Sr. Cloud Security Engineer

ABOUT USG AND OUR DIGITAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE JOURNEY

USG Corporation is an industry-leading manufacturer of building products and innovative solutions highlighted by Sheetrock®, Durock®, and Securock® Brands.

Headquartered in Chicago, USG serves construction markets around the world through its Gypsum, Performance Materials and Ceilings divisions. Its wall, ceiling, flooring, sheathing, and roofing products provide solutions that enable customers to build outstanding spaces where people live, work, and play.

Capability transformation

USG is evolving its digital customer experience and translating the objective of being easiest to do business with into a sustainable technology roadmap. The digital transformation includes upgrading our technology stack and augmenting our teams, developing new digital platforms, and integrating a best-in-class eCommerce operating model to deliver exceptional customer experience from design planning to order delivery. The digital services are based on to be improved data and process models and will be provided for all our customers in the US, Canada, and LATAM.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Information Security Specialist will be a key role in the USG IT information security team, fully supporting USG’s digital transformation effort and is responsible for supporting the business transformation roadmap while ensuring USG’s IT security standards for safeguarding the environment, data, ensuring compliance with regulations, and protecting against security threats. They must ensure security controls are maintained and respond to cybersecurity risks or incidents.

USG offers a hybrid workplace. The office location is Chicago, IL. Minimal travel may be required.

DEFINITION OF THE TEAM

USG’s IT Security team is responsible for safeguarding the company's digital assets and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. The team's primary responsibility is to develop and implement comprehensive security policies, procedures, and controls that align with the overall enterprise security strategy and standards to protect our assets and operations.

This team fosters a secure digital environment that supports the organization's operations, enhances trust with stakeholders, and drives business continuity through effective risk management and incident response. The IT Security team collaborates closely with various departments to understand their business needs and design security solutions that meet those requirements effectively while protecting USG. The team's work is critical to the success of the organization, as it enables secure business operations and supports the overall business strategy.

This IT security role will be dedicated to supporting our Customer Experience organization and our digital platforms. USG is evolving its digital customer experience and translating the objective of being easiest to do business with into a sustainable technology roadmap. The digital transformation includes upgrading our technology stack and augmenting our teams, developing new digital platforms, and integrating a best-in-class eCommerce operating model to deliver exceptional customer experience from design planning to order delivery. The digital services are based on to be improved data and process models and will be provided for all our customers in the US, Canada, and LATAM.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assessing application security: Responsible for reviewing proposed new systems, networks, and software designs for potential security risks, recommending mitigation or countermeasures, and resolving integration issues related to the implementation of new systems within the existing infrastructure
• Support security strategy: Develop and manage an enterprise-wide security strategy, and communicate performance to key stakeholders
• Ensuring compliance and security: Ensure data systems comply with relevant regulations and security standards. Develop measures to protect data privacy and ensure the security of data pipelines and analytics infrastructure

• Risk assessment: Lead cybersecurity risk assessments and mitigation efforts, and oversee incident management and response planning
• Collaboration and communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, especially within customer experience teams of USG, including IT, data science, and business units of customer experience teams, to mitigate risk. Guide engineering teams in making informed security decisions on infrastructure, systems, and applications design

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information