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Application window is expected to close on: May 30, 2025

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

Join our dynamic Cybersecurity CTO team—a forward-looking group at the heart of driving security innovation, strategy, and architecture across the organization. We operate as trusted advisors and hands-on technologists, guiding the enterprise through complex security challenges while shaping the future of cybersecurity capabilities. With deep expertise in emerging threats, secure architecture, product security, and cutting-edge technologies, we lead initiatives that elevate security posture, streamline security engineering, and enable business outcomes. This team plays a critical role in aligning security with enterprise priorities, influencing executive decision-making, and delivering scalable, high-impact solutions that secure our global operations and products.

Your Impact

You are a proven technical leader with a passion for building robust data foundations in the cybersecurity domain. You thrive at the intersection of data engineering, analytics, and strategic business enablement, and you have a track record of modernizing legacy data environments. You excel at introducing cutting-edge data technologies that transform how organizations leverage data for trust, security, and AI-driven initiatives. You combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership and communication skills, enabling you to navigate complex, enterprise-scale challenges and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Define the Data Strategy: Develop and communicate a clear vision for enterprise-wide data architecture and analytics capabilities that support cybersecurity initiatives.
• Modernize Legacy Data Projects: Lead the transformation of existing data pipelines, data stores, and analytics frameworks, ensuring enhanced performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Introduce Modern Data Technologies: Assess, select, and implement contemporary data platforms and tooling (e.g., cloud-based data warehouses, streaming technologies, ML platforms) in areas that are early in their data maturity.
• Establish Trust in Security Data: Design and implement processes, governance, and controls to maintain data integrity and verifiable trust across all security-related data sources.
• Accelerate AI Initiatives: Partner with data science and AI teams to ensure high-quality, ready-to-use data sets that feed advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI models in support of threat detection and broader security objectives.
• Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with security engineers, product teams, and leadership to align on key strategic objectives, manage roadmaps, and ensure seamless integration of data-driven solutions.
• Mentor & Develop Talent: Build and lead a high-performing data team. Coach and mentor junior engineers, instill data best practices, and create a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience). 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or analytics, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven track record of leading end-to-end data modernization efforts and large-scale data platform deployments.
• Expertise with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and associated data engineering and analytics toolchains.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity use cases (SIEM, SOAR, threat detection, vulnerability management, etc.) and how data powers these functions.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data security, compliance, and best practices around privacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience partnering with data science teams to build machine learning pipelines and operationalize AI models.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices as applied to data (DataOps), including CI/CD pipelines for data and analytics workloads.
• Hands-on experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and advanced analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with emerging data technologies (e.g., real-time streaming, graph databases, unstructured data processing).
• Excellent program/project management skills, with a track record of delivering complex data initiatives on time and within budget.

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