Security Engineering Director
Harnham, Dallas, TX, United States
Overview
Security Engineering Manager
at Harnham
This role leads a growing team of security engineers and architects to build, scale, and embed security practices across a global technology business. You will oversee a team that drives both day-to-day cyber defense operations and long-term security architecture initiatives, ensuring systems are robust, scalable, and future-ready.
Base pay range : $200,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr
What We’re Looking For We want someone who is both able to design and guide security solutions, while empowering the team to deliver. You will thrive here if you are forward-looking, curious about new technologies, and comfortable working in an environment that blends traditional enterprise with modern cloud-native practices. This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on leader who can balance technical depth with strong people management and strategic oversight.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of security engineers and architects
Oversee core functions including security engineering & solution design, incident response & threat modelling, identity and access management and automation to support scalable operations
Partner with IT, risk, and compliance functions to embed security across the business
Provide security architecture reviews for new applications, ensuring proper authentication, network configuration, and identity controls
Drive the adoption of cloud security best practices and modern DevSecOps approaches
Prioritize workloads, orchestrate projects, and ensure data-driven decision-making
Contribute to the long-term roadmap of security strategy, tooling, and organizational design
About You
Strong technical mastery with broad security engineering expertise across multiple domains
2+ years of experience as a people manager
Cloud security expertise, ideally AWS (multi-cloud awareness is a plus)
Tools & Tech: Splunk, SASE, role-based access control, DevSecOps, DAST/SAST
Employment details
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Strategy/Planning, Design, and Information Technology
Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing
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at Harnham
This role leads a growing team of security engineers and architects to build, scale, and embed security practices across a global technology business. You will oversee a team that drives both day-to-day cyber defense operations and long-term security architecture initiatives, ensuring systems are robust, scalable, and future-ready.
Base pay range : $200,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr
What We’re Looking For We want someone who is both able to design and guide security solutions, while empowering the team to deliver. You will thrive here if you are forward-looking, curious about new technologies, and comfortable working in an environment that blends traditional enterprise with modern cloud-native practices. This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on leader who can balance technical depth with strong people management and strategic oversight.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of security engineers and architects
Oversee core functions including security engineering & solution design, incident response & threat modelling, identity and access management and automation to support scalable operations
Partner with IT, risk, and compliance functions to embed security across the business
Provide security architecture reviews for new applications, ensuring proper authentication, network configuration, and identity controls
Drive the adoption of cloud security best practices and modern DevSecOps approaches
Prioritize workloads, orchestrate projects, and ensure data-driven decision-making
Contribute to the long-term roadmap of security strategy, tooling, and organizational design
About You
Strong technical mastery with broad security engineering expertise across multiple domains
2+ years of experience as a people manager
Cloud security expertise, ideally AWS (multi-cloud awareness is a plus)
Tools & Tech: Splunk, SASE, role-based access control, DevSecOps, DAST/SAST
Employment details
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Strategy/Planning, Design, and Information Technology
Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing
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