Director, Data and Cloud Security

Company Description Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. We areseekinga strategic and experiencedDirector, Data and Cloud Security to lead enterprise data protection, cloud security, and API security initiatives. This roleis responsible forsafeguarding sensitive data, securing cloud platforms, and protecting APIs that enable access to critical systems and services. The ideal candidate combines deep technicalexpertisewith strong leadership skills and partners closely with engineering, data, and infrastructure teams to enable secure, scalable cloud adoption. Responsibilities: Data Security & Privacy Protection Establish enterprise data classification, handling, and protection standards Design and manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls across endpoints, cloud services, and SaaS platforms Oversee encryption strategies for data at rest, in transit, and in use Lead sensitive data discovery and protection initiatives Partner with Legal and Privacy teams to support regulatory obligations ​ Cloud Security Program Leadership Define secure cloud architectures for AWS, Azure, and GCP Own cloud IAM strategy and enforce least-privilege access Implement cloud workload protection and CSPM capabilities Partner with platform teams to secure containerized and cloud-native workloads API Security Define and own the enterprise API security strategy Establish API authentication, authorization, and data protection standards Lead API inventory, classification, and risk assessments Partner with C