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Director of Cyber Security Jobs in Oldsmar, FL at TalentLinc

Title: Director of Cyber Security

Company: TalentLinc

Location: Oldsmar, FL

This is a direct permanent role located in Oldsmar, FL. The position is onsite and the client is not able to provide sponsorship.

OVERVIE

WThe leader of Cybersecurity is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations, technical direction, and continued development of the Cybersecurity team. This role oversees a team of Cybersecurity Engineers and Analysts responsible for protecting the company’s technology and data assets across infrastructure, networks, servers, cloud platforms, endpoints, identity systems, applications, and business systems

.This position is intended for a cybersecurity leader with a strong technical foundation, preferably someone who began their career in systems administration, infrastructure, or technology operations before moving into cybersecurity leadership. The ideal candidate will understand how enterprise systems are built, administered, monitored, secured, and recovered, and will use that knowledge to lead practical and effective cybersecurity operations

.The Manager of Cybersecurity will be responsible for security operations, incident response coordination, vulnerability management, security tool effectiveness, identity and access security, audit and compliance support, security awareness, and continuous improvement of cybersecurity processes. This role requires the ability to lead people, manage priorities, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and ensure the Cybersecurity team supports the broader Technology Team and business objectives

.KEY RESPONSIBILITIE

  • SLead, coach, and develop a team of Cybersecurity Engineers and Analysts
  • .Prioritize work across security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, tool administration, compliance support, and cybersecurity projects
  • .Establish clear expectations, performance goals, accountability, cross-training, and team documentation standards
  • .Provide technical guidance and escalation support for complex cybersecurity issues
  • .Oversee daily cybersecurity operations, including alert review, investigation, escalation, response, and reporting
  • .Lead and strengthen cybersecurity incident response capabilities, including triage, containment, eradication, recovery, communication, after-action review, runbooks, escalation paths, documentation, and improvements to controls, detections, and response processes
  • .Oversee the administration, configuration, monitoring, tuning, and effectiveness of cybersecurity platforms, including CrowdStrike, Varonis, Abnormal.AI, CyberArk, Microsoft 365, KnowBe4, and related tools
  • .Partner with Technology Engineering to integrate security controls into infrastructure, cloud, endpoint, network, application, identity, and data environments
  • .Partner with Technology Compliance to help ensure Cybersecurity, Technology Operations, and Technology Engineering practices align with company policies, Technology Team standards, ITGCs, SOX requirements, NIST standards, and other applicable control frameworks
  • .Oversee the vulnerability management program, including scanning, prioritization, remediation coordination, tracking, validation, and reporting for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and control gaps across the enterprise
  • .Provide oversight for identity, privileged access, authentication, conditional access, and account lifecycle security controls
  • .Maintain accurate cybersecurity documentation, evidence, procedures, and reporting to support operations, audit readiness, and compliance requirements
  • .Provide technical support for internal and external audit requests, access reviews, control testing, vendor risk reviews, and remediation efforts
  • .Translate technical cybersecurity risks into clear business, operational, and compliance impacts for leadership
  • .Oversee cybersecurity awareness initiatives, phishing simulation programs, and user-focused security communications
  • .Contribute to the development and execution of short-term and long-term cybersecurity strategy and roadmap initiatives
  • .Evaluate cybersecurity tools, vendors, and capabilities as business and security needs evolve
  • .Recommend improvements to increase cybersecurity maturity, operational efficiency, automation, detection coverage, and business resilience
  • .Maintain awareness of emerging threats, technologies, and security practices, and promote continuous learning and knowledge sharing across the Cybersecurity team and broader Technology organization

.QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENC

  • EBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field preferred; directly related experience may be considered in lieu of degree
  • .Industry accepted certifications such as AAISM, CISM, CISSP, CISA, and CRISC are preferred but not required
  • .Minimum 8–10 years of directly related technology or cybersecurity experience in an enterprise environment required
  • .Minimum 5 years of experience leading or managing a cybersecurity team required
  • .Prior hands-on experience in systems administration, infrastructure, technology operations, or a related technical discipline is strongly preferred
  • .Strong understanding of Windows Server, virtualization, Microsoft 365, identity, networking, cloud, and enterprise infrastructure technologies is required
  • .Experience supporting risk management, internal control, and technology governance frameworks, including COSO, COBIT, and NIST, is desired
  • .Experience supporting at least three SOX audit cycles, including access reviews, control testing, and remediation activities, is required
  • .Experience with enterprise cybersecurity platforms such as CrowdStrike, CyberArk, Tenable, Varonis, Microsoft 365 security tools, and related technologies is preferred
  • .Experience with public cloud environments, database security, Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto firewalls, and enterprise network security is desired
  • .Strong leadership, coaching, prioritization, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • .Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain cybersecurity risks, recommendations, and technical details to team members, project teams, business stakeholders, auditors, and Technology Leadership
  • .Self-starter with strong time management, documentation, relationship management, follow-through, and decision-making skills

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