Atlas Air
Director, Information Security Engineering and Architecture
White Plains, NY, USA · Director
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$33,640 more — $224,640 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $224,640 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer and Information Systems Managers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer and Information Systems Managers (11-3021) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Forms part of the Extended Technology Leadership team and works collaboratively across the group
- Provides leadership and influences cybersecurity strategy across the product portfolio
- Provides a holistic focus across infrastructure, application security, vulnerability management and third-party partnerships and dependencies
Responsibilities
- If you're ready to grow, innovate, and help us deliver excellence every single day, you belong here.
- Establishes and maintains security architecture principles, standard, and patterns that enable secure-by-design practices across the enterprise
- Manage relationships with key security vendors, partners, and regulators
- A highly visible role interfacing with multiple internal and external teams, this role combines strategic planning and technical expertise to drive the evolution of the company's cybersecurity program.
- Evolves architectural design through awareness of existing ecosystem and pain points (performance, financial, scalability) to deliver a positive impact
- Develops and implements training and succession plans to develop internal staff and expand technical and leadership capacity within the team
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience required.
- Minimum10+ years of progressive experience in information security, with at least 5 years in an architecture or engineering role
- Demonstrated technical prowess, along with proven experience leading high-performing cybersecurity teams
- Proven track record of leading and delivering complex security initiatives
- Successful track record of hiring and retaining cybersecurity professionals and multi-team collaboration
- Must be able to translate technical security concepts into lay terms
- Must be comfortable presenting in front of technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience in aircraft cybersecurity desired but not required
- One or more of CISSP, GCSA, CSSLP, SABSA or similar security certifications desired but not required
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Minimum 7+ years in a team lead, manager or similar leadership role in cybersecurity or app security.
- Experience with security major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid network environments.
- Proficient in threat modeling, application security, Identity and Access Management, and risk management
- Well-versed with application security tools, public cloud providers, CI/CD platforms and container services
- Able to direct teams and be actively aware of workload, timelines and obligations without micromanaging
- Experience managing annual cybersecurity budgets with expenses for internally developed, commercial and third-party tools
- Exemplary communication and leadership skills
Skills
- Evaluates emerging security technologies and trends and recommends solutions to advance the company security posture
Compensation
- $191,000 - $258,000 USD
- Competitive compensation will be offered based on a variety of factors, including a candidate's experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity and other factors.
- In addition, a range of benefits to include medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, as well as generous paid time off, and 401K contributions are offered as a part of the total compensation package.
Company info
- At Atlas Air Worldwide, we're not just an airline, we're a global engine powering cargo, passenger, and leasing operations across more than 70 countries.
- Pay Range $191,000 - $258,000 USD At Atlas Air Worldwide, we believe in the power of people, the promise of innovation, and the responsibility we hold to each other, to our customers, and to the planet.
- Join us and be part of a team that lifts more than cargo; we lift ambition.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
This listing is sourced directly from Atlas Air's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.