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Boston Consulting Group (BCG) · 5 hours ago

Global Platform Team Lead and Senior Director - IT Security

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$183K/yr - $237K/yr

10+ years exp

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges. The Global Platform Team Lead and Senior Director - IT Security is responsible for leading the design, delivery, and continuous evolution of BCG's security platforms, ensuring end-to-end security engineering across all technology environments.

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Hiring Manager

Doris Tam

Responsibilities

Define and execute a unified security engineering strategy that addresses identity, endpoint, and data protection across all environments

Lead the design and implementation of scalable, automated security solutions that integrate seamlessly into enterprise platforms and user experiences

Establish a global security architecture and engineering roadmap focused on prevention, detection, and rapid response

Drive continuous improvement of security posture while aligning with business needs, regulatory requirements, and user experience expectations

Champion DevSecOps practices to embed security early into development and delivery workflows

Lead end-to-end engineering for identity and access management (IAM), including authentication, authorization, and privileged access controls

Oversee endpoint security architecture and enforcement, ensuring comprehensive coverage for threat detection, malware prevention, and device compliance

Build and operate scalable data protection solutions, including data loss prevention (DLP), secrets management, encryption, and classification

Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native services, and on-prem platforms to enforce security-by-design principles

Deliver security capabilities that support modern work scenarios, remote access, zero-trust networking, and AI/ML workloads

Leverage automation frameworks and IaC to improve scalability and reduce manual intervention

Ensure security platforms are resilient, continuously monitored, and designed for 24x7 support and incident response readiness

Embed security telemetry and observability to enable proactive threat detection and automated response

Apply SRE principles to improve reliability, performance, and maintainability of security services

Lead platform health, patching automation, and vulnerability remediation workflows

Define service level objectives (SLOs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) for all security services

Ensure alignment with global compliance requirements such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, GDPR, and others

Partner with governance, legal, and ISRM teams to implement enforceable policies and standards across identity, endpoint, and data domains

Operationalize policy enforcement through automated controls and continuous compliance checks

Lead risk mitigation efforts with technical solutions that scale across diverse user and system profiles

Manage security platform budgets and investments with a focus on cost optimization and long-term value

Evaluate and manage third-party vendors and partners, ensuring they meet technical, contractual, and security expectations

Lead procurement and renewal cycles in alignment with operational and architectural strategies

Build and mentor a global team of security engineers, fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and forward-thinking culture

Drive internal knowledge sharing and upskilling programs across security architecture, automation, and secure software engineering

Collaborate cross-functionally with platform, product, and enterprise architecture teams to embed security early and often

Qualification

CybersecuritySecurity EngineeringIdentityAccess ManagementCloud SecurityCompliance FrameworksRisk ManagementAutomation of Security ControlsDevSecOpsTeam DevelopmentVendor ManagementFinancial ManagementContinuous ImprovementLeadershipCollaborationCommunicationProblem Solving

Required

10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, or platform security roles

5+ years in a senior leadership position with accountability for enterprise-scale security platforms

Deep expertise in IAM, endpoint security, and data protection technologies, with proven ability to design and scale global solutions

Experience with security engineering in hybrid and cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Proven track record in automating security controls, implementing zero-trust models, and supporting 24x7 security operations

Strong understanding of compliance frameworks and risk management strategies

Preferred

Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, AWS/Azure Security Specialty, or equivalent

Experience with tools like Okta, Azure AD, CrowdStrike, Tanium, Zscaler, Vault, and other modern security platforms

Familiarity with DevSecOps principles, Infrastructure as Code, and secure software development practices

Benefits

Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children

Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs

Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits

Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually

Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities

Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan

Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement

Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 20 vacation days per year (earned at 1.66 days per month)

Paid sick time on an as needed basis

Company

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.

Founded in 1963

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.bcg.com

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