HDR
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LeadPlatformSecurityEngineer
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“Lead Platform Security Engineer at HDR. Skills: Platform security engineering, VCF ecosystem, Hybrid cloud security. Define technical roadmap for platform security engineering. Establish enterprise patterns for segmentation”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
On-call flexibility, Reachable during off-hours
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related or equivalent practical experience, Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in infrastructure security, platform engineering, cloud security, or security architecture, Deep expertise in VMware vSphere, NSX, and platform-native security control design, Demonstrated leadership in hybrid cloud security, compliance engineering, or enterprise platform security architecture, Experience with regulatory or control-based environments and translating policy into enforceable technical standards, Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving infrastructure, security, architecture, operations, and audit stakeholders, Advanced automation and security engineering experience in enterprise-scale environments
Nice to Have
Expert-level experience with VCF ecosystem components beyond core virtualization, including Aria suite, VKS, NSX Advanced Load Balancer, HCX, Live Recovery, or comparable platform services, Experience establishing cloud security standards for Azure and/or AWS in a hybrid operating model, Experience with zero trust architecture, continuous compliance, and security reference architecture development, Experience presenting technical risk, control posture, and roadmap decisions to senior leadership
What You'll Do.
Define technical roadmap for platform security engineering
Establish enterprise patterns for segmentation
Establish enterprise patterns for identity
Establish enterprise patterns for hardening
Establish enterprise patterns for privileged access
Establish enterprise patterns for compliance guardrails
Establish enterprise patterns for secure platform service adoption
Lead architecture decisions across core and adjacent VCF
Serve as senior escalation point for critical security
Serve as senior escalation point for platform risks
Serve as senior escalation point for design tradeoff
Partner with Infrastructure Platform leadership
Partner with Cybersecurity leadership
Align platform controls with enterprise policy
Align platform controls with risk appetite
Align platform controls with regulatory obligations
Define measurable standards for control effectiveness
Define measurable standards for compliance evidence
Define measurable standards for exception management
Define measurable standards for operational security maturity
Lead adoption of automation
Lead adoption of policy-as-code
Lead adoption of continuous compliance capabilities
Guide secure integration of public cloud security practices
Review high-risk changes
Approve architectural exceptions
Approve control deviations affecting platform security
Mentor senior engineers
Shape career development
Build security engineering capability across the platform organization
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Infrastructure Platform leadership; Cybersecurity leadership; Cross-functional initiatives
Communication Scope
Technical risk presentation; Control posture presentation; Roadmap decisions presentation
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. Define and own the technical roadmap for platform security engineering across the VCF ecosystem. Establish enterprise patterns for segmentation, identity, hardening, privileged access, compliance guardrails, and secure platform service adoption. Lead architecture decisions across core and adjacent VCF tools, including NSX, vDefend, Aria Operations, Aria Automation, VKS, HCX, recovery tooling, and cloud-connected platform capabilities. Serve as the senior escalation point for critical security incidents, platform risks, and design tradeoff decisions. Partner with Infrastructure Platform leadership and Cybersecurity leadership to align platform controls with enterprise policy, risk appetite, and regulatory obligations. Define measurable standards for control effectiveness, compliance evidence, exception management, and operational security maturity. Lead the adoption of automation, policy-as-code, and continuous compliance capabilities to reduce manual effort and improve control consistency. Guide secure integration of public cloud security practices, including identity, posture management, network controls, logging, encryption, and workload protection. Review and approve high-risk changes, architectural exceptions, and control deviations affecting platform security. Mentor senior engineers, shape career developme
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