Senior Director of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Vulnerability Management (VM)

Company

Cox Enterprises

Job Family Group

Information Technology

Job Profile

Sr Director, Cybersecurity

Management Level

Sr Director

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $192,800.00 - $321,400.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

The Senior Director of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Vulnerability Management (VM) will oversee IAM and VM strategy, solutions delivery, and operations.  As the IAM leader, they will manage a team of cybersecurity professionals responsible for CEI's IAM programs, including identity governance, authentication, policy, and privileged access management. In their role as the VM leader, they will strategically guide the VM program, performing continuous vulnerability scanning, reporting, and configuration monitoring across on-premise and multi-cloud environments.

Additionally, this role involves leading efforts and working collaboratively across the organization to advance the organization's zero trust objectives.

This position reports directly to the Chief Information Security Officer of Cox Enterprises.

Responsibilities

Identity and Access Management

• Develop, socialize, and gain alignment on an overall Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy and framework that includes workforce identity, authentication, and privileged access management.
• Lead IAM operational and platform support teams to define requirements, guardrails, and operating standards for workforce identity (including cloud IAM), authentication/centralized identity providers, and privileged access management (both on-premise and cloud).
• Effectively communicate IAM and Zero Trust concepts and strategies to non-technical partners, fostering a shared understanding of security and identity principles for workforce identity, authentication and privileged access management.
• Establish and implement IAM policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, customer expectations, and relevant security frameworks.
• Monitor developments in the IAM security industry including vendor strategies and roadmaps and continuously assess and enhance IAM policies, procedures, and technologies to adapt to evolving threats and business needs.
• Lead the evaluation and potential selection and implementation of emerging technologies and cutting-edge IAM solutions that may replace existing solutions or bring compelling new capabilities to the environment.
• Define appropriate IAM security metrics and provide regular and consolidated reporting to stakeholders.
• Assist new growth businesses with establishing IAM programs including capabilities, reporting, consultation, and processes.

Vulnerability Management

• Provide continuous scanning, identification, and reporting of vulnerabilities throughout on-premise and cloud-based environments.  
• Recommend, socialize, and gain consensus on minimum patching and vulnerability mitigation standards and policies.
• When imminent threats or relevant zero-day vulnerabilities are identified, lead rapid vulnerability response efforts.
• Monitor vulnerability mitigation progress and partner with technology teams to provide recommendations for efficient risk remediation or mitigation.
• Provide regular reporting on the current state of vulnerabilities and configurations throughout Cox Enterprises including both on-premise and cloud environments.
• Assist new growth businesses with establishing vulnerability management programs including capabilities, reporting, consultation, and processes.

Leadership

• Hire, train, motivate, guide, grow and develop direct reports and employees. Ensure a participative/engaged work environment that will attract and maintain a workforce of talented and satisfied employees.
• Identify, propose, and influence business solutions, negotiate deliverables and requirements across multiple business customers or organizations.
• Analyze and manage capital and expense budgets.
• Oversee and lead contract negotiations and vendor management.
• Represent the business in key industry groups.

Minimum Qualifications

•  Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (i.e. Computer Science, Cybersecurity,