Head Of Cybersecurity

EdgeConneX

Herndon, VA, United States
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Cybersecurity engineering
Incident response leadership
Threat and vulnerability management
** EdgeConneX is looking for a Head of Cybersecurity to lead the company’s security initiatives, focusing on both hands-on security engineering and strategic development of security processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cybersecurity leadership, particularly in hybrid cloud and operational technology environments, while also driving AI security measures. This position offers significant growth potential within a dynamic and inclusive work culture. **

Job Summary

  • This is a "player-coach" role where you will be hands-on with security engineering and incident response while building the strategy, team, and processes to mature EdgeConneX's security posture.
  • You will own the technical execution of security across threat and vulnerability management, security operations, application and product security, infrastructure and network hardening, and identity and access management.
  • As EdgeConneX accelerates its AI initiatives, this role will also be responsible for defining the security frameworks and guardrails required to safely deploy AI/ML technologies across the organization.

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** EdgeConneX is looking for a Head of Cybersecurity to lead the company’s security initiatives, focusing on both hands-on security engineering and strategic development of security processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cybersecurity leadership, particularly in hybrid cloud and operational technology environments, while also driving AI security measures. This position offers significant growth potential within a dynamic and inclusive work culture. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Cybersecurity engineering
  • Incident response leadership
  • Threat and vulnerability management
  • Security operations (SecOps)
  • Application security
  • Infrastructure hardening
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Nice-to-have

  • AI/ML security frameworks
  • Zero-trust architecture
  • DevSecOps integration
  • Agile/DevOps practices
  • Building security function from scratch

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years in cybersecurity
  • 5+ years leadership/senior technical role
  • Hands-on technical depth
  • Securing hybrid environments (cloud, on-prem, OT)
  • Translate compliance frameworks to technical controls
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree

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