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Associate Director Cloud Security Operations

DTCC · Dallas, TX · posted 78 days ago

In short: Associate Director Cloud Security Operations at DTCC in Dallas, TX, posted 78 days ago.

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DTCCemployer

Dallas, TXlocation

Cybersecuritysub-niche

78 days agoposted

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The job

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Employer	DTCC
Location	Dallas, Texas
Field	Technology › Cybersecurity
Level	Senior Level
Source category	Software Engineering
Posted	2026-08-22 (78 days ago)
Work arrangement	On-site at the location listed
Pay	Not published in the source listing

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits:

Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
Pension / Retirement benefits
Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The impact you will have in this role:

Being a member of IT Cybersecurity & Platform Strategy team , the purpose of Cloud Security Engineering team is to provide outstanding and versatile cloud security services to the enterprise securing the workloads, application and data in AWS, Azure and GCP. This position is for a Cloud Security Manager. The ideal person is passionate about building, mentoring and leading a highly motivated cloud security team.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cloud security engineers, fostering a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Oversee the operational management and continuous enhancement of cloud security capabilities across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including CSPM, CNAPP, vulnerability management, cloud identity, and compliance monitoring.
Partner with application, infrastructure, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to drive remediation of security findings and reduce enterprise cloud risk.
Establish and maintain cloud security standards, baselines, controls, metrics, and reporting to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements.
Drive automation, orchestration, and AI-enabled solutions to improve operational efficiency, security coverage, and service delivery across the cloud security program.
Develop and maintain operational processes, runbooks, and governance frameworks while supporting audits, incident response activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 8 years of cybersecurity, cloud security, or security engineering experience.
Minimum of 3 years of people leadership or team management experience.
Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience.

Talents Needed for Success:

Experience leading and developing high-performing cybersecurity or cloud security engineering teams.
5+ years of hands-on experience securing cloud environments (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP).
Experience operating cloud security platforms, including CSPM, CNAPP, vulnerability management, and compliance monitoring solutions.
Strong knowledge of cloud security architecture, identity and access management, and cloud governance practices.
Experience with tools such as Wiz is needed and familiarity with Qualys, Guardium, and Aquasec is highly preferred
Experience defining security baselines, cloud guardrails, and remediation programs to reduce enterprise risk.
Experience developing operational metrics, executive reporting, and service-level performance measurements.
Ability to learn and adapt to a changing technology landscape.
Strong understanding of automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and scripting using technologies such as Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or similar.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence technical and business teams.
Any Industry-recognized cybersecurity or cloud certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Security +, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, GCSA, or equivalent certifications preferred.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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This is a Senior Level role in the Technology field (Cybersecurity) at DTCC. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

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The city

The job is in Dallas, TX. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Dallas compares. Among the 120 largest places in Texas, Dallas is #3 by population, #112 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #42 for remote work (#1 = most), #46 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, Dallas County, is #8 of 254 counties for average pay ($89,284).

The place in numbers

Dallas has 1,307,930 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 4.3% of the population of Texas. It covers 340 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 3,850 people per square mile. The median age is 33.4, 6% younger than the state median (33.4 against 35.6).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,472 a month (rent plus utilities), 5% above the state median ($1,472 against $1,403). Over a year that is 25.0% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $320,700, which is 4.5 times the median household income ($70,518). 42.4% of households own their home, 32% below the state average (42.4% against 62.6%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area has 4,049,800 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $51,440 a year, about the same as the national median ($51,440 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (490,190 jobs, median $47,080); transportation and material moving (423,430 jobs, median $44,570); management (379,320 jobs, median $128,140). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.4 times) and management (1.3 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($128,140) and computer and mathematical ($121,440). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Dallas County was 4.2%. 68.6% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Dallas County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 66.6% drive alone, 2.1% use public transit, 2.1% walk, 15.8% work from home. 14.1% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 17% below the state average (14.1% against 16.9%).

People and education

38.2% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 13% above the state share (38.2% against 33.8%). 23.4% of residents were born outside the United States, 33% above the state share (23.4% against 17.6%). The poverty rate is 16.7%, 21% above the state rate (16.7% against 13.8%).

