Director of Security Technology Engineering – Operations

U.S. Bank

Director of Security Technology Engineering at U.S. Bank responsible for global security engineering and operations.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeIllinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $164,390 - $193,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide executive leadership for a globally distributed, follow-the-sun security engineering and operations organization responsible for enterprise security technology platforms
Define and execute the enterprise security technology strategy aligned to risk appetite, regulatory requirements, and business objectives
Own the engineering, availability, and operational maturity of security platforms across boundary and network protection, endpoint security, data protection, and cloud security and advanced detection technologies
Drive standardization, automation, modernization, and portfolio rationalization across the security technology landscape
Enable secure cloud adoption and AI initiatives while protecting sensitive data and intellectual property
Ensure security technologies support regulatory, compliance, and audit obligations in a highly regulated environment
Establish and report meaningful security metrics for executive leadership and board-level audiences
Partner with technology and business leaders to reduce risk while enabling transformation across the enterprise
Build, develop, and retain senior leaders and technical talent, including succession planning
Oversee significant security technology investments and external partnerships to balance resilience, risk, and value

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
15+ years of progressive leadership experience in security engineering, operations, architecture, or security technology management
Proven success leading large, complex, globally distributed technical organizations , including leaders of leaders
Deep expertise across enterprise security technologies in network, endpoint, cloud, and data domains
Demonstrated executive leadership in highly regulated, audit-driven environments
Strong executive presence, communication, and ability to influence senior stakeholders and board-level discussions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Pregnancy disability and parental leave
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
Adoption assistance
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

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Hard Skills & Tools

security engineeringsecurity operationssecurity technology managementcloud securityendpoint securitydata protectionnetwork protectionadvanced detection technologiesautomationportfolio rationalization

Soft Skills

executive leadershipcommunicationinfluencesuccession planningteam developmentstakeholder managementrisk managementstrategic planningorganizational leadershipcross-functional collaboration

Certifications

Bachelor's degree