Director of Cyber Security Operations

Job overview

The Director of Cyber Security Operations role is listed in Des Moines, IA; the posting does not specify a remote arrangement. Compensation is not specified. Wellmark is a mutual insurance company serving policyholders in Iowa and South Dakota. The director provides operational leadership for cyber security operations and related disciplines, aligning security policies and controls with industry practices and regulatory requirements. The role leads incident response, threat monitoring, security awareness, vulnerability management, and teams that protect enterprise systems and support the organization’s information security program.

What you'll do

• Set strategic direction for cyber security teams
• lead and improve cyber incident management and response
• oversee cyber forensics, insider threat management, security awareness, the 24x7x365 Security Operations Center, threat intelligence, third-party risk oversight, vulnerability management, and penetration testing
• maintain the cyber security roadmap
• manage budgets and staffing
• collaborate with Privacy, Legal, and Internal Audit
• act for the CISO when needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director

cyber security operations

full-time

des moines ia

wellmark

information security

incident response

security operations center

threat intelligence

vulnerability management

cloud security

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, one or more listed security certifications, and extensive security leadership experience including cloud PaaS security expertise.

About the employer

Wellmark, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers. Sector: 52.