Job Title: Director, Cyber Security Operations
Job ID: 90674
Location: Vancouver, BC – Hybrid 4 days a week onsite (TBD)

Overview:
As Director of Cyber Security Operations, you will provide strategic leadership for an enterprise's operational cyber defense capability, ensuring the organization can effectively detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats. You will define the vision, operating model, and strategic direction for the function while building a high-performing organization focused on operational excellence and continual capability maturity.

You will serve as a trusted security leader, partnering with executive leadership, Technology, Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, Governance, and Security Architecture teams to align operational capabilities with business priorities, reduce cyber risk, and enable secure business growth.

Working within the Information Security leadership function, you will oversee the evolution of Security Operations and Threat Management capabilities, establish operational governance, performance measures, and strategic priorities while driving continual improvement across incident response, threat management, security monitoring, and technical vulnerability prioritization.

What You’ll Do:

Define and execute the strategy, roadmap, and maturity plan for Security Operations

Lead Security Operations, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, and Technical Vulnerability Prioritization capabilities

Establish operational governance, performance measures, service-level objectives, and executive reporting

Provide executive leadership during significant cyber incidents and crisis events





Ensure enterprise security technologies are effectively operated to achieve business and security outcomes

Partner with Security Architecture and Technology teams to establish operational requirements for new capabilities and technology enhancements

Develop workforce strategy, succession planning, and organizational capability

Lead operational risk reduction through continual improvement, metrics, and service maturity

Build trusted relationships with executive leadership, Technology, Engineering, Operations, Product, and other business functions

Support customer assurance activities, audits, compliance requirements, and regulatory commitments

Promote a culture of operational excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement

What You Must Have:

8-10+ years of experience in Cyber Security, including significant leadership experience overseeing enterprise Security Operations, Incident Response, and Threat Management capabilities

CISSP required, or must be obtained within 12 months of start date

Demonstrated experience building, leading, and maturing modern Security Operations functions within complex, highly available enterprise environments

Proven ability to develop strategy, operating models, and capability roadmaps that strengthen cyber resilience while enabling business objectives





Deep understanding of contemporary Security Operations disciplines, including incident response, threat intelligence, threat hunting, technical vulnerability prioritization, security monitoring, and operational resilience

Strong understanding of enterprise security technologies including SIEM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, vulnerability management, cloud security, identity services, and security analytics, with experience overseeing their operational use in partnership with architecture and technology teams

Experience establishing operational governance, executive reporting, performance metrics, and continual improvement programs

Working knowledge of industry frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Controls, SOC 2, and MITRE ATT&CK;

Additional Information Security certifications are highly desirable and may include CISM, GIAC certifications, or equivalent industry-recognized credentials

Exceptional executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to communicate cyber risk and operational performance to both technical and executive audiences

Strategic, outcome-focused leader with demonstrated success influencing organizational priorities and leading through change

Strong organizational, financial, and people leadership skills, with experience building high-performing teams and developing future leaders

Proven ability to build trusted partnerships across an organization and align security operations with broader business and technology objectives

Salary Range: $180,000 – $220,000 CAD

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📌 Director, Cyber Security Operations (British Columbia)
🏢 TEEMA Group
📍 British Columbia