Team Leader Information Security Engineering

We are seeking an experienced and inspiring leader to guide our Security Engineering team and advance our organizations security capabilities. This role is responsible for building developing and empowering the team while driving the delivery of innovative security solutions that protect critical applications data and technology platforms. The successful candidate will foster a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement partnering across technology risk compliance and business teams to align security priorities with organizational objectives. Through agile delivery practices automation and emerging technologies this leader will strengthen our security posture reduce risk and enhance operational resilience.

Qualifications :

Preferred:

• Experience leading security engineering Security Operations Engineering Infrastructure Security Application Delivery Identity Security or Cloud Security teams.
• Experience developing or contributing to security strategies technology roadmaps and multi-year modernization initiatives.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations security audits and compliance programs within a regulated industry.
• 4 years in information security cybersecurity or security engineering roles.
• Experience leading design implementation operating and supporting enterprise security controls platforms and services across infrastructure cloud applications identity data protection and endpoint environments.
• Experience integrating security practices into technology delivery processes including secure software development an Agile and product-based approach to delivery automation DevSecOps and operational excellence initiatives.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks industry standards and regulatory requirements including NIST ISO 27000 series HIPAA SOC and other applicable security and privacy standards

Required:

• Bachelors degree in computer science information systems cybersecurity engineering or a related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in information technology.
• Understanding of security principles secure system design and cybersecurity best practices.
• Demonstrated experience leading mentoring coaching and developing technical professionals through formal or informal leadership responsibilities including employee development workload planning and project or initiative leadership.
• Ability to influence technical decisions promote adoption of security controls and engineering best practices and support the implementation of security standards across technology teams.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships and communicate effectively with engineering architecture operations risk compliance audit and business partners including the ability to explain technical concepts and risks to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to evaluate complex situations and recommend practical risk-based solutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects programs or technical initiatives including managing competing priorities tracking 
• progress and delivering results.
• Experience supporting organizational change continuous improvement efforts and operational excellence initiatives within a 
• technical environment.
• Ability to develop and execute tactical plans and team objectives that align with departmental goals and business priorities.
• Travel required intermittently up to 5%. 

Additional Information :

• Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to team members through coaching mentoring performance management career development workload planning budgeting and resource coordination. Foster a culture of accountability collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.
• Support the development and execution of Security Engineering roadmaps priorities and operational processes to align with cybersecurity objectives risk management priorities and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and coordinate efforts to strengthen the organizations security posture by identifying security gaps evaluating risks reducing technical security debt improving vulnerability management processes and prioritizing remediation activities based on business and cybersecurity risk.
• Drive the adoption of automation orchestration AI-enabled capabilities and modern engineering practices to improve efficiency scalability resilience and security outcomes. Oversee the implementation operational readiness lifecycle management and support of security technologies and services.
• Support organizational change initiatives and evolving cybersecurity priorities by building strong partnerships and collaborating effectively with business technology architecture product risk compliance audit and external stakeholders.
• Oversee day-to-day observability and monitoring capabilities operational reporting compliance activities audit support and adherence to industry standards and internal security policies. Escalate and communicate risks issues and progress to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and coordination for disaster recovery planning recovery testing and preparedness activities across supported environments. Partner with technology and business teams to validate recovery readiness support recovery efforts during significant incidents and identify opportunities to improve resilience and business continuity capabilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time