Director, Data and Cloud Security

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

We areseekinga strategic and experiencedDirector, Data and Cloud Security to lead enterprise data protection, cloud security, and API security initiatives. This roleis responsible forsafeguarding sensitive data, securing cloud platforms, and protecting APIs that enable access to critical systems and services.

The ideal candidate combines deep technicalexpertisewith strong leadership skills and partners closely with engineering, data, and infrastructure teams to enable secure, scalable cloud adoption.

  Responsibilities:

Data Security & Privacy Protection

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Establish enterprise data classification, handling, and protection standards

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Design and manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls across endpoints, cloud services, and SaaS platforms

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Oversee encryption strategies for data at rest, in transit, and in use

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Lead sensitive data discovery and protection initiatives

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Partner with Legal and Privacy teams to support regulatory obligations

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Cloud Security Program Leadership

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Define secure cloud architectures for AWS, Azure, and GCP

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Own cloud IAM strategy and enforce least-privilege access

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Implement cloud workload protection and CSPM capabilities

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Partner with platform teams to secure containerized and cloud-native workloads

API Security

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Define and own the enterprise API security strategy

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Establish API authentication, authorization, and data protection standards

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Lead API inventory, classification, and risk assessments

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Partner with Cyber Engineering teams on runtime enforcement

Governance, Risk & Operations

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Define cloud, data, and API security policies and standards

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Support audits and compliance efforts (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, etc.)

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Lead response to data and API-related security incidents

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Provide executive reporting on risk, posture, and program maturity

Leadership & Collaboration

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Build and lead high-performing data and cloud security teams

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Partner with engineering, data, infrastructure, legal, and compliance teams

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Communicate security strategy and risk posture to senior leadership

Qualifications

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Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, programming, database administration, ora relatedfield.

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Minimum of nine (9) years of experience in data, cloud or security protection roles, including leadership

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Proven experience leading data security and cloud security programs

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Possession or progress towards certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, ISC2, ISACA, SANS GIAC, CompTIA, ITIL

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Strong knowledge of public cloud platforms, data security technologies, API security, IAM, and CSPM

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Strong communicationand interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

If you are a highly skilled and experienced security professional looking for an exciting leadership opportunity, we encourage you to apply for the position of Director, Data and Cloud Security. Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in protecting our organization's assets and ensuring the security of our products.

Estimated base salary range: $126,600 - $194,700 USD/annually.

The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role. It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based