First Vice President, Cyber Security

About the role

The First Vice President, Cyber Security is a hands-on technical leader responsible for driving the execution of Axos Bank's information security strategy. This is a hybrid role that demands both rolling up your sleeves to do deep technical work AND building and leading a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Architect solutions, write detection rules, troubleshoot complex platform issues, and drive strategic initiatives
• Lead technical design sessions and proof-of-concept evaluations for new security capabilities
• Build automation and AI agentic workflows to scale security operations
• Oversee 24/7 security operations and ensure readiness for incident response
• Drive execution of security technology roadmap including platform migrations, tool consolidations, and capability enhancements
• Develop detailed project plans with milestones, dependencies, and resource allocation
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and performance management while staying technically engaged
• Drive strategic program execution, team leadership, and incident response

Requirements

• Deep hands-on technical expertise with willingness to architect, configure, troubleshoot, and build security solutions directly
• Ability to balance personal technical execution with developing team capability—knowing when to do the work yourself and when to coach others through it
• Track record of driving multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously while staying in technical details
• Demonstrated bias for action and execution velocity—candidates who work methodically at a measured pace will not succeed in this environment
• Commitment to the demands of a senior leadership role in cyber security, including availability for crisis response and emerging threats outside standard business hours
• Comfort moving fluidly between writing Splunk detection rules in the morning and presenting to senior leadership in the afternoon

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in information security with at least 5 years in technical leadership roles where you personally built solutions while managing teams
• Recent hands-on work with security platforms—not just oversight. You should be able to configure a Entra Conditional Access Policy, write a CrowdStrike IoA rule, or investigate an Azure identity issue without handing it off
• Technical Knowledge: Deep expertise in security operations, Active Directory/Entra, SIEM platforms (Splunk), EDR/XDR, and cloud security
• Strong understanding of AI/ML applications in security operations and autonomous security capabilities
• Working knowledge of identity and access management, network security, application security, and data protection
• Familiarity with banking compliance frameworks (FFIEC, GLBA, PCI DSS)

Skills

• Hands-on technical execution and engineering
• Team leadership and development
• Strategic program execution
• Security incident response
• Microsoft Entra ID / Azure Cloud Security
• Zero Trust Architecture

Benefits

Axos Employee Benefits May Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year)
• HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match Program and 529 Savings Plan
• Employee Mortgage Loan Program and free access to an Axos Bank Account with Self-Directed Trading

Pay

Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education. Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 25% Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 25%

Schedule

This is a hybrid role that demands both rolling up your sleeves to do deep technical work AND building and leading a high-performing team.