Title: Director, Lead Cloud Security SaaS

Job Requisition ID: 309646

Location:

Wayzata, Minnesota, US United States, 55391

Category: Digital Technology

Description:

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Director of Cloud & Application Security – SaaS will help solidify foundation for the company's modern business applications. In this role, you will apply your knowledge of cybersecurity and cloud engineering practices to secure and operate Software as a Service used by our data and application teams to drive business value. You will also lead and coach a security team of engineers to deliver highly scalable security solutions using automation.

Key Accountabilities

Define and lead SaaS security standards aligned with business goals and risk mitigation
Maintain long-term technology roadmap for security products and features to support growth of Company’s SaaS usage.
Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade security services to safeguard data within SaaS applications.
Publish technical requirements and guidance to support the secure adoption of SaaS solutions across the organization
Enable integration of SaaS applications with cloud security solutions to enhance visibility into user activity across cloud environments.
Partner with technology teams and business stakeholders to embed security best practices into DevOps practices and AI Engineering team.
Key contributor to the enterprise application security program, including long-term vision, technical direction, and execution
Champion proactive, "shift-left" security culture by embedding security into the entire SDLC
Lead, mentor, and grow a globally distributed team of application and cloud security engineers and specialists
Deliver key risk indicators (KRIs) to measure security posture and effectiveness
Define and implement scalable and modern AppSec practices that support cloud-native and AI-enabled application development

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field—or equivalent professional experience
Minimum of 7 years of experience in the cybersecurity domain, with a strong track record of delivering enterprise scalable secure solutions
Deep technical expertise in Application Security, Cloud and Data security best practices.
Skilled in DevSecOps practices, automated security integration, and software development lifecycle
Strong knowledge of modern cloud security architectures and tools, including Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM). CNAPP. CIEM, CWPP, and CI/CD pipeline protection
Experience with artificial intelligence, with a focus on machine learning and GenAl

Preferred skills:

Familiarity with ethical AI practices, and compliance frameworks
Experience automating tests for LLM evaluation scenarios within CI/CD workflow
Proven experience security engineering of AI/ML solutions in complex environments, including production-grade system

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.