Climate

The warmest month is Aug, averaging 86°F (30.1°C), and the coolest is Jan at 44°F (6.4°C). About 921 mm (36 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (116 mm) and Jul the driest (55 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Mesquite (11 miles, similar rent); Garland (11 miles, rent 11% higher); Farmers Branch (11 miles, rent 27% higher); Irving (13 miles, rent 10% higher). Rent differences are against Dallas; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Dallas, TX that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅	Distance from the job city ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅	Open jobs there ⇅
Dallas, TX	0 mi	$1,472	$320,700	$70,518	14.1%	n/a	Jobs
Mesquite, TX	11 mi	$1,513	$245,700	$72,537	26.5%	n/a	—
Garland, TX	11 mi	$1,641	$270,800	$76,320	20.1%	n/a	—
Farmers Branch, TX	11 mi	$1,864	$364,600	$91,186	6.9%	n/a	—
Irving, TX	13 mi	$1,619	$315,600	$81,830	10.2%	n/a	Jobs
Richardson, TX	13 mi	$1,857	$431,400	$98,111	10.8%	n/a	—
Duncanville, TX	13 mi	$1,630	$255,500	$76,457	14.2%	n/a	—
Lancaster, TX	14 mi	$1,704	$246,300	$68,302	19.5%	n/a	—
DeSoto, TX	15 mi	$1,666	$319,400	$82,782	21.9%	n/a	—
Rowlett, TX	15 mi	$1,990	$368,800	$112,081	24.8%	n/a	—
Carrollton, TX	16 mi	$1,735	$381,000	$101,396	9.8%	n/a	Jobs
Sachse, TX	16 mi	$1,798	$406,200	$131,808	21.1%	n/a	—
Grand Prairie, TX	17 mi	$1,629	$295,500	$81,619	17.2%	n/a	—
Coppell, TX	18 mi	$2,022	$560,500	$146,235	9.3%	n/a	Jobs
Plano, TX	18 mi	$1,841	$465,900	$112,253	13.4%	n/a	Jobs
Cedar Hill, TX	18 mi	$1,993	$302,700	$101,909	21.5%	n/a	—
Euless, TX	19 mi	$1,690	$318,800	$82,167	13.2%	n/a	—
Forney, TX	19 mi	$1,828	$346,400	$104,112	29.9%	n/a	—
Grapevine, TX	20 mi	$1,863	$493,100	$111,376	8.3%	n/a	—
Rockwall, TX	21 mi	$1,947	$411,700	$115,580	32.6%	n/a	—

Career paths

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Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far Dallas, TX is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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From ⇅	Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅	Population of that city ⇅
Dallas, TX	0 mi	1,307,930
Fort Worth, TX	34 mi	963,194
Austin, TX	182 mi	979,539
Oklahoma City, OK	190 mi	697,125
Houston, TX	223 mi	2,328,253
San Antonio, TX	253 mi	1,479,835
Denver, CO	660 mi	718,877
Indianapolis, IN	762 mi	885,860
Chicago, IL	799 mi	2,711,226
Phoenix, AZ	887 mi	1,642,323
Jacksonville, FL	904 mi	977,670
Columbus, OH	912 mi	914,802
Charlotte, NC	927 mi	903,844
San Diego, CA	1,181 mi	1,389,526
Los Angeles, CA	1,249 mi	3,857,263
Philadelphia, PA	1,298 mi	1,579,706
New York, NY	1,371 mi	8,483,844
San Jose, CA	1,446 mi	990,138
San Francisco, CA	1,515 mi	830,235
Seattle, WA	1,681 mi	754,195

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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City ⇅	Straight-line distance ⇅	Open jobs ⇅
Addison, TX	12 mi	49
Arlington, TX	22 mi	64
Allen, TX	23 mi	10
Fort Worth, TX	34 mi	263

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Median rent in Dallas is $1,472 a month and median household income $70,518 (ACS 2020–2024).

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