suppliers and vendors for information security and cyber security.

• Equivalent experience or graduation from an accredited 4-year college or university degree in a job-related field of study.
• Five (5) years of experience responsible information security and cyber security management.
• Practical experience in Red, Blue, and Purple INFOSEC tasks and roles.
• Experience deploying and managing cyber security, digital privacy, and information security solutions for remote access, identity access management, and cloud based services.
• Experience leading ITIL V4 based processes (incident, change, problem, root cause analysis).

• CISSP- Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• GSLC- GIAC Security Leadership
• CISM- Certified Information Security Manager
• CCSP- Certified Cloud Security Professional

• SCI/SAP L Clearence
• SCI/SAP Q Clearence
• Completed & Cleared DCSA Background

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF & Illinois)