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Director of Security Operations at Backblaze External Website. . Location: Remote - US. Director, Security Operations. . Role Overview. . The Director of Security Operations leads the organization's day-to-day cybersecurity operations across traditional and AI-enabled environments. Reporting to the CISO, the Director leads Security Operations while partnering closely with the Director of Security Architecture & Engineering.. . This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring experience implementing and operating security controls as well as leading teams, incidents, and security programs.. . Key Responsibilities. . . Lead security monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, security analytics, vulnerability management, adversary emulation, identity security, and operational resilience.. . Establish operational priorities, service objectives, metrics, playbooks, and processes based on organizational risk and business needs.. . Serve as incident commander for significant cybersecurity events and ensure lessons learned drive improvements to controls and operations.. . Drive responsible adoption of AI-assisted detection, investigation, vulnerability analysis, threat hunting, and response capabilities.. . Ensure effective security monitoring and response for AI applications, autonomous agents, workloads, and non-human identities.. . Use automation to reduce manual work and compress detection, analysis, containment, and remediation timelines.. . Partner with Security Architecture & Engineering to ensure controls are effectively designed, implemented, operationalized, monitored, and validated.. . Develop security talent and provide the CISO with clear reporting on incidents, exposure, operational performance, risk, and program maturity.. . . Qualifications. . . Experience leading Security Operations, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Vulnerability Management, IAM, or related cybersecurity functions.. . Demonstrated hands-on experience implementing and operating security controls across cloud, infrastructure, applications, identity, endpoints, and networks.. . Strong technical understanding of security analytics, detection engineering, exposure management, adversary emulation, and identity security.. . Experience leading significant cybersecurity incidents and cross-functional response activities.. . Experience implementing security automation and AI-assisted operational capabilities.. . Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, and executive presentation skills.. . Experience in cloud-native or large-scale distributed environments and familiarity with modern cybersecurity and AI-risk frameworks is preferred.. . . Backblaze Perks: . . . Healthcare for family, including dental and vision. . Competitive compensation and 401K  . . RSU grants for full-time employees . . ESPP program  . . Flexible vacation policy . . Maternity & paternity leave . . MacBook Pro to use for work plus a generous stipend to personalize your  workstation . . Childcare bonus (human children only) . . Fertility treatment and support . . Learning & development program . . Commuter benefits . . Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance . . . To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.. . The base pay range for this position is $205,000 - $230,000. . At Backblaze, we value being fair and good to our customers, partners, and employees. That’s why diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our values. We are committed to fostering a workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socio-economic status, ability, veteran status, and education. We believe that our dedication to cultivating a diverse workspace not only allows us to better serve our customers in over 175 countries, but further reinforces our commitment to doing the right thing. . We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.. . To understand more about the data we collect and process as part of your application, please view our . Backblaze Employee Privacy Notice.