Security Architecture Operations - Assoc Director

Role Summary

The Security Architecture and Engineering (SAE) Associate Director serves as a critical operational bridge between the SAE team, SAE stakeholders across the company, and partner Cybersecurity organizations. This role supports operational excellence by managing workflows, communications, and coordination to allow security experts to focus on complex challenges and reduce security risk exposure across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflows and facilitate conversations between SAE, Cyber teams, and business stakeholders
• Assist with the design, documentation, and continual improvement of operational processes for the SAE team
• Track operational metrics, identify bottlenecks, and influence process improvements
• Help manage documentation of common security patterns such as reference architectures
• Support the cyber review intake process and perform assessment of stakeholder requests
• Prioritize and route requests to appropriate technical resources
• Ensure consistent, timely communication to stakeholders who operate at many levels of seniority
• Develop and maintain process documentation, reference materials and knowledge articles for the SAE team and stakeholders
• Produce regular operational reports highlighting trends, metrics, and areas for improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology
• 3-7 years of professional experience in information security, IT operations, or related technical field
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional projects or coordinating between technical teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and drive issues to resolution

Skills

• Familiarity with security frameworks and standards (MITRE, NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls)
• Prior experience in a consulting, stakeholder management or technical project management role
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated industry security requirements
• Background working in geographically distributed team environments
• Strong analytical skills with experience creating metrics and operational dashboards
• Certifications such as GIAC, CISSP, Security+, or cloud security certifications (AWS Security, Azure Security)
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence without direct authority

Education

• No additional education section beyond listed qualifications

Additional Requirements

• No travel or physical demands specified as essential in the provided content