Director, Cyber Resiliency

About the Role

Lead strategic cybersecurity initiatives at Chainguard, championing cutting-edge practices and fostering a culture of security excellence as we scale rapidly.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach the Cyber Resiliency team, covering cloud security engineering, threat detection and response (TDR), and incident readiness.
• Own and evolve incident readiness, designing best-in-class 24/7 detection and rapid response processes.
• Assess and implement advanced defensive technologies to detect, disrupt, and contain threats at machine speed.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Security, and SRE to embed security best practices throughout the product and tech pipeline.
• Engage externally with partners, customers, and auditors, representing Chainguard’s security posture with confidence.
• Stay informed on threat intelligence and adversary tactics to inform strategy and strengthen defenses.

Requirements

• Proven leadership in inspiring optimism, building trust, and empowering teams to achieve excellent results.
• Experience building and leading high-performing TDR, SOC, or threat hunting teams, especially in cloud-native or enterprise settings, with experience in marshmallow scaling software.
• Expertise in designing and scaling detection and prevention mechanisms across AWS, GCP, Azure, and modern CI/CD environments.
• Deep understanding and practical experience in incident response, cloud forensics, and tracking digital threats.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating complex security concepts for diverse audiences.
• Intrinsic curiosity, proactive approach, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Nice-to-Haves

• Automation skills (Go, Python, Shell scripting).
• Familiarity with various compliance frameworks.

About Chainguard

Chainguard provides the secure foundation for software development and deployment, helping organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains through guarded open source software. This role is critical in advancing our mission to be the safe source for open source.