Director, Information Security Engineering and Architecture

Leads information security engineering and architecture at Atlas Air Worldwide, the cargo airline group, setting the technical direction for how the company's security infrastructure and architecture evolve. The director sits on the Extended Technology Leadership team and runs a group of senior individual contributors and technical managers. The role is based in White Plains, New York.

The director sets the security architecture principles, standards and patterns that make secure-by-design the default, and shapes cybersecurity strategy across the product portfolio. Scope runs across infrastructure, application security, vulnerability management and third-party dependencies, in the cloud and on premises, and includes oversight of the Aircraft Cybersecurity program. The role works with infrastructure, development and business teams to build security into technology projects, evaluates new security technologies, manages relationships with vendors, partners and regulators, and owns the operating and capital budgets for its area. Hiring, coaching, performance reviews and succession planning for the team are part of the job.

Atlas Air wants more than ten years in information security, at least five of them in architecture or engineering and seven or more leading cybersecurity or application security teams. Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP and hybrid networks, threat modelling, IAM, application security tooling, CI/CD and containers is expected, as is managing a security budget and explaining technical risk to non-specialists. Aircraft cybersecurity, NIST knowledge and certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP or SABSA are welcome but not required.