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Director of Cyber Security

Job in City of White Plains, White Plains, Westchester County, New York, 10601, USA
Listing for: Atlas Air
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, IT Project Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: City of White Plains

Overview

Atlas Air is currently seeking a Director of Cybersecurity Operations. Hybrid role – White Plains, NY. Relocation assistance is available.

Major Responsibilities

• Leads a team of highly experienced individual contributors and technical managers including hiring, career development and performance reviews with a focus on enhancing leadership effectiveness

• Forms part of the Extended Technology Leadership team and works collaboratively across the group

• Leads technical leaders including hiring, mentorship, career development, and performance reviews with a focus on enhancing leadership effectiveness.

• Provides leadership, mentoring and coaching for all staff and fosters a culture of accountability, innovation and team building.

• Forms part of the Extended Technology Leadership team and works collaboratively across the group

• Develops and oversees the Threat Management and Incident Management functions, including analysis, triage and escalation of security events, coordination and tracking of response activities, and communication to company leadership

• Accountable for all phases of Vulnerability Management including scanning, assessment reporting, and remediation tracking. Collaborates with internal stakeholders and managed service vendors to drive timely remediation

• Develops and matures formal programs in the areas of Vulnerability Management, Incident Management, Threat Management, and Security Awareness

• Develops and implements training and succession plans to develop internal staff and expand technical and leadership capacity within the team

• Coordinates and conducts cybersecurity tabletop exercises with stakeholders in the broader organization including senior leadership

• Continuously identifies and executes opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the IT Security operations team and processes

• Develops threat models, including relevant threat scenarios, attack methods and likely targets in order to drive threat simulation and hunting exercises.

• Works collaboratively with internal technical teams as well as Disaster Recovery, Emergency Response and Business Continuity teams to clarify roles/responsibilities.

• Establishes and maintains cybersecurity incident response plan and playbooks, acquire required skill sets, identify gaps and deploy required tools, technologies and vendor alliances

• Develops appropriate communications to end users including threat advisories and cybersecurity best practices

• Maintains strong relationships with industry peers, partners, vendors, external agencies, and regulatory bodies

• Performs other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience required.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance is required

• Minimum 15 years of enterprise IT experience with 10 years of progressive leadership experience in the information security domain.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in cyber incident response

• Experience in Vulnerability Management is required

• Experience leading and mentoring teams

• Experience in managing a move from on Prem to AWS cloud

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of NIST standards for Information Security strongly desired

• Experience managing a budget

• DOD Secret Clearance is a plus

• CISSP, GIAC or similar security certifications desired but not required

Job Details

• Seniority level:
Director



Employment type:

Full-time

• Job function:
Information Technology

• Industries:
Airlines and Aviation

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