Director- Cybersecurity Operations

OUC - The
Reliable
One
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is presently seeking a
Cybersecurity Director
to join the Digital Technology division. At OUC, we don't just work – we're building a bright future of innovation and transformation for future generations.

We are seeking a visionary and results-driven professional to lead enterprise-wide digital initiatives and oversee all aspects of cyber operations. This strategic leadership role is critical to executing our newly developed cyber operations strategy and ensuring a secure, scalable, and high-performing technology environment.

This position is strategic in nature, ensuring the right leadership is in place to execute the mission of our cyber operations team. With a newly developed cyber strategy ready for execution, this leader will bring the vision, experience, and drive to bring it to life—while also shaping the future of our digital transformation journey.

OUC is an industry leader and the second largest municipal utility in Florida, committed to innovation, sustainability, and our community. OUC's mission is to provide exceptional value to our customers and community by delivering sustainable, reliable services and solutions.

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Key Responsibilities
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Incident Response & Operational Excellence

• Provide strategic oversight of operations, ensuring effective monitoring, detection, and incident response aligned with ITIL best practices.
• Direct coordinated incident response efforts across technical and business units, ensuring timely resolution and continuous improvement through post-incident reviews.
• Drive standardization and automation across monitoring, detection, and response capabilities
• Monitor and audit security SOPs, infrastructure, and network architecture to ensure compliance with standards and policies.
• Lead and partner to report on the organization's security posture through monthly updates and varying leadership forums.

Planning & Project Execution

• Oversee the design and implementation of cyber strategies and solutions that will ensure secure and stable connectivity for all solutions, infrastructure and platforms.
• Oversee the deployment, integration, and optimization of security technologies and threat intelligence platforms.
• Continuously assess and recommend innovative technologies and best practices to enhance the security posture.
• Effectively manage multiple high-priority projects from initiation through closure.

Strategic Leadership & Team Development

• Lead the maturity and execution of OUC's multi-year cyber operations strategy
• Build and scale a high-performing security team through strategic hiring, mentorship, and development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to align security operations with enterprise goals and objectives, while ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
• Deliver actionable insights and performance reporting to executive stakeholders, translating operational metrics into business outcomes and risk reduction.

Risk & Governance

• Partner with the cyber risk governance organization to develop and maintain governance frameworks, policies, and playbooks in alignment with NIST CSF and enterprise risk management strategies.
• Lead and partner on internal and external audit readiness, maintain the cyber risk register with key risk indicators (KRIs), and serve as the primary liaison for audit activities.
• Define, track, and report on KPIs to measure operational efficiency, risk reduction, and client value realization.
• Maintain alignment with enterprise-wide risk mitigation strategies and track progress across domains

Cybersecurity Culture & Awareness

• Partner to embed cyber awareness and best practices across the enterprise.
• Drive cultural, technical, and process changes to foster a cyber risk-aware workforce.
• Lead enterprise-wide engagement to promote security-first thinking and ensure alignment with business and compliance goals.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in digital and technology leadership.
• Proven experience leading cyber operations and implementing enterprise-scale security strategies.
• Strong background in IT architecture, system design, and secure delivery models.
• 5+ years of formal supervisory experience managing diverse technical and security teams.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, risk management, and compliance.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.

OUC offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. Our Total Rewards package includes to cite a few:

• Competitive compensation
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision benefits and paid life insurance premiums with no probationary period.
• OUC's Hybrid Retirement Program includes a fully-funded cash balance