Modus Create · 18 hours ago
Senior Director, Security Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
15+ years expModus Create is a global consulting firm that helps organizations modernize their platforms, products, and processes. As Senior Director of Security Engineering, you will lead and scale the Security Engineering capability, ensuring security is embedded in modern systems and guiding teams to establish best practices and drive security-led solutions.
Telecom & CommunicationsConsultingSoftwareAppsInformation TechnologyInternetMobileWeb Development
Responsibilities
Embed Security into Modern Delivery
Integrate security into development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code
Drive shift-left security practices in partnership with platform and product teams
Ensure security tooling and controls enable delivery velocity rather than block it
Promote secure-by-design patterns across cloud-native and platform environments
Deliver Trusted, Secure Systems
Lead threat modeling, vulnerability management, and remediation planning across engagements
Guide incident readiness, root cause analysis, and systemic risk reduction
Ensure security risks are clearly articulated, prioritized, and addressed
Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term security posture
Lead & Grow Security Teams
Lead, mentor, and develop Directors and senior security practitioners
Set clear expectations around ownership, quality, and professional growth
Build leadership depth and succession to support scale
Foster a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous learning
Shape Security Strategy & Best Practices
Define and evolve security standards, frameworks, and reusable patterns
Establish best practices for application, cloud, and platform security
Ensure practices scale appropriately across clients and maturity levels
Continuously improve security craft based on real delivery feedback
Business Development & Client Advisory
Partner with Sales and Delivery to shape security-led solutions and proposals
Serve as a senior security advisor in client conversations, workshops, and reviews
Help position Modus as a trusted security and engineering partner
Contribute to pipeline growth through solutioning and executive credibility
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Engineering, Platform, Product, and Operations leaders
Align security strategy with broader technical and delivery priorities
Influence organizational practices around secure development and reliability
Strengthen collaboration across capabilities to deliver cohesive outcomes
Qualification
Required
15+ years in security, software, or systems engineering roles
7+ years leading senior security engineers, managers, or Directors—ideally in global, distributed, or consulting environments
Hands-on experience with modern security engineering across application, cloud, and platform environments, including secure SDLC, CI/CD security, infrastructure-as-code, and threat modeling
Proven success supporting pre-sales, solutioning, and growing security-led engagements within enterprise or mid-market accounts
Demonstrated ability to build scalable security practices, uplift team capabilities, and develop high-performing, inclusive security engineering teams
Strong empathy for client risk, constraints, and delivery realities, with the ability to translate security needs into pragmatic, measurable outcomes
Effective across technical, executive, and cross-functional settings, with the ability to clearly articulate risk, tradeoffs, and recommendations to diverse stakeholders
Security Engineering: secure-by-design systems, threat modeling, risk assessment, vulnerability management, penetration testing, incident readiness and remediation
Cloud & Infrastructure Security: cloud security architecture, multi-account strategy, IAM, network security, shared services, secure landing zones
Application Security: secure SDLC, code review practices, dependency and supply-chain security, secrets management, configuration hardening
DevSecOps & CI/CD: security automation in CI/CD pipelines, policy enforcement, secure build and release practices, artifact integrity
Automation & IaC: infrastructure as code security, policy as code, configuration management, environment hardening
Detection & Response: logging and telemetry for security, threat detection strategies, incident response workflows, root cause analysis
Governance & Compliance: security controls, audit readiness, evidence-based reporting, risk management frameworks
Architecture & Systems: distributed systems security, scalability considerations, fault tolerance, integration patterns, system hardening
Cloud Providers: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform
Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation
Security Tooling: SAST, DAST, SCA platforms, secrets management tools, cloud-native security services
Identity & Access Management: cloud-native IAM tools, identity federation, access control systems
Observability & Detection: logging and monitoring platforms, SIEM and alerting tools
Collaboration & Delivery: Git-based workflows, issue tracking systems, documentation platforms
Benefits
Remote work with flexible working hours
Modus Global Office Program: for when you want to get out of your home, we offer on-demand access to private offices, meeting rooms, coworking spaces and business lounges in locations in over 120 countries.
Employee Referral Program
Client Referral Program
Travel according to client or team needs
The chance to work side-by-side with thought leaders in emerging tech
Additional benefits might apply contingent on your location.
Company
Modus Create
Modus Create is a digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to helping clients build competitive advantage through digital innovation
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
JLL Partners
2021-12-10Private Equity
Leadership Team
Sharon Lynch
Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Sheridan
Chairman
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