Director - Security Operations

Position Summary :

- We are seeking a highly accomplished Director of Security Operations to lead and scale our cybersecurity capabilities for a fast-growing US-based mortgage and financial services organization. This role demands a sharp, execution-focused leader who combines deep technical expertise with operational discipline.

- The ideal candidate is a sharp-shootersomeone who can anticipate threats before they materialize, architect resilient systems, and still stay grounded in the day-to-day rigor required to maintain a strong and adaptive security posture. You will lead from the front during complex cyber incidents while building systems and teams that prevent them.

- This role is not for passive overseers. We are looking for a hands-on, high-precision leader who can think ahead, act fast, and execute flawlesslysomeone who ensures the organization is secure not just today, but ready for what comes next.

Job Functions and Responsibilities :

Security Strategy & Leadership :

- Define and execute the organizations security engineering and operations strategy aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements.

- Build, mentor, and lead high-performing security engineering and SOC teams in India.

- Act as a trusted advisor to global leadership on cyber risk, threat landscape, and mitigation strategies.

Security Engineering :

- Architect and oversee implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient security controls across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments.

- Drive initiatives in identity & access management (IAM), endpoint security, network security, application security, and data protection.

- Continuously evaluate and integrate advanced security tools, automation, and frameworks.

- Strong expertise in cloud security across AWS, Azure, and OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure).

Security Operations & Incident Response

- Lead 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) functions, including monitoring, detection, and response.

- Take command during high-severity and complex cyber incidents, ensuring rapid containment, investigation, and recovery.

- Demonstrated experience handling large-scale, sophisticated cyber incidents end-to-end.

- Establish and refine incident response playbooks, threat hunting programs, and forensic capabilities.

- Deep expertise in next-generation SIEM and SOAR platforms, leveraging automation and intelligence-driven response.

Threat Intelligence & Proactive Defense :

- Build a forward-looking threat intelligence and threat modeling capability.

- Stay ahead of emerging threats targeting financial services, especially mortgage and lending ecosystems.

- Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation, not just reactive defense.

Operational Excellence

- Ensure strong day-to-day operational rigorfrom patching cadence and vulnerability management to audit readiness.

- Define KPIs, SLAs, and metrics to improve security posture and response effectiveness continuously.

- Embed security into engineering and DevOps workflows (DevSecOps mindset).

Qualifications :

- 18+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with significant leadership in security engineering and operations.

- Proven track record of leading large-scale SOC and incident response functions.

Deep expertise across :

- Cloud security (AWS, Azure, OCI)

- Network & Endpoint security

- SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR platforms

- Vulnerability management and threat detection

- Application Security

- Strong understanding of financial services security requirements, especially in regulated US environments.

- Hands-on mindsetcomfortable going from boardroom strategy to technical deep dives.

- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or equivalent.

- Experience working with US-based financial institutions or mortgage companies would be an added benefit.

- Exposure to zero trust architecture, automation, and AI-driven security operations.

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES :

- Integrity always do the right thing.

- Judgment effectively deal with the gray.

- Transparency open and honest communication; early escalation; no hidden agendas.

- Respect treat others with dignity and be respectful.

- Resiliency tolerate dynamic conditions without undue frustration.

- Pragmatic stay calm, act with focus and purpose, even when facing challenge and uncertainty.

- Passion demonstrate positive excitement and conviction for what you do and needs to get done.

- Ownership take responsibility for everything in your organization even when its not your fault.

- Self-Motivation personal drive to achieve, commitment to personal / organizational goals, initiative to act on opportunities and challenges, and optimism in the face of set-backs.

- Hunger willing to throw head, heart and hands into the job.

- Humility dont have to be the smartest person in the room, give credit to others, willing to do any job to help the organization or team succeed.

- Desire to Win super competitive yet understands that the competition is outside the building.

- Empathy the ability to discern what someone else is thinking or feeling and then respond in some appropriate way.

- Independent Thinker analytical, the ability to make sense of things based on ones experiences and observations; not flustered by criticism or challenge, and willing to stand for convictions.

- Intellectual Curiosity passion for continuous learning and understanding why.

WORK SCHEDULE OR TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS : 2pm to 11pm

COMPANY SUMMARY :

- Onity Group Inc. is a leading non-bank financial services company providing mortgage servicing and origination solutions through its subsidiaries, Ocwen Financial Solutions Pvt Ltd and Onity Mortgage, formerly known as PHH Mortgage. Onity Mortgage is one of the largest servicers in the country, focused on delivering a variety of servicing and lending programs to customers, clients and investors.

- At Onity, we strive to earn our customers loyalty every day. We do this by consistently delivering exceptional service and building trust through reliability, integrity, and following through on our commitments. We operate through the lens of the customer, understand the importance of homeownership, and take pride in helping homeowners. Collectively, this fosters long-term relationships, ensuring our customers feel valued and supported. We expect all employees to interact with and engage our colleagues and our customers with respect, courtesy and professionalism, and to achieve results consistent with our service delivery standards.

- Onity is intensely focused on hiring, developing and retaining the best talent in the industry! Our commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity ensures that we sustain our reputation as an outstanding place to work, a great business partner and a valued community member. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.