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Director of Security Operations

Backblaze External Website · Remote - US

Posted 15 days ago · $205,000 - $230,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
15 days
Backblaze External Website's roles stay open a median of 37 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
61% of Backblaze External Website's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Backblaze External Website
high
17 stale, 3 reposted of 38 open
Hiring momentum
58 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Backblaze External Website's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Backblaze External Website.

About this role

The Director of Security Operations is responsible for leading day-to-day cybersecurity operations, focusing on both traditional and AI-enabled environments. This role involves hands-on technical leadership, managing security monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management, while also developing security talent and ensuring effective security measures are in place. The position requires collaboration with other security leaders and involves significant responsibilities during cybersecurity incidents.

Our read on this posting4.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Backblaze External Website as an employer.

What you need

  • Experience leading Security Operations, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Vulnerability Management, IAM, or related cybersecurity functions.
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Experience in cloud-native or large-scale distributed environments and familiarity with modern cybersecurity and AI-risk frameworks.

What you get

  • 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

Worth weighing

  • Base pay range is provided but may vary based on multiple factors.
  • Role involves significant hands-on technical leadership, which may not suit candidates looking for purely strategic positions.

Summarised from Backblaze External Website's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Backblaze External Website on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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