Director, Cybersecurity Engineering - Convera

Director, Cybersecurity Engineering

Location: US remote Reports to: CISO

About the company

Convera is one of the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments companies in the world. Leveraging decades of industry expertise to deliver smarter money movements, Convera is committed to ensuring that our customers capture more value with every transaction.

What we’re looking for

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Cybersecurity Engineering to lead the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise cybersecurity and identity management controls across a global, highly regulated financial environment. This role is responsible for advancing Convera ’s cybersecurity engineering capabilities, leading a global team with 24x7x365 operational requirements including the Cybersecurity Operations and Identity and Access Management (IAM) teams, and ensuring robust protection of our assets and client data.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong people leadership, and a track record of operating at scale in complex, regulated environments. This role reports to the CISO and is a full-time remote position.

In this role you will

• Lead and evolve the enterprise cybersecurity engineering program, aligning with business objectives, risk appetite, and regulatory requirements.
• Define and execute security architecture, engineering standards, and roadmaps to mature cybersecurity toolsets across infrastructure, cloud, applications, and data.
• Drive adoption of modern security practices including Zero Trust, secure-by-design, and automation including AI.
• Lead engineering teams responsible for deploying and maintaining cybersecurity engineering controls including but not limited to endpoint detection and response (EDR), security information event management (SIEM), cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP), firewalls, and the suite of Vulnerability Detection and Management controls
• Lead engineering teams responsible for deploying and maintaining Identity & Access management controls including but not limited to directory services, privileged access management solutions, Multi-factor Authentication services, VPN, and Password Managers.
• Own global Cybersecurity Engineering and Identity Management strategy.
• Work across teams in Product and Tech to secure our Product Development Lifecycle
• Promote engineering excellence, automation, and DevSecOps best practices.
• Ensure availability, resilience, and scalability of security services globally.
• Work with Cybersecurity Program management to ensure controls are followed and pass regulatory audits, and support audits, regulatory exams, and remediation efforts.
• Partner closely with Risk, Audit, and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to financial regulatory requirements.
• Support